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Squonk

Genesis
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Like  father, like son
Not  flesh nor fish nor bone, a  red rag hangs from an open mouth
Alive  at both ends but a little dead  in the middle
A-tumbling  and a-bumbling he will  go
All  the king's horses and all  the  king's men
 could never  put a smile on that face
 (2) follows the same pattern as (1)
 He's a sly one, he's a shy one, wouldn't you be too?
 Scared to be left all on his own
 Hasn't a, hasn't a friend to play with the ugly duckling
 The pressure on, the bubble will burst before our eyes
 All the while in perfect time
 his tears are falling on the ground
 But if you don't stand up you don't stand a chance!
 This is a "chorus" bit, which comes after:
  "...don't stand a chance"
  "...all to see at night"
  "...you'd better watch out"
  "...just a pool of tears"
(repeat)
Go [D7] [D] [G/D] [D] A [D] [G/D]
-5-5-5-5---4---5-|---2---3-3---------|-2-3-2-0----5-0----|---3------------- ||
-3-3-3-3---3---3-|---3---3-3---------|-3-3-3-2----2-2--3-|---3--3---------- ||
-2-2-2-2---4---5-|---2---4-4---------|-2-2-2-2----2-2--0-|---0--0----------*||
-0-0-0-0---0---0-|---0---0-0---------|-0-0-0-0----0-0--0-|---0--0----------*||
-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
 chance. you don't stand a :||
 tears. just a pool of tears
 out.
 night. They don't have eyes
 The second time through the bit above, the measure of the G/D chord becomes
 in 5/4 time, with a Gm6/D on the second half of beat 2. This only happens
 here, leading into the first bridge.
 Dmsus2,4  add
 Go a little faster now, you might get there in time
Mirror  mirror  on the wall
 his heart  was broken long before he ever  came to you
 Stop your tears  from falling
 The trail  they leave is very clear for all  to see at night
 all to see  at night
 (to "chorus")
 (3) like (1)
 In season, out of season
 what's the dff'rence when you don't know the reason?
 In one hand bread, the other a stone
 the hunter enters the forest
 All are not huntsmen who blow thw huntsman's horn
 By the look of this one, you've not got much to fear
 (4)
 Here I am, I'm very firce and fright'ning
 Come to match my skill to yours
 Now listen here, listen to me, don't you run away now
 I am a friend, I'd really like to play with you
 Making noises my little furry friend would make
 I'll trick him, then I'll kick him into my sack
 You'd better watch out, you'd better watch out
 (to "chorus", no lyrics this time)
 (just like bridge 1)
 I've got you, I've got you, you'll never get away
 Walking home that night
 the sack across my back, the sound of sobbing on my shoulder
 when suddenly it stopped
 I opened up the sack, all that I had
 a pool of bubbles and tears
 just a pool of tears
 (to "chorus")
 Second time through chorus, go up to an A chord on the second half
 of beat 2 (still in 4/4), then go to the ending
All  in all you are a very  dying race
Placing  trust upon a cruel  world
 You never had the things  you thought you should have had
 and you'll  not get them now
 and all the while  in perfect time your tears are falling  on the ground
 Where this goes from there, I'm not sure. I think there's a Cafter the
 B, but again I'm not entirely sure. But, this is the grand portion of
 Sqounk, so don't let a little thing like the ending stop you from
 enjoying it!
 -Chris

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Readable chord sheet for Squonk by Genesis

[Dm7]Like father, like [C/D]son

[Dm7]Not flesh nor fish nor bone, [C/D]a red rag hangs from an open mouth

[Dm7]Alive at both ends but a little d[C/D]ead in the middle

[Dm7]A-tumbling and a-bumbling he w[C/D]ill go

[Em7/A]All the king's horses and [F#m7]all t[A]he king's men

could [Em7/A]never put a smile on that [F#m7]face [A]

(2)  follows the same pattern as (1)

He's a sly one, he's a shy one, wouldn't you be too?
Scared to be left all on his own
Hasn't a, hasn't a friend to play with the ugly duckling
The pressure on, the bubble will burst before our eyes
All the while in perfect time
his tears are falling on the ground
But if you don't stand up you don't stand a chance!

This is a "chorus" bit, which comes after:
   "...don't stand a chance"
   "...all to see at night"
   "...you'd better watch out"
   "...just a pool of tears"
                                                                      (repeat)
[D]         G
-5-5-5-5---4---5-|---2---3-3---------|-2-3-2-0----5-0----|---3------------- ||
-3-3-3-3---3---3-|---3---3-3---------|-3-3-3-2----2-2--3-|---3--3---------- ||
-2-2-2-2---4---5-|---2---4-4---------|-2-2-2-2----2-2--0-|---0--0----------*||
-0-0-0-0---0---0-|---0---0-0---------|-0-0-0-0----0-0--0-|---0--0----------*||
-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
chance.                                                  you don't stand a :||
tears.                                                   just a pool of tears
out.
night.                                                    They don't have eyes

The second time through the bit above, the measure of the G/D chord becomes
in 5/4 time, with a Gm6/D on the second half of beat 2. This only happens
here, leading into the first bridge.

[C/D]         [Dm7]             [Gm7]                [Gm]        Dmsus2,4   [Dm] add [E]
Go a little faster now, you might get there in time

[F]Mirror m[Am7]irror on the [Dm7]wall     [Dm7]          [Em7]               [Dm7]                    [Em7]

his [Eb]heart was broken long before he [Bb]ever came to [F]you

Stop your [Am7]tears from f[Dm7]alling   [Dm7]        [Em7]             [Dm7]                  [Em7]

The [Eb]trail they leave is very clear for [Bb]all to see at [F]night

all to [Am7]see at night
(to "chorus")

(3)  like (1)
In season, out of season
what's the dff'rence when you don't know the reason?
In one hand bread, the other a stone
the hunter enters the forest
All are not huntsmen who blow thw huntsman's horn
By the look of this one, you've not got much to fear

(4)
Here I am, I'm very firce and fright'ning
Come to match my skill to yours
Now listen here, listen to me, don't you run away now
I am a friend, I'd really like to play with you
Making noises my little furry friend would make
I'll trick him, then I'll kick him into my sack
You'd better watch out, you'd better watch out
(to "chorus", no lyrics this time)

(just like bridge 1)
I've got you, I've got you, you'll never get away
Walking home that night
the sack across my back, the sound of sobbing on my shoulder
when suddenly it stopped
I opened up the sack, all that I had
a pool of bubbles and tears
just a pool of tears
(to "chorus")

Second time through chorus, go up to an A chord on the second half
of beat 2 (still in 4/4), then go to the ending

[Ending]
[Bsus4]       [B]All in all you are a [F#m]very dying race

[A]Placing trust upon a [E]cruel world

You never had the [B]things you thought you should have had

and [F#m]you'll not get them now

and all the w[A]hile in perfect time your tears are f[E]alling on the [B]ground

Where this goes from there, I'm not sure. I think there's a C
B, but again I'm not entirely sure. But, this is the grand portion of
Sqounk, so don't let a little thing like the ending stop you from
enjoying it!

-Chris

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