Squonk chords by Genesis

Chords with lyrics

Hello again! here's something a little newer, still from a time when
Genesis was writing very creative songs. This one's actually
written by Banks and Rutherford.


            Squonk
          by Genesis, from
         _A Trick of the Tail_

unless otherwise noted, chords are in open position.

The intro is basically just like the first verse.

(1)
Dm7Dm7        C/DC/D
Like father, ...

Dm7Dm7             C/DC/D
Not flesh nor fish nor ....

Dm7Dm7               C/DC/D
Alive at both ends but a ....

Dm7Dm7              C/DC/D
A-tumbling and a-...

Em7/A           F#m7/A
All the king's horses ....

   Em7/A           F#m7/A
could never put a smile ....

(2) follows the same pattern as (1)


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(no 3rd) G#o D7D7  D MajorD  G/DG/D       D MajorD   A/D    G/DG/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 ...
tears.                          just a pool ...
out.
night.                          They don't ...

Bridge 1
The second time through the bit above, the measure of the G/DG/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/DC/D     Dm7Dm7       Gm7Gm7        G minorGm    Dmsus2,4  DmDm add E MajorE
Go a little faster now, you ...

FF    Am7Am7     Dm7Dm7   Dm7Dm7 E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7 E minor 7Em7
Mirror mirror ...

  Eb MajorEb               Bb majorBb      FF
his heart was broken long ...

     Am7Am7     Dm7Dm7   Dm7Dm7 E minor 7Em7 Dm7Dm7 E minor 7Em7
Stop your tears ...

  Eb MajorEb                 Bb majorBb      FF
The trail they leave is ....

    Am7Am7
all to see at night
(to "chorus")

(3) like (1)
In season, out of s....

(4)
Here I am, I'm ...
(to "chorus", no lyrics this time)

Bridge 2
(just like bridge 1)
I've got you, I've got ....
(to "chorus")

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

Ending
Bsus4Bsus4 BB          F# minorF#m
    All in all you are ....

A augmentedA          E MajorE
Placing trust ....

         BB
You never had the things ..

  F# minorF#m
and you'll not get ...

       A augmentedA                  E MajorE       BB
and all the while in perfect time ...


Where this goes from there, I'm not sure. I think there's a C#C# after 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