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                     LET IT BLEED, GENEVIEVE - John Phillips
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Chords used:
E0  B2  A0   G#m4    C#m4
B A E A E B A
A G#m A E
EGenevieve lay bleeding in my basement
BMisconceiving life againA  
EUp on the G#msidewalk, her C#mreplacement
BWaiting to be skinnedA  
EBobby wants a lady from the low lands
BAnd I'd like to have one tooA  
EPaul said, "G#mOne in the bush C#mworth two in your hand"
BEven then you'll find there are too fewA  
EGenevieve lay dreaming on my ceiling
BA thought came, rolling stone, across her mindA  
ELooking dowG#mn with greaC#mt feeling
BI'll trade you yours for mineA  
EJust try to sing in choirs, hear the old gears grind
BAnd upstairs they'll say, "There's too much noise"A  
EI tell the G#mlady we'll bC#me quiet
BShe knows boys will be boysA  
EGene Gene Gene, what's the matter
BYou'll get your way next time aroundA  
ESubtract the G#mformer from the C#mlatter
BYou're fatter than when you were foundA  
EGenevieve lay bleeding in my basement...
B A
E G#m C#m
B^ Athis repeats and fades out after a little more than one repetition.

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Let It Bleed Genevieve

by John Phillips

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G#m

C#m

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LET IT BLEED, GENEVIEVE - John Phillips

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Chords used:

E B A G#m C#m

0 2 0 4 4

B A E A E B A

A G#m A E

Genevieve lay bleeding in my basement

B A

Misconceiving life again

E G#m C#m

Up on the sidewalk, her replacement

B A

Waiting to be skinned

Bobby wants a lady from the low lands

B A

And I'd like to have one too

E G#m C#m

Paul said, "One in the bush worth two in your hand"

B A

Even then you'll find there are too few

Genevieve lay dreaming on my ceiling

B A

A thought came, rolling stone, across her mind

E G#m C#m

Looking down with great feeling

B A

I'll trade you yours for mine

Just try to sing in choirs, hear the old gears grind

B A

And upstairs they'll say, "There's too much noise"

E G#m C#m

I tell the lady we'll be quiet

B A

She knows boys will be boys

Gene Gene Gene, what's the matter

B A

You'll get your way next time around

E G#m C#m

Subtract the former from the latter

B A

You're fatter than when you were found

Genevieve lay bleeding in my basement...

B A

E G#m C#m

B A

^ this repeats and fades out after a little more than one repetition.

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