Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail

intro : F#m E6 D6maj7 E6

F#m E6 D6maj7 E6
bored of the life in the city of gold
E F#m h
he’d left and let nobody know
F#m E6 D6maj7 E6
gone were the towers he had known from a child
E F#m h
alone with the dream of a life
C# F# G#
he travelled the wide open road
Fm
the blinkered arcade
G# F# C#/F
in search of another to share in his life
D# A# C#
nowhere
D#m F# G#
everyone looked so strange to him

D#m
they’ve got no horns and they’ve got no tail
G#m
they don’t even know of our existence
D#m
Am i wrong to believe in a city of gold
G#m
that lies in the deep distance , he cried

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
but soon they grew bored of their prey
beast that can talk ?
more like a freak or publicity stunt
oh , no

they’ve got no horns and they’ve got no tail
they don’t even know of our existence
Am i wrong to believe in a city of gold
that lies in the deep distance , he cried

D# C#
and broke down the door of the cage and marched on out
G# D# F7
he grabbed a creature by the scruff of his neck , pointing out
A# A#maj7 D# A#
there , beyond the bounds of your weak imagination
A# A#maj7 D# F
lie the noble towers of my city , bright and gold
D# F G F C D#
let me take you there and show you a living story
A# C# D#
let me show you others such as me
G#m C#
why did i ever leave ?

they’ve got no horns and they’ve got no tail
they don’t even know of our existence
Am i wrong to believe in a city of gold
that lies in the deep distance , he cried
and wept

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
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

they’ve got no horns and they’ve got no tail
they don’t even know of our existence
Am i wrong to believe in a city of gold
that lies in the deep distance , he cried

F#m E6 D6maj7 E6
hello friend , welcome home

i’m sorry about the “d6maj7” chord , but i don’t know any other name of it . it’s
supposed to be D – B – C# – F# . if anyone know a better name for this chord , please comment or pm me : )