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[INTRO]
E-7            C7          Ebmaj7    Gx2
E-7            C7    Ebmaj7    Edim    Gx2
E-7                   Cmaj7
Long ago and far away in a different age
Ebmaj7When I was a dumb young Gguy
E-7                     Cmaj7
Fossilized photos of my life then
EbIllustrate E-what an easy Fprey I must have Abeen
Standing in the A(b5)sun, idiot savAant
Something like a A(b5)monument
EdimI'm a dC7inosaur, sEbomebody is Cdigging my Gbones
EdimI'm a dC7inosaur, sEbomebody is Cdigging my Gbones
E-7                      Cmaj7
Ignorance has alway been something I excel in
Ebmaj7Followed by naivete and Gpride
E-7                         Cmaj7
Doesn't take a scientist to see how
EbAny clever E-predator could Fhave a piece of Ame
Standing in the A(b5)sun, idiot savAant
Something like a A(b5)monument
EdimI'm a dC7inosaur, Ebsomebody is Cdigging my Gbones
EdimI'm a dC7inosaurEb  G-/D  Gdim/Db  
E7When I look back on the past
It's a D7wonder I'm not yet exE7tinct
E7All the mistakes and bad judgements I made
Nearly D7pushed me to the brinkG7  
G7It doesn't pay to be too nice
It's the F7one thing I have leG7arned
G7Still, I made my fossil bed
Now I F7toss and turn
    A    A(b5)x2
EdimI'm a dC7inosaur, soEbmebody is dCigging my Gbones
EdimI'm a dC7inosaurEb  G-/D  Gdim/Db  Eb  

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Dinosaur

by King Crimson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebmaj7

Edim

E-

A(b5)

G-/D

Gdim/Db

[INTRO]

C7 Ebmaj7 G

E-7 x2

C7 Ebmaj7 Edim G

E-7 x2

E-7 Cmaj7

Long ago and far away in a different age

Ebmaj7 G

When I was a dumb young guy

E-7 Cmaj7

Fossilized photos of my life then

Eb E- F A

Illustrate what an easy prey I must have been

A(b5) A

Standing in the sun, idiot savant

A(b5)

Something like a monument

Edim C7 Eb C G

I'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones

Edim C7 Eb C G

I'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones

E-7 Cmaj7

Ignorance has alway been something I excel in

Ebmaj7 G

Followed by naivete and pride

E-7 Cmaj7

Doesn't take a scientist to see how

Eb E- F A

Any clever predator could have a piece of me

A(b5) A

Standing in the sun, idiot savant

A(b5)

Something like a monument

Edim C7 Eb C G

I'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones

Edim C7 Eb G-/D Gdim/Db

I'm a dinosaur

When I look back on the past

D7 E7

It's a wonder I'm not yet extinct

All the mistakes and bad judgements I made

D7 G7

Nearly pushed me to the brink

It doesn't pay to be too nice

F7 G7

It's the one thing I have learned

Still, I made my fossil bed

Now I toss and turn

A A(b5)

Edim C7 Eb C G

I'm a dinosaur, somebody is digging my bones

Edim C7 Eb G-/D Gdim/Db Eb

I'm a dinosaur

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