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The Musical Box

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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
  F#1 + 2 + F#3 + Bm4 F#+  G#m71 + 2 G#m7+ 3 + F#4 Bm+  F#1 + 2 + F#3 Bm+ 4 F#+  G#m71 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|6---------6-7-6-|4---------4-6-7-|6---------6-7-6-|4----------------|
B|7---------7-7-7-|7---------7-7-7-|7---------7-7-7-|7----------------|
G|6---------6-7-6-|4---------4-6-7-|6---------6-7-6-|4----------------|
D|8---------8-9-8-|6---------6-8-9-|8---------8-9-8-|6----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
[Verse]
BmPlay me old king F#cole
That EI may join with F#you,
All your Ahearts now seem so Dfar from me
It hardly seems to Amatter now.
And the Bmnurse will tell you F#lies
Of a Ekingdom beyond the F#skies.
But I am Alost within this Dhalf-world,
It hardly seems to Amatter now.
[Chorus]
EPlay me my song.
F#Here it comes again.
EPlay me my song.
F#Here it comes again.
[Instrumental] (x2)
F#m F#m F#m G
F#m F#m F#m Em
F#m F#m F#m G
[Bridge]
Just a F#mlittle bit,
Just a F#mlittle bit more time,
F#mTime left to live out my life.
la la la la Amla la la la la la
[Instrumental]
D G D G D
Am C#m Am C#m Am  A
[Chorus]
EPlay me my song.
F#Here it comes again.
EPlay me my song.
F#Here it comes again.
[Solo]
 E    F#(x6)   D   E(x4)
 E    F#(x4)   D   E(x4)   D  
 E    F#(x4)   D   E(x4)    D  F#m  
[Verse]
F#mOld king cole was a Bmerry old soul,
And a Dmerry old soul was F#mhe.
So he F#mcalled for his pipe, 
And he Bcalled for his bowl,
And he Dcalled for his fiddlers F#mthree.
But the F#mclock, tick-Etock,
On the maDntlepiece -
And I Dwant, and I feel, and I know, and I touch,
EHer wF#armth...
[Instrumental]
 E   F#(x4)
E D F#
 E   F#(x4)
E D F#
[Verse]    
D#mShe's a lady, shes got time,
 F#Brush back your hair, Eand let me get to know your F#face.
D#mShes a lady, she is mine.
 F#Brush back your hair, Eand let me get to know your F#flesh.
[Instrumental]
F# B C# F#   B C#
[Verse]
F#Ive been D#mwaiting Bbmhere for sG#mo long
And all this F#time has passed me by
BIt doesn't seem to matter nowF#  
  F#You Bstand there C#with your F#fixed expressionB  C#  
F#Casting D#mdoubt on all I Bbmhave to sG#may.
Why dont you F#touch me, Etouch F#me,
EWhy dF#ont yEou touch mF#e, EtoF#uch EmF#e,
               B(  E   F#   E   B   E       F#   E   F#   E   B   E   B) - repeat several times
Touch me now, now, now, now, now...
[Outro]
E F# E B E B
B C# F#
B C# F#
 F#   C#   F#   C#(x4)
F#  C#  F#  F# C#    F#

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The Musical Box

by Genesis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m7

F#m

C#m

D#m

Bbm

G#m

[Intro]

F# F# Bm F# G#m7 G#m7 F# Bm F# F# Bm F# G#m7

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|6---------6-7-6-|4---------4-6-7-|6---------6-7-6-|4----------------|

B|7---------7-7-7-|7---------7-7-7-|7---------7-7-7-|7----------------|

G|6---------6-7-6-|4---------4-6-7-|6---------6-7-6-|4----------------|

D|8---------8-9-8-|6---------6-8-9-|8---------8-9-8-|6----------------|

A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

[Verse]

Bm F#

Play me old king cole

E F#

That I may join with you,

A D

All your hearts now seem so far from me

It hardly seems to matter now.

Bm F#

And the nurse will tell you lies

E F#

Of a kingdom beyond the skies.

A D

But I am lost within this half-world,

It hardly seems to matter now.

[Chorus]

Play me my song.

Here it comes again.

Play me my song.

Here it comes again.

[Instrumental] (x2)

F#m F#m F#m G

F#m F#m F#m Em

F#m F#m F#m G

[Bridge]

F#m

Just a little bit,

F#m

Just a little bit more time,

F#m

Time left to live out my life.

la la la la la la la la la la

[Instrumental]

D G D G D

Am C#m Am C#m Am A

[Chorus]

Play me my song.

Here it comes again.

Play me my song.

Here it comes again.

[Solo]

E F# D E

(x6) (x4)

E F# D E D

(x4) (x4)

E F# D E D F#m

(x4) (x4)

[Verse]

F#m B

Old king cole was a merry old soul,

D F#m

And a merry old soul was he.

F#m

So he called for his pipe,

And he called for his bowl,

D F#m

And he called for his fiddlers three.

F#m E

But the clock, tick-tock,

On the mantlepiece -

And I want, and I feel, and I know, and I touch,

E F#

Her warmth...

[Instrumental]

E F#

(x4)

E D F#

E F#

(x4)

E D F#

[Verse]

D#m

She's a lady, shes got time,

F# E F#

Brush back your hair, and let me get to know your face.

D#m

Shes a lady, she is mine.

F# E F#

Brush back your hair, and let me get to know your flesh.

[Instrumental]

F# B C# F# B C#

[Verse]

F# D#m Bbm G#m

Ive been waiting here for so long

And all this time has passed me by

B F#

It doesn't seem to matter now

F# B C# F# B C#

You stand there with your fixed expression

F# D#m Bbm G#m

Casting doubt on all I have to say.

F# E F#

Why dont you touch me, touch me,

E F# E F# E F# E F#

Why dont you touch me, touch me,

B E F# E B E F# E F# E B E B

( ) - repeat several times

Touch me now, now, now, now, now...

[Outro]

E F# E B E B

B C# F#

F# C# F# C#

(x4)

F# C# F# F# C# F#

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