{"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":425264,"song":"The Idol","artist":"Procol Harum","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11560001-the-idol-chords-by-procol-harum/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/425264?type=chord","rating":0.03113,"votes":0,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]             [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch]           [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nThey knew the monster's every trick[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]            [ch]Gb/Db[/ch]         [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]\r\nThey knew his secrets every stitch[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]     [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch]         [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nAll of it had been a game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]      [ch]Gb/Db[/ch]     [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nNothing but a charlatan[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Db[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nPerhaps there was a chance of coming through[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]      [ch]Db[/ch]           [ch]Ab[/ch]               [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nIt even seemed that he might think it too[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                [ch]Cm[/ch]       [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bb/Ab[/ch]\r\nBut he could see no point in diving in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                 [ch]Cm[/ch]         [ch]Cm/Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n  But he knew that he would neither sink nor swim[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]       [ch]Cm/G[/ch]       [ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/C[/ch] [ch]Fm/D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch] (4-3-2-1-6-1)\r\nAnd so they found he'd nothing   left  to   say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Cm/G[/ch]    [ch]Fm[/ch]  [ch]Fm/C[/ch]  [ch]Fm/D[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nJust another idol turned to clay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Fm[/ch]               [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch]            [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]    [ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nIt seemed to them he must know what to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ebm[/ch]           [ch]Gb/Db[/ch]                [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]\r\nThey knew that only he could pull them through[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]               [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch]           [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nThey thought that he would make a plan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]          [ch]Gb/Db[/ch]          [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]    [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nHe'd work it out, he'd understand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]            [ch]Db[/ch]        [ch]Ab[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nLike drowning men they clutched at every straw[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Db[/ch]      [ch]Ab[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThey knew that he had saved them all before[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]Cm[/ch]     [ch]Eb/Bb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bb/Ab[/ch]\r\nBut he could see no point in diving in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]Cm[/ch]      [ch]Cm/Bb[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F/A[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHe knew that he would neither sink nor swim[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]       [ch]Cm/G[/ch]       [ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/C[/ch] [ch]Fm/D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch] (4-3-2-1-6-1)\r\nAnd so they found he'd nothing   left  to   say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Cm/G[/ch]    [ch]Fm[/ch]  [ch]Fm/C[/ch]  [ch]Fm/D[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nJust another idol turned to clay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Cm/G[/ch]    [ch]Fm[/ch]  [ch]Fm/C[/ch]  [ch]Fm/D[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nJust another idol turned to clay[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch] [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch] [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch] [ch]Ab7/C[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Fm/Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb7/D[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ebm/Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab7/C[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nOh the idol (just another idol turned to clay)[/tab]\r","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nFm Fm/Eb Bb7/D Db Gb Ebm Ebm/Db Ab7/C Ab Db Eb\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Fm","Fm/Eb","Bb7/D","Db","Gb","Ebm","Ebm/Db","Ab7/C","Ab","Eb","Gb/Db","Bb","Gm","Cm","Eb/Bb","F","Bb/Ab","G7","Cm/Bb","F/A","Cm/G","Fm/C","Fm/D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}