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Van der Graaf Generator - Man-Erg from the album Pawn Hearts (1971). Transcribed by Cory (coryp23@gmail.com), August 2011 | F | C | Dm | C |
The kFiller lives inCside me: Dm yes, I can Cfeel him move. SoFmetimes he's lightly Csleeping in the Dmquiet of hiCs room, but tGhen his eyes Cwill Dmrise Emand Dmstare Cthrough Gmine; Che'll Dmspeak Emmy Dmwords Cand Amslice my mind iGnside. Yes the kFiller lives C Dm C
FAngels live inCside meDm: I can Cfeel them smile... Their Fpresence strokes and Csoothes the tDmempest in myC mind Gand their love Ccan Dmheal Emthe Dmwounds Cthat GsusI have Gwrought CThey Dmwatch Emme Dmas CI Amgo to fall G-well, I know I shall be caught, while the Fangels live. C Dm C
Adim |-----------|-------------| |-----------|-------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-|-------------| |-----------|-------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| How can I be free? How can I get help? Am I really me? Am I someone else? Organ plays these chords over the riff after the vocals: (3m41s)
|Cm-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |-Bdim8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |Cm-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |-Bdim8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |Bbm-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-| |-Fm8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4-8-|
repeat riff, slowing down Maybe something like this on the last one: Ao Bb Ao Ab |-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-8-5-8-4---| |-7-7-7-7-7-|-6---4-7-4---| |-8-8-8-8-8-|-7---5-8-5---| |-7-7-7-7-7-|-8---4-7-6---| |-----------|-8-------6---| |-----------|-6-------4---| Fm9 Dm#11 |----3-----3-1-----1----|----4------4-1-----1----| |----1-----1-1-----1----|----3------3-1-----1----| |----1-----1-1-----1----|----5------5-1-----1----| x2 |-3------3-------3---3--|-0-------0-------0---0--| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| Fmaj9 Dm11 |----3-----3-1-----1----|----3------3-1-----1----| |----1-----1-1-----1----|----3------3-3-----3----| |----2-----2-2-----2----|----2------2-2-----2----| |-3------3-------3---3--|-0-------0-------0---0--| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|
Fmaj9But stalking in my cloisters hang the Dm11acolytes of gloom Fmaj9and Death's Head throws his cloak into theDm11 corner of my room
Bb+ Bb Bbo F maj9 Dm11 |-2--1--0--|-1--3-----3-1-----1----|----3------3-1-----1----| |-3--3--2--|-1--1-----1-1-----1----|----3------3-3-----3----| |-3--3--0--|-2--2-----2-2-----2----|----2------2-2-----2----| |----------|-3------3-------3---3--|-0-------0-------0---0--| |-1--1--1--|-----------------------|------------------------| |----------|-----------------------|------------------------| and I am doomed... Fmaj9 Dm11
Fmaj9But laughing in my courtyard play theDm11 pranksters of my youth Fmaj9and solemn, waiting Old Man in theDm11 gables of the roof: Bb+ Bb Bbo Fmaj9 he tells me truth...
| Fmaj9 | Dm11 | Fmaj9 | Dm11 | | Fmaj9 | Dm11 | Bb Bb+ Bb Bbo | Fmaj9 | | Dm11 | Am | Gm | Dsus D | | Csus C | Bb | A7sus A7 | Dsus D | | Csus C | Bb Bb+ Bb Bbo | F | | C D | D | Eb F | F | | C D | D | Eb Fm Fm Fm A A G | FFF AbAbAb | (4/4, 4/4, 5/4, 2/4) | Bb7 | F
FAnd I too, live Cinside meDm and very often don't kCnow who I am: FI know I'm not aC hero, well, I Dmhope that I'm not Cdamned. I'm Gjust a man, Cand DmkilEmlers, DmangCels, Gsusall are Gthese: CDicDmtatEmors, DmsavCiours, Amrefugees iGn war and peace as long as FMan lives... C Dm C
I'm Gjust a man, Cand DmkilEmlers, DmangCels, Gsusall are Gthese: CDicDmtatEmors, DmsavCiours, Amrefugees G
C Dm Em Dm C Gsus G C Dm Em Dm C Am G <- at this point the diminished riff comes back C Dm Em Dm C G C Dm Em Dm C Am Adim Ab A A Gm F F F |--------------4-4-4--5----5----3--1-1-1-| |--------------4-4-4--5----5----3--1-1-1-| |--5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5--6----6----3--2-2-2-| |--4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6--7----7----5--3-3-3-| |--------------6-6-6--7----7----5--3-3-3-| |--5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4--5----5----3--1-1-1-| | Ab Ab Ab Bb Bb Ab | Gb Gb E | | D D D F F F | Ebm | | Ebm Ebm Ebm Dm Dm Dm | C#m Cm B | | Bb Bb Bb A A A | Ab G F# | | F