GENO by DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS

Written by Kevin Rowland and Kevin Archer
On 'Searching For The Young Soul Rebels' (Parlophone, 1980)
(c) EMI Music Publishing Ltd. 1980

Chords used:

C#:  9-11-11-10-9-9
B:   799877
F#m: 244222
A:   577655
E:   022100
F#:  244322

C# B (x2)

C# (x43121@1)          B (x2444x@1)               C# (x43121@1)     BBack (x2444x@1)in sixty-eight in a sweaty club (oh Geno)
       C# (x43121@1)                    B (x2444x@1)           C# (x43121@1) BBefore (x2444x@1)Jimmy's machine and the rocksteady rub (oh Geno)
     B (x2444x@1)                       F#mOn (244222@1)a night when flowers didn't suit my shoes
        B (x2444x@1)                  F#mAfter (244222@1)a week of flunkin' and bunkin' school
    B (x2444x@1)                F#mThe (244222@1)lowest head in the crowd that night
    B (x2444x@1)                           F#mJust (244222@1)practicin' steps and keepin' out of the fights


A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)        B (x2444x@1)          F# (244322@1)Academic inspiration you gave me none
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)               F# (244322@1)You were Michael the lover the fighter that won
A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)                 B (x2444x@1)             F# (244322@1)And now just look at me as I'm a-looking down on you
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)                F# (244322@1)No I'm not being flash it's what I'm built to do

C# (x43121@1)C# B (x2)

C# (x43121@1)              B (x2444x@1)                      C# (x43121@1)       BThat (x2444x@1)man took the stage his towel swinging high (oh Geno)
C# (x43121@1)            B (x2444x@1)                   C# (x43121@1)      BThis (x2444x@1)man was my bombers, my dexys, my highs (oh Geno)
        B (x2444x@1)                           F#mAnd (244222@1)the crowd they all hailed you and chanted your name
               B (x2444x@1)                      F#mBut (244222@1)they never knew like we knew me and you we're the same
    B (x2444x@1)                    F#mAnd (244222@1)now your all over your song is so tame
    B (x2444x@1)                                F#mBrrrr (244222@1)you fed me your bread and I'll remember your name

A (x02220@1)       E (022100@1)        B (x2444x@1)          F# (244322@1)Academic inspiration you gave me none
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)            B (x2444x@1)               F# (244322@1)You were Michael the lover the fighter that won
A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)                 B (x2444x@1)             F# (244322@1)And now just look at me as I'm a-looking down on you
A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)             B (x2444x@1)                F# (244322@1)No I'm not being flash it's what I'm built to do

A B F# E (x2) A B C#

C# (x43121@1)  B (x2444x@1)Oh Geno
C#  B
 Oh Geno
(rpt. til fade)