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Intro:
 F#m7–  Bmadd9– F#msus2sus4 – Bmadd9  
F#m7Bored of the lBmadd9ife in the city of gC#m7old
He'd lC#m7eft and let nF#m7obody kBnow
F#m7Gone were the Bmadd9towers he had known from a cC#m7hild
AloC#m7ne with the dF#m7ream of a lBife
He trDbavelled the wGbide open rAb7oad
The blinkered arFmcade
In search of anAbother to sGbhare in his Fmlife
  Ab7/EbNo - wBb/Dhe -  Dbre
EbmEveryone lGb/Dbooked so stAb/Crange to Abhim
They've Ebm7got no horns and they've got no tail
They Abm7don't even know of our existence
Am I wEbm7rong to believe in a city of gold
That liAbm7es in the deep distance, he cried
And wept as they led him away to a cage
"Beast that can talk", read the sign
The creatures they pushed and they prodded his frame
And questioned his story again
But soon they grew bored of their prey
Beast that can talk?
More like a freak or publicity stunt
Oh, no
They've got no horns and they've got no tail
They don't even know of our existence
Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold
That lies in the deep distance, he cried
And broke doEbwn the door of the cage and marched on oGb/Dbut
He grAb7abbed a creature by the scruff of his neck, pointing oDbutF  
BbThere, beyond the F6bounds of yoEb6ur weak imagiBbnation
BbLie the noble tF6owers of my cEb6ity, bright and goF/Cld
Eb/GLet  Fme tGake you there and sD7sus4how you a living stCoryEb  
Bb/DLet me show you Dbothers such as Ebme
Why did Abm7I ever lAbm7/Dbeave?
They've got no horns and they've got no tail
They don't even know of our existence
Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold
That lies in the deep distance, he cried
And wept
And so we set out with the beast and his horns
And his crazy description of home
After many days journey we came to a peak
Where the beast gazed abroad and cried out
We followed his gaze and we thought maybe we saw
A spire of gold - no, a trick of the eye that's all
But the beast was gone and a voice was heard
They've got no horns and they've got no tail
They don't even know of our existence
Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold
That lies in the deep distance, he cried
                        F#m7-  Bmadd9- F#msus4sus2 - Bmadd9  
Hello friend, welcome home

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A Trick Of The Tail

by Genesis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

Bmadd9

C#m7

Ab7

Ab7/Eb

Bb/D

Ebm

Gb/Db

Ab/C

Ebm7

Abm7

Eb6

F/C

Eb/G

Intro:

F#m7 Bmadd9 Bmadd9

– – F#msus2sus4 –

F#m7 Bmadd9 C#m7

Bored of the life in the city of gold

C#m7 F#m7 B

He'd left and let nobody know

F#m7 Bmadd9 C#m7

Gone were the towers he had known from a child

C#m7 F#m7 B

Alone with the dream of a life

Db Gb Ab7

He travelled the wide open road

The blinkered arcade

Ab Gb Fm

In search of another to share in his life

Ab7/Eb Bb/D Db

No - whe - re

Ebm Gb/Db Ab/C Ab

Everyone looked so strange to him

Ebm7

They've got no horns and they've got no tail

Abm7

They don't even know of our existence

Ebm7

Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold

Abm7

That lies in the deep distance, he cried

And wept as they led him away to a cage

"Beast that can talk", read the sign

The creatures they pushed and they prodded his frame

And questioned his story again

But soon they grew bored of their prey

Beast that can talk?

More like a freak or publicity stunt

Oh, no

They've got no horns and they've got no tail

They don't even know of our existence

Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold

That lies in the deep distance, he cried

Eb Gb/Db

And broke down the door of the cage and marched on out

Ab7 Db F

He grabbed a creature by the scruff of his neck, pointing out

Bb F6 Eb6 Bb

There, beyond the bounds of your weak imagination

Bb F6 Eb6 F/C

Lie the noble towers of my city, bright and gold

Eb/G F G D7sus4 C Eb

Let me take you there and show you a living story

Bb/D Db Eb

Let me show you others such as me

Abm7 Abm7/Db

Why did I ever leave?

They've got no horns and they've got no tail

They don't even know of our existence

Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold

That lies in the deep distance, he cried

And wept

And so we set out with the beast and his horns

And his crazy description of home

After many days journey we came to a peak

Where the beast gazed abroad and cried out

We followed his gaze and we thought maybe we saw

A spire of gold - no, a trick of the eye that's all

But the beast was gone and a voice was heard

They've got no horns and they've got no tail

They don't even know of our existence

Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold

That lies in the deep distance, he cried

F#m7 Bmadd9 Bmadd9

- - F#msus4sus2 -

Hello friend, welcome home

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