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David Knopfler - Genius
CAPO: 3rd Fret
INTRO:  Em   D   C    G   G   D   C   G(3x)    D    A7   C   D   Em  
          G       D     C     G  G-D-C-G  
With the IQ of a genius
               Em           D     C     G  G-D-C-G  
Her boss saying, she's not serious
                 Em            D       C     G  G-D-C-G  
About fighting her way to the hierarchy
About Emtaking her Dplace in SoA7cietyA  C  D  Em  
                               D          C      G  G-D-C-G  
So she walks to work, she don't catch no bus
                Em            D             C       G  G-D-C-G  
The people 'round here, they don't share much
                      Em        D        C      G  G-D- C  
But she's drawn by this busker in the park
His song strange and mysterious
Now he's Emsinging of a Dbeautiful EmgeniEsus4us
CHORUS:
And CGod is Dtalking in her Emear
GGod is Dtalking, loud and Emclear
CGod is Dtalking
      G         D  Dsus4-D-Dsus2-D  
God is talking
INSTRUMENTAL:  Em   G   D      G   Em   D   C     G   Em   D   C    G   D   Am   C   D  Em  
                           D           C       G  G-D-C-G  
So she took him home, not a thing was wrong
                             D          C      G  G-D-C-G  
He was cold at first, but she made him warm
And Emthat's what she Dwrote about Cin her Gsong
A Emsong about a DgeniA7us
CHORUS:
And how CGod is Dtalking in his Emear
GGod is Dtalking, loud and Emclear
CGod is Dtalking
This is GGod Dtalking
GGod Dtalking
   G          D  G-D-C-G  
God talking

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Genius

by David Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

Dsus4

Dsus2

David Knopfler - Genius

CAPO: 3rd Fret

Em D C G G D C G D A7 C D Em

INTRO: (3x)

G D C G G D C G

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With the IQ of a genius

Em D C G G D C G

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Her boss saying, she's not serious

Em D C G G D C G

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About fighting her way to the hierarchy

Em D A7 A C D Em

About taking her place in Society

D C G G D C G

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So she walks to work, she don't catch no bus

Em D C G G D C G

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The people 'round here, they don't share much

Em D C G G D C

But she's drawn by this busker in the park

His song strange and mysterious

Em D Em Esus4

Now he's singing of a beautiful genius

CHORUS:

C D Em

And God is talking in her ear

G D Em

God is talking, loud and clear

C D

God is talking

G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

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God is talking

Em G D G Em D C G Em D C G D Am C D Em

INSTRUMENTAL:

D C G G D C G

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So she took him home, not a thing was wrong

D C G G D C G

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He was cold at first, but she made him warm

Em D C G

And that's what she wrote about in her song

Em D A7

A song about a genius

CHORUS:

C D Em

And how God is talking in his ear

G D Em

God is talking, loud and clear

C D

God is talking

G D

This is God talking

G D

God talking

G D G D C G

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God talking

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