Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)
Tuning: Standard tuning
VERSION 1
NOTE: This version has a simpler chord to use then the 
Fm7Fm7 and
also the Dbadd9/F that was suggested in the comment section.
I changed it to an Eb5/Bb which is much easier to play.
SONG: MAN ON THE CORNER
ARTIST: GENESIS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAN ON THE CORNER
GENESIS
INTRO: DRUM... then play MAIN RIFF 4x's
MAIN RIFF:
DbDb 
EbmEbm Eb5/Bb 
F#F# F# DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
OR
E MajorE -------------|---------
BB -------------|---------
G+G -----8-6-----|-----8-6-
D MajorD -6-8------8--|-6-8-----
A augmentedA -------------|---------
E MajorE -------------|---------
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
See the lonely man there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#
But he waits everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
He's just waiting for someone to show.
CHORUS:
F#F# DbDb F#F#
And nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
EbmEbm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
AbmAbm DbDb EbmEbm
There's no hiding place - for you.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#
Looking everywhere at no one,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
He sees everything and nothing at all - oh.
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
When he shouts nobody listens,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
Where he leads no one will go - oh.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
But he waits everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
And He's just waiting for something to show - oh.
CHORUS:
F#F# DbDb F#F#
Nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
EbmEbm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
AbmAbm BB DbDb
There's no hiding place - for you and me
BREAK:
BbmBbm DbDb
Are we just like all the rest,
BB EbmEbm
We're looking too hard for something he's got
BbmBbm DbDb
Or moving too fast to rest.
BbmBbm DbDb
But like a monkey on your back you need it.
BB DbDb
But do you love it enough to leave it - ah.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
Just like a lonely man, there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know, - oh
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
But he waits everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
He's just waiting for something to show - oh.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
But he's there everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
Who the lonely man, there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F#F#
But he waits everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
He's just waiting for something to show
OUTRO: play MAIN RIFF 4x's
MAIN RIFF
DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F# F# DbDb EbmEbm Eb5/Bb F#F#
CHORDS USED
Eb5/Bb
E MajorE -x-
BB -x-
G+G -8- OR you can simply play the 
Eb MajorEb note only
D MajorD -8- (the single note on the G+G string at the 8th fret)
A augmentedA -x- after the EbmEbm chord.
E MajorE -x-
DbDb EbmEbm F#F# BbmBbm BB AbmAbm
E MajorE -4- E MajorE -6- E MajorE -2- E MajorE -1- E MajorE -2- E MajorE -4-
BB -6- BB -7- BB -2- BB -2- BB -4- BB -4-
G+G -6- G+G -8- G+G -3- G+G -3- G+G -4- G+G -4-
D MajorD -6- D MajorD -8- D MajorD -4- D MajorD -3- D MajorD -4- D MajorD -6-
A augmentedA -4- A augmentedA -6- A augmentedA -4- A augmentedA -1- A augmentedA -2- A augmentedA -6-
E MajorE -4- E MajorE -6- E MajorE -2- E MajorE -1- E MajorE -2- E MajorE -4-
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VERSION 2 - with CAPO at 1st FRET
SONG: MAN ON THE CORNER
ARTIST: GENESIS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAN ON THE CORNER
GENESIS
CAPO: 1st FRET
INTRO: DRUM... then play MAIN RIFF 4x's
MAIN RIFF:
C majorC 
DmDm Cadd9/E 
FF FF C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
OR
E MajorE -------------|---------
BB -------------|---------
G+G -----7-5-----|-----7-5-
D MajorD -5-7------7--|-5-7-----
A augmentedA -------------|---------
E MajorE -------------|---------
VERSE:
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
See the lonely man there on the corner,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
But he waits everyday now.
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
He's just waiting for someone to show.
CHORUS:
FF C majorC FF
And nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
DmDm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
G minorGm C majorC DmDm
There's no hiding place - for you.
VERSE:
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
Looking everywhere at no one,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
He sees everything and nothing at all - oh.
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
When he shouts nobody listens,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
Where he leads no one will go - oh.
VERSE:
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
But he waits everyday now.
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
And He's just waiting for something to show - oh.
CHORUS:
FF C majorC FF
Nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
DmDm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
G minorGm 
Bb majorBb C majorC
There's no hiding place - for you and me
BREAK:
A minorAm C majorC
Are we just like all the rest,
Bb majorBb DmDm
We're looking too hard for something he's got
A minorAm C majorC
Or moving too fast to rest.
A minorAm C majorC
But like a monkey on your back you need it.
Bb majorBb C majorC
But do you love it enough to leave it - ah.
VERSE:
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
Just like a lonely man, there on the corner,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
What he's waiting for, I don't know, - oh
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
But he waits everyday now.
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
He's just waiting for something to show - oh.
VERSE:
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
But he's there everyday now.
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.
VERSE:
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
Who the lonely man, there on the corner,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF
But he waits everyday now.
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
He's just waiting for something to show
OUTRO: play MAIN RIFF 4x's
MAIN RIFF
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF FF C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF
CHORDS USED
NOTE: ALL CHORDS ARE RELATIVE TO THE CAPO
C majorC DmDm Cadd9/E FF A minorAm Bb majorBb G minorGm
E MajorE -3- E MajorE -5- E MajorE -0- E MajorE -1- E MajorE -5- E MajorE -1- E MajorE -3-
BB -5- BB -6- BB -3- BB -1- BB -5- BB -3- BB -3-
G+G -5- G+G -7- G+G -0- G+G -2- G+G -5- G+G -3- G+G -3-
D MajorD -5- D MajorD -7- D MajorD -2- D MajorD -3- D MajorD -7- D MajorD -3- D MajorD -5-
A augmentedA -3- A augmentedA -5- A augmentedA -3- A augmentedA -3- A augmentedA -7- A augmentedA -1- A augmentedA -5-
E MajorE -3- E MajorE -5- E MajorE -0- E MajorE -1- E MajorE -5- E MajorE -1- E MajorE -3-
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VERSION 3
SONG: MAN ON THE CORNER
ARTIST: GENESIS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
MAN ON THE CORNER
GENESIS
INTRO: DRUM... then play MAIN RIFF 4x's
MAIN RIFF:
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F# DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
OR
E MajorE -------------|---------
BB -------------|---------
G+G -----8-6-----|-----8-6-
D MajorD -6-8------8--|-6-8-----
A augmentedA -------------|---------
E MajorE -------------|---------
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
See the lonely man there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
But he waits everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
He's just waiting for someone to show.
CHORUS:
F#F# DbDb F#F#
And nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
EbmEbm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
AbmAbm DbDb EbmEbm
There's no hiding place - for you.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
Looking everywhere at no one,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
He sees everything and nothing at all - oh.
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
When he shouts nobody listens,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
Where he leads no one will go - oh.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
But he waits everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
And He's just waiting for something to show - oh.
CHORUS:
F#F# DbDb F#F#
Nobody knows him,
And nobody cares,
EbmEbm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
AbmAbm BB DbDb
There's no hiding place - for you and me
BREAK:
BbmBbm DbDb
Are we just like all the rest,
BB EbmEbm
We're looking too hard for something he's got
BbmBbm DbDb
Or moving too fast to rest.
BbmBbm DbDb
But like a monkey on your back you need it.
BB DbDb
But do you love it enough to leave it - ah.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
Just like a lonely man, there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know, - oh
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
But he waits everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
He's just waiting for something to show - oh.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
But he's there everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.
VERSE:
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
Who the lonely man, there on the corner,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F#F#
But he waits everyday now.
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
He's just waiting for something to show
OUTRO: play MAIN RIFF 4x's
MAIN RIFF
DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F# F# DbDb EbmEbm Fm7Fm7 F#F#
CHORDS USED
DbDb EbmEbm F#F# BbmBbm BB Fm7Fm7 AbmAbm
E MajorE -4- E MajorE -6- E MajorE -2- E MajorE -1- E MajorE -2- E MajorE -1- E MajorE -4-
BB -6- BB -7- BB -2- BB -2- BB -4- BB -2- BB -4-
G+G -6- G+G -8- G+G -3- G+G -3- G+G -4- G+G -1- G+G -4-
D MajorD -6- D MajorD -8- D MajorD -4- D MajorD -3- D MajorD -4- D MajorD -3- D MajorD -6-
A augmentedA -4- A augmentedA -6- A augmentedA -4- A augmentedA -1- A augmentedA -2- A augmentedA -1- A augmentedA -6-
E MajorE -4- E MajorE -6- E MajorE -2- E MajorE -1- E MajorE -2- E MajorE -x- E MajorE -4-
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