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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Bsus4     x-2-4-4-0-0
E5        0-2-2-x-0-0
A5        x-0-2-2-x-0
E-5       0-1-2-1-x-x
D/C#      x-4-x-2-3-2
Dmaj7     x-x-0-2-2-2
D6        x-x-0-2-0-2
E5(add9)  0-2-2-x-0-2 or 0-2-4-x-0-0 
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[Intro]
|  Em| % |  E| % | 
|  Em| % |  E| % | 
|  Eb| % |  Em| % | % |
           (break)
|  Em| % |  E| % |  F#7| % |
|  Eb| % |  Ebm7| % | 
                Bb    Bsus4[  E5]
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
|  E5| % |
[Verse]
E5Early morning Manhattan
 E5Ocean winds blow on the land
 G#mMovie-Palace is now undone
The A5all-night watchmen have had their fun
G#mSleeping cheaply on the midnight show
It's the A5same old ending - time to go
   |  E|  E-5|
Get out!
It Ebseems they cannot leave their dream
There's Ebm7something moving in the sidewalk steam
                Bb     Bsus4|    E5|  %  | 
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
[Verse]
E5Nightime's flyers feel their pains
 E5Drugstore taking down the chains
G#mMetal motion comes in bursts
But the A5gas station can quench that thirst
SusG#mpension cracked on unmade road
The A5trucker's eyes read 'Overload'
  EAnd out of the E-5subway
EbRael Imperial Aerosol Kid
Ebm7Exits into daylight, spraygun hid
And the Bblamb lies Bsus4down on Emaj7Broadway
[Middle 8]
    Emaj7The Amaj7lamb seems right out of place
The Emaj7Broadway street scene finds a Amaj7focus in its face
 F#m6Somehow its lying there
Brings a C#stillness to the air
Though C#mman D/C#- made C#mlighD/C#t
At C#mnight is D/C#very C#mbrightD/C#  
There's Dmaj7no    D6whitewash Dmaj7victimD6  
                          Amaj7|    E|     E-5|
As the neons dim to the coat of white
EbRael Imperial Aerosol Kid
Ebm7Wipes his gun, he's forgotten what he did
                Bb     Bsus4|  E5| % |
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
[Verse]
E5Suzanne tired, her work all done
Thinks E5money-honey be-on neon
G#mCabman's velvet glove sounds the horn
And the Asawdust king spits out his scorn
G#mWonder women, you can draw your blind!
ADon't look at me, I'm not your kind
    |    E|     E-5|
I'm Rael!
EbSomething inside me has just begun
 Ebm7Lord knows what I have done
                Bb     Bsus4|  E5| % |
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
[Coda]
(On E5(add9)Broadway)
      E5(add9)They say the lights are always bright on E5(add9)Broadway
(On Broadway)                              (On Broadway)
       E5(add9)They say there's always magic in the E5(add9)air
(On Broadway)                           (On Broadway)
      E5(add9)They say the lights are always bright on E5(add9)Broadway
(On Broadway)                              (On Broadway)
       E5(add9)They say there's always magic in the E5(add9)air
(On Broadway)                           (On Broadway)
(repeat and fade)

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The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

by Genesis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

Ebm7

Bsus4

G#m

E-5

Emaj7

Amaj7

F#m6

C#m

D/C#

Dmaj7

E5(add9)

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Bsus4 x-2-4-4-0-0

E5 0-2-2-x-0-0

A5 x-0-2-2-x-0

E-5 0-1-2-1-x-x

D/C# x-4-x-2-3-2

Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2

D6 x-x-0-2-0-2

E5(add9) 0-2-2-x-0-2 or 0-2-4-x-0-0

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[Intro]

Em E

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Em E

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Eb Em

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(break)

Em E F#7

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Eb Ebm7

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Bb Bsus4 E5

[ ]

And the lamb lies down on Broadway

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[Verse]

Early morning Manhattan

Ocean winds blow on the land

G#m

Movie-Palace is now undone

The all-night watchmen have had their fun

G#m

Sleeping cheaply on the midnight show

It's the same old ending - time to go

E E-5

| | |

Get out!

It seems they cannot leave their dream

Ebm7

There's something moving in the sidewalk steam

Bb Bsus4 E5

| | % |

And the lamb lies down on Broadway

[Verse]

Nightime's flyers feel their pains

Drugstore taking down the chains

G#m

Metal motion comes in bursts

But the gas station can quench that thirst

G#m

Suspension cracked on unmade road

The trucker's eyes read 'Overload'

E E-5

And out of the subway

Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid

Ebm7

Exits into daylight, spraygun hid

Bb Bsus4 Emaj7

And the lamb lies down on Broadway

[Middle 8]

Emaj7 Amaj7

The lamb seems right out of place

Emaj7 Amaj7

The Broadway street scene finds a focus in its face

F#m6

Somehow its lying there

Brings a stillness to the air

C#m D/C# C#m D/C#

Though man - made light

C#m D/C# C#m D/C#

At night is very bright

Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 D6

There's no whitewash victim

Amaj7 E E-5

| | |

As the neons dim to the coat of white

Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid

Ebm7

Wipes his gun, he's forgotten what he did

Bb Bsus4 E5

| | % |

And the lamb lies down on Broadway

[Verse]

Suzanne tired, her work all done

Thinks money-honey be-on neon

G#m

Cabman's velvet glove sounds the horn

And the sawdust king spits out his scorn

G#m

Wonder women, you can draw your blind!

Don't look at me, I'm not your kind

E E-5

| | |

I'm Rael!

Something inside me has just begun

Ebm7

Lord knows what I have done

Bb Bsus4 E5

| | % |

And the lamb lies down on Broadway

[Coda]

E5(add9)

(On Broadway)

E5(add9) E5(add9)

They say the lights are always bright on Broadway

(On Broadway) (On Broadway)

E5(add9) E5(add9)

They say there's always magic in the air

(On Broadway) (On Broadway)

E5(add9) E5(add9)

They say the lights are always bright on Broadway

(On Broadway) (On Broadway)

E5(add9) E5(add9)

They say there's always magic in the air

(On Broadway) (On Broadway)

(repeat and fade)

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