Genesis - The light dies down on broadway
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Tuning: G C E A
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The Light Dies Down on Broadway – Genesis
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Written by: Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford
From: "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (1974)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: soprano C
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[Chords]
g-C-E-A g-C-E-A
C#m 1-4-4-4 E-5 1-4-4-1
B6 4-3-4-2 D# 0-3-3-1
Amaj7 1-1-0-0 D#m7 3-1-2-1
B7 4-3-2-0 Bb 3-2-1-1
Emaj7 1-3-0-2 Bsus4 4-4-2-2
Esus4 4-4-0-0
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[Intro]
| C#m | B6 | Amaj7 | B6 |
| C#m | B6 | Amaj7 | B6 |
[Verse]
C#m A C#m7 A [ B6 ]
As he walks along the gorge's edge,
B6 B7 B A A B | E Emaj7 |
He meets a sense of yesteryear.
C#m A C#m7 A [ B6 ]
A window in the bank above his head
B6 B7 B A A B | E |
Reveals his home amidst the streets.
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m Subway sounds, the sounds of complaint
The Asmell of acid on his gun of paint.
As it G#m7carves out anger in a blood-red band
DesAtroyed tomorrow by an unknown hand
| E | E-5 |
My home
Is D#this the way out from this endless scene?
D#m7Or just an entrance to another dream?
[Chorus]
And the A#light (light, light, light, light ...)
Dies Bsus4down (down, down, down, down)
| E | % |
On Broadway
[Verse]
C#m A C#m7 A [ B6 ]
But as the skylight beckons him to leave,
B6 B7 B A A B | E Emaj7 |
He hears a scream from far below.
C#m A C#m7 A [ B6 ]
Within the raging water, writhes the form
B6 B7 B A A B | E |
Of brother John, he cries for help.
[Pre-Chorus]
G#m The gate is fading now, but open wide
But AJohn is drowning, I must decide
BeG#m7tween the freedom I had in the rat-race
Or to Astay forever in this forsaken place;
| E | E-5 |
Hey John!
He D#makes for the river and the gate is gone
D#m7Back to the void where it came from.
[Chorus]
And the A#light (light, light, light, light ...)
Dies Bsus4down (down, down, down, down)
[ E ]
On Broadway
[Outro]
| E | % | % | % |
| E | Esus4 | E | % |
| E | Esus4 | E | % |
| E | Esus4 | E | % |
(fade out)