Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
from Selling England by the Pound
Transcribed by Cory (coryp23@gmail.com), March 2012
The other copies of this song are not very good. Here's a mostly
accurate chord transcription, with a few tabbed suggestions.
Go check out the guitar pro copy if you want the instrumental parts.
(C#m) (G#m)
"Can you tell me where my coutry lies?"
(C#m) (G#m) (A)
said the unifaun to his true love's eyes.
C#m (x13321@4) G#m"It (133111@4)lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe
C#m (x13321@4) F#m/A C#m (x13321@4) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7for (x02120@1)her merchandise he traded in his prize.
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A (x02220@1) B/A (024242@1) B (x2444x@1) E"Paper (022100@1)late" cried a voice in the crowd,
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Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) Emm (022100@1) mm hmm old man dies
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B (x2444x@1) B7The (x21202@1)note he left was signed "Old Father Thames",
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C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) it seems he's drowned;
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C#m (x13321@4) F#m6/A B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7selling (x02120@1)England by the pound
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C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7 (x02120@1)A (x02220@1) B/ACitizens (024242@1)of Hope and Glory, time goes by
B (x2444x@1) Eit's (022100@1)the time of your life
Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1) Easy now, sit you down,
B/E B7/E B7Chewing (x21202@1)through you Wimpey dreams
C#m (x13321@4) Bthey (x2444x@1)eat without a sound;
C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#mdigesting (x13321@4)England by the pound
C#m G#m Amaj7
C#m G#m Amaj7
C#m G#m Amaj7
C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7 (x02120@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4)name="chord_x02120@1">Amaj7
Young man says "You are what you eat" - eat well.
C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7 (x02120@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4)name="chord_x02120@1">Amaj7
Old man says "You are what you wear" - wear well.
C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7 (x02120@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4)name="chord_x02120@1">Amaj7
You know what you are you don't give a damn;
C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7 (x02120@1) BBursting (x2444x@1)your belt that is your homemade sham. The captain leads his
Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1)F# (244322@1) G#sus
Dance right on through the night
C# (x43121@1) F#join (244322@1)the dance
F# (244322@1) C#Follow (x43121@1)on
F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1) D#m (xx4342@1)name="chord_x43121@1">C# F# (244322@1) D#mtill (xx4342@1)the Grail sun sets in the mould
D#m (xx4342@1)name="chord_x43121@1">C# D#m (xx4342@1) C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B
Follow on till the gold is cold
Em (022000@1) B (x2444x@1) Em (022000@1) F#m/B Em (022000@1) B (x2444x@1) EmDancing (022000@1)out with the moon - lit knight
F#m (244222@1) D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) F#Knights (244322@1)of the Green Shield stamp and shout
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| C (x32010@1)B| (x2444x@1)D (xx0232@1)A| (x02220@1)C (x32010@1)B| (x2444x@1)D (xx0232@1)A| (x02220@1)| CBDA | CBDA | AGAG | AGAG |
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| C#m | G#m Amaj7 | C#m | G#m Amaj7 |
C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7 (x02120@1) C#m (x13321@4)G#m (133111@4)name="chord_x02120@1">Amaj7
There's a fat old lady outside the saloon
C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7 (x02120@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4)name="chord_x02120@1">Amaj7
Laying out the credit cards she plays fortune
C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4)Amaj7 (x02120@1) C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4)name="chord_x02120@1">Amaj7
The deck is uneven right from the start
C#m (x13321@4) G#m (133111@4) Amaj7 (x02120@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)all of their hands are playing apart. The captain leads his
Esus (022200@1) E (022100@1)F# (244322@1) G#sus
Dance right on through the night
C# (x43121@1) F#join (244322@1)the dance
F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1)F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1) D#m (xx4342@1) C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1)name="chord_xx4342@1">D#m
Follow on, a round table-talking down we go
D#m (xx4342@1) C# (x43121@1) D#m (xx4342@1) C#C#/G# (x43121@1)You're the show, off we go with
Bsus (x24452@1) Byou (x2444x@1)play the hobbyhorse,
Bsus (x24452@1) B (x2444x@1) E (022100@1) B/D# (x2544x@1) C#m (x13321@4)B (x2444x@1) I'll play the fool, we'll tease the bull ringing
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G#m (133111@4) Amaj7 (x02120@1) C#/E# F# (244322@1) Round and loud loud and round
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F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1)F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1)name="chord_xx4342@1">D#m
Follow on, with a twist of the world we go
D#m (xx4342@1) C# (x43121@1)name="chord_xx4342@1">D#m C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1)name="chord_x2444x@1">B
Follow on till the gold is cold
Em (022000@1) B (x2444x@1) Em (022000@1) F#m/B Em (022000@1)B (x2444x@1) EmDancing (022000@1)out with the moon - lit knight
F#m (244222@1) D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) F#Knights (244322@1)of the Green Shield stamp and shout
