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[Crowd Chant & Horns]
N.C.
Geno, Geno, Geno, Geno...
C#mGeno, Geno, BGeno, C#mGeno...   x3
[Intro]
  C#    B(x4)
[Verse 1]
C#Back in sixty-Beight in a swe-aty C#club (oh GeBno)
Before C#Jimmy's machine and the rBocksteady rub    C#(oh GBeno)
On a Bnight when flowers didn't F#msuit my shoes,
After a Bweek of flunking and F#mbunking school,
ThBe lowest head in the F#mcrowd that night
Just  Ba-practising steps and keeping F#mout of the fights.
AAcademic Einspiration, Byou gave me F#none,
Ah Abut you were EMichael the lover, Bthe fighter that F#won,
AAnd now just Elook at me as I’m Blooking down on F#you,
ANo I'm not Ebeing flash it's what BI'm built to F#do.
C#
  C#    B(x2)
[Verse 2]
C#That man took the Bstage, his towel was swinging C#high (oh GeBno)
C#This man was my Bbombers, my dexys, my C#high      (oh GBeno)
Oh, the Bcrowd they all hailed you, and F#mchanted your name,
But they never Bknew, like we knew, me and F#myou we’re the same,
And Bnow you're all over, your F#msong is so tame,
BrrrrrrBi, you fed me you bred me I'll reF#mmember your name,
AAcademic Einspiration, Byou gave me F#none,
AYou were MiEchael the lover, Bthe fighter that F#won,
ABut now just Elook at me as I'm a-Blooking down on F#you,
ANo I'm not Ebeing flash it's what  BI'm built to F#do.
  A    B    F#    E(x2)
A  B  C#
C#
Oh GeBno,C#  
Woah BGeno
(repeat to fade)

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Geno

by Dexys Midnight Runners

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C#m

F#m

[Crowd Chant & Horns]

N.C.

Geno, Geno, Geno, Geno...

C#m B C#m

Geno, Geno, Geno, Geno... x3

[Intro]

C# B

(x4)

[Verse 1]

C# B C# B

Back in sixty-eight in a swe-aty club (oh Geno)

C# B C# B

Before Jimmy's machine and the rocksteady rub (oh Geno)

B F#m

On a night when flowers didn't suit my shoes,

B F#m

After a week of flunking and bunking school,

B F#m

The lowest head in the crowd that night

B F#m

Just a-practising steps and keeping out of the fights.

A E B F#

Academic inspiration, you gave me none,

A E B F#

Ah but you were Michael the lover, the fighter that won,

A E B F#

And now just look at me as I’m looking down on you,

A E B F#

No I'm not being flash it's what I'm built to do.

C# B

(x2)

[Verse 2]

C# B C# B

That man took the stage, his towel was swinging high (oh Geno)

C# B C# B

This man was my bombers, my dexys, my high (oh Geno)

B F#m

Oh, the crowd they all hailed you, and chanted your name,

B F#m

But they never knew, like we knew, me and you we’re the same,

B F#m

And now you're all over, your song is so tame,

B F#m

Brrrrrri, you fed me you bred me I'll remember your name,

A E B F#

Academic inspiration, you gave me none,

A E B F#

You were Michael the lover, the fighter that won,

A E B F#

But now just look at me as I'm a-looking down on you,

A E B F#

No I'm not being flash it's what I'm built to do.

A B F# E

(x2)

A B C#

B C#

Oh Geno,

Woah Geno

(repeat to fade)

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