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Gilbert Green

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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm7/G     3-x-0-2-1-1
C/D       x-x-0-0-1-0
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INTRO
|  Dm| % |
VERSE
DmOn a hill, inside a house in Covewell Reach
DmStands a man who's feeling very Ctired
FLooking at a song he wrote some Etime ago
AmCould have made it big inside a GBroadway show
VERSE
DmEvery day I go away and find ideas
DmThink I'll climb on top of somewhere Chigh
FCouldn't I write a song about a Eman who's dead?
AmDidn't really know if he was Goff his head
CHORUS
GEv'rybody Eknows, Amthat's the way it F#goes
Too Gbad for Gilbert EGreen
Now Cwe can tell the Aworld that he was Dmright
INTERLUDE
|  Dm| % |
VERSE
DmSitting in his attic on a sunny day
DmMending fifty goblets that are Cworn
FHumming to himself a song of Eyesteryear
His Amhearing wasn't good but his Geyes were clear
CHORUS
GEv'rybody Eknows, Amthat's the way it F#goes
Too Gbad for Gilbert EGreen
Now Cwe can tell the Aworld that he was Dmright
INTERLUDE
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VERSE
DmNow the house is burnt, along with Gilbert Green
DmSad to see his sisters stand and Ccry
And Fin the basement lies a song that Ewasn't seen
AmTells the tale of laughing men and Gyellow beans
CHORUS
GEv'rybody Eknows, Amthat's the way it F#goes
Too Gbad for Gilbert EGreen
Now Cwe can tell the Aworld that he was D5right
CODA
|  D| % |  Dsus4   D   Dsus4   D|
|  D|  Em|  D|  Em| 
|  G| % |  Em   Em/Eb|  Em/D   Em/C#|
|  G|  A|  D| 
|  D|  B|  Em|  A| 
      (fade out)

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Gilbert Green

by Bee Gees

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Em/Eb

Em/D

Em/C#

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Dm7/G 3-x-0-2-1-1

C/D x-x-0-0-1-0

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INTRO

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VERSE

On a hill, inside a house in Covewell Reach

Dm C

Stands a man who's feeling very tired

F E

Looking at a song he wrote some time ago

Am G

Could have made it big inside a Broadway show

VERSE

Every day I go away and find ideas

Dm C

Think I'll climb on top of somewhere high

F E

Couldn't I write a song about a man who's dead?

Am G

Didn't really know if he was off his head

CHORUS

G E Am F#

Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes

G E

Too bad for Gilbert Green

C A Dm

Now we can tell the world that he was right

INTERLUDE

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VERSE

Sitting in his attic on a sunny day

Dm C

Mending fifty goblets that are worn

F E

Humming to himself a song of yesteryear

Am G

His hearing wasn't good but his eyes were clear

CHORUS

G E Am F#

Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes

G E

Too bad for Gilbert Green

C A Dm

Now we can tell the world that he was right

INTERLUDE

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VERSE

Now the house is burnt, along with Gilbert Green

Dm C

Sad to see his sisters stand and cry

F E

And in the basement lies a song that wasn't seen

Am G

Tells the tale of laughing men and yellow beans

CHORUS

G E Am F#

Ev'rybody knows, that's the way it goes

G E

Too bad for Gilbert Green

C A D5

Now we can tell the world that he was right

CODA

D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D

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D Em D Em

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G Em Em/Eb Em/D Em/C#

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G A D

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D B Em A

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(fade out)

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