A Trick of the Tail — Genesis
Chords and lyrics for A Trick of the Tail by Genesis (key of F#m).
Intro
[F#m7] [Bmadd9] [F#msus2sus4] [Bmadd9]
Verse 1
[F#m7]Bored of the life in the [Bmadd9]city of gold
[C#m7]He'd left and let [C#m7]nobody [F#m7]know [B]
[F#m7]Gone were the towers he had [Bmadd9]known from a child
[C#m7]Alone with the [C#m7]dream of a [F#m7]life [B]
Verse 2
[Db]He travelled the [Gb]wide open [Ab7]road
[Fm]The blinkered arcade
[Ab]In search of [Gb]another to [Fm]share in his life
[Ab7/Eb]No [Bb/D]where [Db]
Chorus
[Ebm]Everyone looked so strange to [Gb/Db]him
[Ebm7]They've got no horns and they've got no tail
[Abm7]They don't even know of our existence
[Ebm7]Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold
[Abm7]That lies in the deep distance, he cried
Verse 3
And wept as they led him away to a cage
"Beast that can talk", read the sign
The creatures they pushed and they prodded his frame
And questioned his story again
Verse 4
But soon they grew bored of their prey
Beast that can talk?
More like a freak or publicity stunt
Oh, no
Chorus
[Ebm7]They've got no horns and they've got no tail
[Abm7]They don't even know of our existence
[Ebm7]Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold
[Abm7]That lies in the deep distance, he cried
Verse 5
[Eb]And broke down the door of the cage and marched on out
[Ab7]He grabbed a creature by the scruff of his neck, pointing out
[Db]There, beyond the bounds of your weak [F]imagination
[Bb]Lie the noble towers of my [F6]city, bright and [Eb6]gold [Bb]
[Bb]Let me take you [F6]there and show you a [Eb6]living story [F/C]
[Eb/G]Let me [F]show you [G]others such as [D7sus4]me [C] [Eb]
Verse 6
[Bb/D]Why did I ever [Db]leave? [Eb]
Chorus
[Ebm7]They've got no horns and they've got no tail
[Abm7]They don't even know of our existence
[Ebm7]Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold
[Abm7]That lies in the deep distance, he cried
And wept
Verse 7
And so we set out with the beast and his horns
And his crazy description of home
After many days journey we came to a peak
Where the beast gazed abroad and cried out
Verse 8
We followed his gaze and we thought maybe we saw
A spire of gold - no, a trick of the eye that's all
But the beast was gone and a voice was heard
Chorus
[Ebm7]They've got no horns and they've got no tail
[Abm7]They don't even know of our existence
[Ebm7]Am I wrong to believe in a city of gold
[Abm7]That lies in the deep distance, he cried
Outro
[F#m7]Hello friend, [Bmadd9]welcome [F#msus2sus4]home [Bmadd9]