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Can Utility And The Coastliners by Genesis
Can Utility And The Coastliners
Tuning: Standard
Chord notes:
9 refers to ADD 9th (major or minor) rather than 7th AND 9th marked as 7/9
Intro:
(Note – same playing appears also on the song bar marked with (*) )
B B9 B Eb B (pause)
e|------7----9---7-----|--6-----------7-----------7--|--------------|
B|----7----------------|--8--8----8------------7--7--|--------------|
G|--8-----8----8----8--|-------8------------8--8--8--|--------------|
D|--9--------9---9-----|--8-------8---9--9-----9--9--|--------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|
Part A:
D Bb6 C B(addE)
The scattered pages of a book by the sea
Em7 Em(addG)-Em-A7sus4-A7
Held by the sand, washed by the waves
D Asus4 G6 A7sus4
A shadow forms cast by a cloud,
D Asus4 G6 A7
Skimming by as eyes of the past, but the
B B9 B Eb B (*)
rising tide absorbs them effortlessly claiming.
D G Asus4-A
They told of one who tired of all singing,
Bm A Bm A
"Praise him, praise him."
B Em-Em7-Em6 A7
"We heed not flatterers," he cried,
D Asus4 G6 A7sus4-A7
"By our command, waters retreat,
D Asus4 G6 A7
Show my power, halt at my feet,"
B G6 G A7sus4
But the cause was lost, Now cold winds blow.
Part B:
D F6 Bb Bb6 C
Far from the north overcast ranks advance
D F6 Bb6 C C7
Fear of the storm accusing with rage and scorn.
F Bb6 C7
The waves surround the sinking throne
Dm7 C Dm7 C
Singing "Crown him, crown him,"
D Asus4 G6 A7sus4-A7
"Those who love our majesty
D Asus4 G6 A7
show themselves!" All bent their knees.
Dm7
Ahhhhh…
Dm7 x 3 D7/9 Dm7 x 3 D7/9
e|----------|-----3-6-|-1--1--1--0-----0-----|-1--1--1--0----0-----|...|
B|-----3-6--|-5-6-----|-1--1--1----1-----1---|-1--1--1----1----1---|...|
G|-3-5------|---------|-2--2--2------2-----2-|-2--2--2------2----2-|...|
D|----------|---------|-0--0--0--------------|-0--0—0--------------|...|
A|----------|---------|----------0-----------|----------0----------|...|
E|----------|---------|----------------------|---------------------|...|
That’s actually the end of the main song. The 2-chord riff above turns into full chord
and continues through the Mellotron filler on to the next verse…
Dm7 x 3 D7/9
But he forced a smile even though
Dm7 x 3 D7/9 … Dm7x3 D7/9
His hopes lay dashed where offerings fell (where they fell).
Here goes the organ solo then the guitar solo through the closing section…
F Fsus4 F Bb6 F Fsus4 F Bb6
"Nothing can my peace destroy as long as no-one smiles."
F Fsus4 F Bb6 F Fsus4 F
More opened ears and opened eyes, and soon they dared to laugh.
Bb C
See a little man with his face turning red
Bb C
Though his story's often told you can tell he's dead.
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version 2
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-|12----11----9--------12----14----16-|
-|------------------------------------|
-|---9-----8-----9--------9-----11----|
-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|
-|------------------------------------|
________________
|1.
||--12-p8-5---2-h3-5---4-7---1-4----------------2-----------------11-14-|
||.--------------------------------2-p0---0-2-----4-2----11-12-14-------|
||--------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
||.---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|9-9-9-9-10--------12---/14-12-------11-8----|
-|-----------10-9-------------------9------9--|
-|----------------9----9----------8-----------|
-|--------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------9--------------4-9-p8-----11-11-11-/13---|
-|9-h11-9-h11-9-h11-9-h11-9-h11-9---5-/9-5---7-4-------------------------9-|
-|------------------------------------------------------8------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
____
C F C F C F C F |1. |
||------------------8------------------------------------|
||.-8--8--10--8--8-----6--6--5---------------------------|
||------------------------------5--5--4-/5--5--5--5---5--|
||.------------------------------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------------------------|
Nothing can my peace destroy...
-|------------------------------------------3-5------------|
-|----------------5-------8-5-6-5--------------------------|
-|------------5-7-----------------5-------5--------------5-|
-|--------5-7---------5-----------------5--------2-h3-h5---|
-|3---5-7-----------7-----------------3--------------------|
-|---------------------------------------------------------|
-|-------------0---0-----|
-|---------3-5---------1-|
-|-2-2-3-5-----------0---|
-|-----------------------|
-|-----------------------|
-|-----------------------|
The scattered pages of a book by the sea
Held by the sand, washed by the waves
A shadow forms cast by a cloud,
Skimming by as eyes of the past, but the rising tide
Absorbs them effortlessly claiming.
They told of one who tired of all singing,
"Praise him, praise him."
"We heed not flatterers," he cried,
"By our command, waters retreat,
Show my power, halt at my feet,"
But the cause was lost,
Now cold winds blow.
Far from the north overcast ranks advance
Fear of the storm accusing with rage and scorn.
The waves surround the sinking throne
Singing "Crown him, crown him,"
"Those who love our majesty show themselves!"
All bent their knee.
But he forced a smile even though
His hopes lay dashed where offerings fell (where they fell).
"Nothing can my peace destroy as long as none smile."
More opened ears and opened eyes,
And soon they dared to laugh.
See a little man with his face turning red
Though his story's often told you can tell he's dead.
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