{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1474492,"song":"Keep It Dark","artist":"Genesis","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11266251-keep-it-dark-chords-by-genesis/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1474492?type=chord","rating":4.63058,"votes":14,"content":"(C) 1981 by Virgin Records\r\n\r\nThis ostinato is repeated under almost the entire song, except from \r\n\"A world full of people...\" to \"Oh, keep it dark!\"\r\n\r\n(The Ostinato alone is an illusion.  ...Tricking your ear into putting \r\nthe beat in the wrong place.  When the band comes in, you can hear \r\nthat most of the guitar notes are on the \"up\" beats.)\r\n\r\n[tab]                   |:       Ostinato        :|\r\ne|-----------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|---0---2---4---5-|o----4-5---0---2---4---5o|\r\nD|-----------------|o-----------------------o|\r\nA|-------0---2---3-|-----2-3-------0---2---3-|\r\nE|---3-------------|-----------3-------------|\r\n   3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . |[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n|: [ch]C[/ch]    :|\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFound that man reported missing, he wandered in his home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt don't seem too bad if you consider just what he's been through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSeems he met up with a gang of thieves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWho mistook him for a man of means[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey locked him up, then found he had no money[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo they let him go again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow he's back at home and happy just to see the kids[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI wish, that I could really tell you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]                         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAll the things that happened to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n      Or all that I have seen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]         [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nA world full of people, their hearts full of joy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nCities of light with no fear of war[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]        [ch]Em7[/ch]            [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd thousands of creatures with happier lives[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd dreams of a future with meaning and no need to hide[/tab]\r\n\r\nN.C.\r\n     Oh, keep it dark\r\n\r\n|: [ch]C[/ch]    :|\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt seems strange to have to lie about a world so bright[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd tell instead a made-up story from the world of night[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]        [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI wish, that I could really tell you[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]                         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAll the things that happened to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n      Or all that I have seen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]         [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nA world full of people, their hearts full of joy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]        [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nCities of light with no fear of war[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]        [ch]Em7[/ch]            [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd thousands of creatures with happier lives[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]          [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd dreams of a future with meaning and no need to lie[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nNo need to hate[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em7[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo need to hide[/tab]\r\n\r\nN.C.\r\n     Oh, keep it dark\r\n\r\n[tab]|: [ch]C[/ch]    :|\r\n(to fade)[/tab]","plain_text":"(C) 1981 by Virgin Records\n\nThis ostinato is repeated under almost the entire song, except from \n\"A world full of people...\" to \"Oh, keep it dark!\"\n\n(The Ostinato alone is an illusion.  ...Tricking your ear into putting \nthe beat in the wrong place.  When the band comes in, you can hear \nthat most of the guitar notes are on the \"up\" beats.)\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\n|: C    :|\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\n     Oh, keep it dark\n\n|: C    :|\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\n     Oh, keep it dark","chords":["C","A","B","G","D","E","F","Am","Em","Dm","G#","Cmaj7","Fmaj7","Em7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}