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Tuning: Standard
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capo: 2nd fret
play: [Am / [A
key: [Bm / [B
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CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
D/A     x-0-4-2-3-2
G/A     x-0-0-0-0-x
F#m/A   x-0-4-2-2-2
Em/A    x-0-2-0-0-0
Gadd9/A x-0-5-4-3-5
Bm7/A   x-0-4-2-3-5
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[Verse 1]
FTimes were good
She never thought abouGt the Amfuture, she just did what she would
Oh Gbut she Freally cared
About her music, Git Amall seemed so important then
[Chorus]
And she D/Adreamed that every time that she performed
    G/A  AEveryone would cry for more
That D/Aall she had to do was step into the light
 G/AAnd Aeveryone would start to roar
[Verse 2]
FAnd on the road
Where all but a few fall Gby the Amwayside on the grassier verge
She Fbattled through
Against the others in her world, Gand the Amsleep, and the odds
[Chorus]
But D/Anow every time that she performed
G/AOh  Aeverybody cried for more
Soon D/Aall she had to do was step into the light
 G/AFor Aeveryone to start to roar
[Interlude]
And G/Aall the people cried, you're the D/Aone we've waited for
|  G/A|  F#m/A|  Am7|  G/A|  Em/A| % | 
(instrumental)
[Verse 3]
Oh but Ftime went by
It wasn't so easy now, Gall upAmhill, and not feeling so strong
Yes Ftimes were hard
Too much thinking 'bout the future Gand Amwhat people might want
[Chorus]
And D/Athen there was the time that she performed
G/AWhen Anobody called for more
And D/Asoon every time she stepped into the light
G/AThey Areally let her know the score
But she D/Adreamed of the times when she sang all her songs
G/AAnd Aeverybody cried for more
When D/Aall she had to do was step into the light
 G/AFor Aeveryone to start to roar
[Interlude]
And G/Aall the people cried, you're the D/Aone we've waited for
|  Gadd9/A|  Bm7/A|  Gadd9/A|  Bm7/A|
(instrumental)
|  Gadd9/A|  Bm7/A|  Gadd9/A|  Bm7/A|
(instrumental)
[Outro]
|  F#m/A| % |  G/A| % |
|  F#m/A| % |  G/A| % |
|  F#m| % | 
|  F#m| % | 
|  F#m| % |

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Duchess

by Genesis

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

G/A

F#m/A

Am7

Em/A

Gadd9/A

Bm7/A

F#m

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Tuning: Standard

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capo: 2nd fret

play: [Am / [A

key: [Bm / [B

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

D/A x-0-4-2-3-2

G/A x-0-0-0-0-x

F#m/A x-0-4-2-2-2

Em/A x-0-2-0-0-0

Gadd9/A x-0-5-4-3-5

Bm7/A x-0-4-2-3-5

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[Verse 1]

Times were good

G Am

She never thought about the future, she just did what she would

G F

Oh but she really cared

G Am

About her music, it all seemed so important then

[Chorus]

D/A

And she dreamed that every time that she performed

G/A A

Everyone would cry for more

D/A

That all she had to do was step into the light

G/A A

And everyone would start to roar

[Verse 2]

And on the road

G Am

Where all but a few fall by the wayside on the grassier verge

She battled through

G Am

Against the others in her world, and the sleep, and the odds

[Chorus]

D/A

But now every time that she performed

G/A A

Oh everybody cried for more

D/A

Soon all she had to do was step into the light

G/A A

For everyone to start to roar

[Interlude]

G/A D/A

And all the people cried, you're the one we've waited for

G/A F#m/A Am7 G/A Em/A

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(instrumental)

[Verse 3]

Oh but time went by

G Am

It wasn't so easy now, all uphill, and not feeling so strong

Yes times were hard

G Am

Too much thinking 'bout the future and what people might want

[Chorus]

D/A

And then there was the time that she performed

G/A A

When nobody called for more

D/A

And soon every time she stepped into the light

G/A A

They really let her know the score

D/A

But she dreamed of the times when she sang all her songs

G/A A

And everybody cried for more

D/A

When all she had to do was step into the light

G/A A

For everyone to start to roar

[Interlude]

G/A D/A

And all the people cried, you're the one we've waited for

Gadd9/A Bm7/A Gadd9/A Bm7/A

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(instrumental)

Gadd9/A Bm7/A Gadd9/A Bm7/A

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(instrumental)

[Outro]

F#m/A G/A

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F#m/A G/A

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F#m

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F#m

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F#m

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