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Your Own Special Way

Genesis
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot} =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-={eot}
Artist: Genesis
{sot} Title: Your Own Special Way
Album: Wind & Wuthering (1976)
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-={eot}
YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY
Words and Music by Mike Rutherford
Chord Voicings:
e---4---0---0----0----0---1---0---1---0-----0----3--
B---4---1---1----0----1---1---3---1---1-----1----0--
G---5---0---2----0----0---2---0---2---2-----2----0--
D---6---2---2----2----2---0---2---3---3-----2----0--
A---6---3---3----3----x---x---2---3---x-----x----x--
E---4---x---x----x----x---x---0---1---x-----2----3--{eot}
Note: In the tab section, a note in brackets is not to be played.
Moderately Fast, in 3
3/4 time (except chorus in 2/4)
Key of C
{section: Intro}
~~~~~
{section: Verse 1}
~~~~~~~
[And]
dy - ing a - way______ in the
[Verses 1 (cont.), 2, & 3]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2. Who's seen the wind?_____ Not
3. What mean the dreams____ night
you or I.
af - ter night?
But
The
when the ship moves,____ she's
man in the moon's____ a
pass - ing by._______
blind - ing light.____
2. Be -
3.
tween you and_____ me, I
Won't you come____ out, who -
real - ly don't think she
ev - er you are? You've
been all a - lone_____ long e -
knows where she's go - ing at
fol - lowed me quite____ long e -
all._________________________________
nough._______________________________
{section: Chorus}
~~~~~~
2/4 time
| |
Moderately slow, in 2
You, you have your
You, you have your
own___________ spe - cial way
own___________ spe - cial way
of car - ry'ng me
of hold - ing my
twice 'round the world, nev - er clos - er to home than the
hand.______________________________________________________________
day, the day I______ start
___ Don't ev - er let go.___
- ed._________
_______________
You, you have your
You, you have your
own___________ spe - cial way
own___________ spe - cial way
Hold on - to my
of turn - ing the
hand. Keep it way 'bove the wa - ter. Don't ev - er let
world so it's fac - ing the way that I'm go - ing. Don't
go, no, no, no.____
ev - er, don't ev - er leave__
____________ &
____ me. #
{ * go to |1. }
{ & go to |2. }
{ # go to |3. }
_____________________________________________________________________
|1.
3/4 time
{go to start of verse 2}
_____________________________________________________________________
|2.
Tacet
{sot} |: | | | |
e--3-(3)--6-(6)-----4-(4)--3-(3)------1-(1)------------1--3---6------
B--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---3-(3)-----|--|---|--4---
G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}
| | | | |
{sot} e----------------------1---3--1------(1)-----------------------------{eot}
B-(4)(4)-(4)(4)-----4--|---|--|-------|--4--(4)(4)-----3-(3)-(3)(3)--
{sot} G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}
{sot} | | | | |
e--0-(0)--0-(0)-----6-(6)--6--3------(3)(3)-(3)(3)----(3)(3)-(3)(3)--
B--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---
G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}
{sot} | | | | |
e--1-(1)--1-(1)-----8-(8)--8--5------(5)(5)-(5)(5)----(5)(5)-(5)-5---
B--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---
G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}
{sot} | | | | |
e--5--6--(6)(6)-----1-(1)-------------3-(3)-(3)(3)----(3)(3)-(3)-1---
B--|--|---|--|------|--|---3-(3)------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---
G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}
{sot} | | | |
e--0-(0)-------------------------------------------|
B--|--|---3-(3)-----1-(1)-(1)(1)-----(1)(1)-(1)(1)-|
G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|--|{eot}
3/4 time
{go to start of verse 3}
__________________________________
|3.
|C || {The end}

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Arrangement source for Your Own Special Way by Genesis

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}    =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-={eot}
    Artist: Genesis
{sot}    Title:  Your Own Special Way
    Album:  Wind & Wuthering (1976)
    =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-={eot}

                             YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY

                     Words and Music by Mike Rutherford

    Chord Voicings:

{sot}        [Ab]  [C]   [C6] [Cmaj7] [C/E] [Dm7] [Em7]  [F] [Fmaj7] [F#m7]-5 [G]
    e---4---0---0----0----0---1---0---1---0-----0----3--
    B---4---1---1----0----1---1---3---1---1-----1----0--
    G---5---0---2----0----0---2---0---2---2-----2----0--
    D---6---2---2----2----2---0---2---3---3-----2----0--
    A---6---3---3----3----x---x---2---3---x-----x----x--
    E---4---x---x----x----x---x---0---1---x-----2----3--{eot}

    Note: In the tab section, a note in brackets is not to be played.

    Moderately Fast, in 3
    3/4 time (except chorus in 2/4)
    Key of C

{section: Intro}
     ~~~~~
     [C]                [C6]               [Cmaj7]            [C6]

     [C]                [C6]               [Cmaj7]            [C6]

{section: Verse 1}
     ~~~~~~~
     [C]Go       far      e   -   nough,__[C6]___                        and

     [Cmaj7]you      will     reach           [C6]

     [C]                                 [C6]

     [Cmaj7]                             [C6]
                                                                   [A]

     [C]place     where      the     sea__[C6]___                        runs

     [Cmaj7]un   -   der  - neath.____        [C6]

     [C]                                 [C6]

     [Cmaj7]                             [C6]
                                                                  [And]

     [Ab]we'll      see     our____        shad  -  ow

     [G]high      in       the      sky,_____

    |[F#m7]-5                           |                                 |
     dy   -   ing        a   -   way______            in       the

     [F]night._______________________________

     [C]                                 [C6]

     [Cmaj7]                                  [C6]                           I've

    [Verses 1 (cont.), 2, & 3]
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    1. [C]sailed   the  world__           [C6]                           for
    2. Who's    seen     the    wind?_____                        Not
    3. What     mean     the    dreams____                       night

     [Cmaj7]sev  -  en     years              [C6]
     you     or       I.
     af   -  ter    night?

     [C]                                 [C6]

     [Cmaj7]                                  [C6]                           and
                                                                  But
                                                                  The

     [C]left        all       I     love__[C6]___                        be  -
     when        the      ship  moves,____                        she's
     man         in       the   moon's____                         a

     [Cmaj7]hind      in     tears.____       [C6]
     pass   -  ing    by._______
     blind  -  ing    light.____

     [C]                                 [C6]

    1[Cmaj7].                                 [C6]
    2.                                                            Be  -
    3.

     [Ab]Won't     you     come____        here,                      wher -
     tween     you     and_____        me,                         I
     Won't     you     come____        out,                       who -

     [G]ev    -    er       you           are?                       I've
     real  -    ly      don't          think                      she
     ev    -    er       you           are?                      You've

    |[F#m7]-5                           |                                 |
     been       all       a   -  lone_____        long         e   -
     knows      where    she's    go      -       ing          at
     fol   -    lowed     me     quite____        long         e   -

     [F]nough._______________________________
     all._________________________________
     nough._______________________________

{section: Chorus}
     ~~~~~~
     2/4 time
    |                                 |

     Moderately slow, in 2
     [C]You,                                           you   have   your
     You,                                           you   have   your
     You,                                           you   have   your

     [Dm7]own___________    spe  -  cial    way
     own___________    spe  -  cial    way
     own___________    spe  -  cial    way

     [F]                                              of  hold - ing   my
                                                   of  car - ry'ng  me
                                                   of  hold - ing   my

     [C/E]hand.  Keep  it  [Fmaj7]way  'bove  the  [C/E]wa - ter.  Don't  [Fmaj7]ev  -  er   let
     twice 'round the world, nev - er  clos - er   to    home  than  the
     hand.______________________________________________________________

     [Em7]go,                                      oh,  no,  no,____   no.___
     day,                                     the  day  I______   start
     ___                                     Don't ev - er  let   go.___

     [Dm7]_______________
     -  ed._________
     _______________

     [C]You,                                           you   have   your
     You,                                           you   have   your
     You,                                           you   have   your

     [Dm7]own___________    spe  -  cial    way
     own___________    spe  -  cial    way
     own___________    spe  -  cial    way

     [F]                                              of  turn - ing   the
                                                  Hold  on -  to    my
                                                   of  turn - ing   the

     [C/E]world   so  it's  [Fmaj7]fac - ing  the  [C/E]way  that  I'm   [Fmaj7]go - ing.  Don't
     hand.  Keep  it   way  'bove the  wa - ter.  Don't ev -  er   let
     world   so  it's  fac - ing  the  way  that  I'm   go - ing.  Don't

     [Em7]ev    -    er,                               don't  ev - er  stop.__
     go,                                           no,   no,      no.____
     ev    -    er,                               don't  ev - er  leave__

     [Dm7]____________                                                        *
     ____________                                                        &
     ____     me.                                                        #

    { *  go to |1. }
    { &  go to |2. }
    { #  go to |3. }

     _____________________________________________________________________
    |1.
     3/4 time
     [C]                                 [C6]

     [Cmaj7]                             [C6]

    {go to start of verse 2}

     _____________________________________________________________________
    |2.
     Tacet
{sot}    |:              |                 |                |                |
    e--3-(3)--6-(6)-----4-(4)--3-(3)------1-(1)------------1--3---6------
    B--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---3-(3)-----|--|---|--4---
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}

    |               |                 |                |                |
{sot}    e----------------------1---3--1------(1)-----------------------------{eot}
    B-(4)(4)-(4)(4)-----4--|---|--|-------|--4--(4)(4)-----3-(3)-(3)(3)--
{sot}    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}

{sot}    |               |                 |                |                |
    e--0-(0)--0-(0)-----6-(6)--6--3------(3)(3)-(3)(3)----(3)(3)-(3)(3)--
    B--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}

{sot}    |               |                 |                |                |
    e--1-(1)--1-(1)-----8-(8)--8--5------(5)(5)-(5)(5)----(5)(5)-(5)-5---
    B--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}

{sot}    |               |                 |                |                |
    e--5--6--(6)(6)-----1-(1)-------------3-(3)-(3)(3)----(3)(3)-(3)-1---
    B--|--|---|--|------|--|---3-(3)------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---{eot}

{sot}    |               |                 |                |
    e--0-(0)-------------------------------------------|
    B--|--|---3-(3)-----1-(1)-(1)(1)-----(1)(1)-(1)(1)-|
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|--|{eot}

     3/4 time
     [C]               [C6]                [Cmaj7]            [C6]

    {go to start of verse 3}

     __________________________________
    |3.
    |C                                ||  {The end}

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