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Man On The Corner  Chords by Genesis

Man On The Corner chords by Genesis (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: novice


                            VERSION 1
NOTE: This version has a simpler chord to use then the Fm7 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:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
                  MAN ON THE CORNER
                       GENESIS


INTRO: DRUM... then play MAIN RIFF 4x's

MAIN RIFF:
Db  Ebm  Eb5/Bb  F# F#     Db  Ebm  Eb5/Bb  F#

             OR
E -------------|---------
B -------------|---------
G -----8-6-----|-----8-6-
D -6-8------8--|-6-8-----
A -------------|---------
E -------------|---------


VERSE:
 Db      Ebm       Eb5/Bb       F#  F#
See the lonely man there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm       Eb5/Bb     F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
Db      Ebm  Eb5/Bb F# F#
But he waits everyday now.
Db         Ebm        Eb5/Bb      F#
He's just waiting for someone to show.


CHORUS:
F#                   Db F#
And nobody knows him,

And nobody cares,
                 Ebm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
            Abm           Db  Ebm
There's no hiding place - for you.


VERSE:
Db      Ebm     Eb5/Bb F# F#
Looking everywhere at no one,
Db        Ebm         Eb5/Bb       F#
He sees everything and nothing at all - oh.
Db      Ebm   Eb5/Bb   F#  F#
When he shouts nobody listens,
Db        Ebm Eb5/Bb       F#
Where he leads no one will go - oh.


VERSE:
Db      Ebm       Eb5/Bb        F#  F#
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm       Eb5/Bb     F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
Db     Ebm  Eb5/Bb F#  F#
But he waits everyday now.
    Db         Ebm        Eb5/Bb        F#
And He's just waiting for something to show - oh.


CHORUS:
F#                Db F#
Nobody knows him,

And nobody cares,
                 Ebm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
            Abm                B      Db
There's no hiding place - for you and me


BREAK:
       Bbm                Db
Are we just like all the rest,
        B                   Ebm
We're looking too hard for something he's got
   Bbm                 Db
Or moving too fast to rest.
            Bbm                     Db
But like a monkey on your back you need it.
            B                 Db
But do you love it enough to leave it - ah.


VERSE:
Db           Ebm       Eb5/Bb        F#  F#
Just like a lonely man, there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm       Eb5/Bb     F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know, - oh
Db     Ebm  Eb5/Bb F#  F#
But he waits everyday now.
Db         Ebm       Eb5/Bb         F#
He's just waiting for something to show - oh.


VERSE:
Db      Ebm       Eb5/Bb        F#  F#
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm       Eb5/Bb     F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
Db       Ebm  Eb5/Bb F#  F#
But he's there everyday now.
    Db         Ebm        Eb5/Bb        F#
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.


VERSE:
Db       Ebm       Eb5/Bb        F#  F#
Who the lonely man, there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm       Eb5/Bb     F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
Db     Ebm  Eb5/Bb F#  F#
But he waits everyday now.
Db         Ebm        Eb5/Bb        F#
He's just waiting for something to show

OUTRO: play MAIN RIFF 4x's
               MAIN RIFF
Db  Ebm  Eb5/Bb  F# F#     Db  Ebm  Eb5/Bb  F#


                    CHORDS USED

Eb5/Bb
 E -x-
 B -x-
 G -8-   OR  you can simply play the Eb note only
 D -8-       (the single note on the G string at the 8th fret)
 A -x-       after the Ebm chord.
 E -x-


  Db       Ebm       F#      Bbm       B       Abm
E -4-    E -6-    E -2-    E -1-    E -2-    E -4-
B -6-    B -7-    B -2-    B -2-    B -4-    B -4-
G -6-    G -8-    G -3-    G -3-    G -4-    G -4-
D -6-    D -8-    D -4-    D -3-    D -4-    D -6-
A -4-    A -6-    A -4-    A -1-    A -2-    A -6-
E -4-    E -6-    E -2-    E -1-    E -2-    E -4-

==================================================================

                  VERSION 2 - with CAPO at 1st FRET

SONG:   MAN ON THE CORNER
ARTIST: GENESIS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM

                  MAN ON THE CORNER
                       GENESIS

CAPO: 1st FRET

INTRO: DRUM... then play MAIN RIFF 4x's

MAIN RIFF:
C   Dm   Cadd9/E   F  F      C   Dm   Cadd9/E   F

             OR
E -------------|---------
B -------------|---------
G -----7-5-----|-----7-5-
D -5-7------7--|-5-7-----
A -------------|---------
E -------------|---------


VERSE:
 C       Dm       Cadd9/E       F   F
See the lonely man there on the corner,
 C         Dm       Cadd9/E     F
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
C       Dm  Cadd9/E F  F
But he waits everyday now.
C          Dm        Cadd9/E      F
He's just waiting for someone to show.


CHORUS:
F                    C  F
And nobody knows him,

And nobody cares,
                 Dm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
            Gm            C   Dm
There's no hiding place - for you.


VERSE:
C       Dm   Cadd9/E  F   F
Looking everywhere at no one,
C         Dm         Cadd9/E       F
He sees everything and nothing at all - oh.
C       Dm   Cadd9/E   F   F
When he shouts nobody listens,
C         Dm Cadd9/E       F
Where he leads no one will go - oh.


VERSE:
C       Dm        Cadd9/E       F   F
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
 C         Dm       Cadd9/E     F
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
C      Dm  Cadd9/E F   F
But he waits everyday now.
    C          Dm        Cadd9/E        F
And He's just waiting for something to show - oh.


CHORUS:
F                 C  F
Nobody knows him,

And nobody cares,
                 Dm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
            Gm                 Bb     C
There's no hiding place - for you and me


BREAK:
       Am                 C
Are we just like all the rest,
        Bb                  Dm
We're looking too hard for something he's got
   Am                  C
Or moving too fast to rest.
            Am                      C
But like a monkey on your back you need it.
            Bb                C
But do you love it enough to leave it - ah.


VERSE:
C            Dm       Cadd9/E        F   F
Just like a lonely man, there on the corner,
 C         Dm       Cadd9/E     F
What he's waiting for, I don't know, - oh
C      Dm  Cadd9/E F   F
But he waits everyday now.
C          Dm       Cadd9/E         F
He's just waiting for something to show - oh.


VERSE:
C       Dm       Cadd9/E        F   F
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
 C         Dm       Cadd9/E     F
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
C        Dm  Cadd9/E F   F
But he's there everyday now.
    C          Dm        Cadd9/E        F
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.


VERSE:
C        Dm       Cadd9/E         F  F
Who the lonely man, there on the corner,
 C         Dm       Cadd9/E     F
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
C      Dm  Cadd9/E F   F
But he waits everyday now.
C          Dm        Cadd9/E        F
He's just waiting for something to show

OUTRO: play MAIN RIFF 4x's

                   MAIN RIFF
C   Dm   Cadd9/E   F  F      C   Dm   Cadd9/E    F


                      CHORDS USED

NOTE: ALL CHORDS ARE RELATIVE TO THE CAPO

   C       Dm     Cadd9/E       F       Am       Bb       Gm
E -3-    E -5-     E -0-     E -1-    E -5-    E -1-    E -3-
B -5-    B -6-     B -3-     B -1-    B -5-    B -3-    B -3-
G -5-    G -7-     G -0-     G -2-    G -5-    G -3-    G -3-
D -5-    D -7-     D -2-     D -3-    D -7-    D -3-    D -5-
A -3-    A -5-     A -3-     A -3-    A -7-    A -1-    A -5-
E -3-    E -5-     E -0-     E -1-    E -5-    E -1-    E -3-

===============================================================

                         VERSION 3

SONG:   MAN ON THE CORNER
ARTIST: GENESIS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM

                  MAN ON THE CORNER
                       GENESIS


INTRO: DRUM... then play MAIN RIFF 4x's

MAIN RIFF:
Db  Ebm  Fm7  F# F#     Db  Ebm  Fm7  F#

             OR
E -------------|---------
B -------------|---------
G -----8-6-----|-----8-6-
D -6-8------8--|-6-8-----
A -------------|---------
E -------------|---------


VERSE:
 Db      Ebm        Fm7         F#  F#
See the lonely man there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm        Fm7       F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
Db      Ebm   Fm7 F#  F#
But he waits everyday now.
Db         Ebm         Fm7        F#
He's just waiting for someone to show.


CHORUS:
F#                   Db F#
And nobody knows him,

And nobody cares,
                 Ebm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
            Abm           Db  Ebm
There's no hiding place - for you.


VERSE:
Db      Ebm       Fm7 F#  F#
Looking everywhere at no one,
Db        Ebm          Fm7         F#
He sees everything and nothing at all - oh.
Db      Ebm    Fm7     F#  F#
When he shouts nobody listens,
Db         Ebm Fm7         F#
Where he leads no one will go - oh.


VERSE:
Db      Ebm        Fm7          F#  F#
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm        Fm7       F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
Db      Ebm   Fm7 F#  F#
But he waits everyday now.
    Db         Ebm         Fm7          F#
And He's just waiting for something to show - oh.


CHORUS:
F#                Db F#
Nobody knows him,

And nobody cares,
                 Ebm
'Cos there's no hiding place,
            Abm                B      Db
There's no hiding place - for you and me


BREAK:
       Bbm                Db
Are we just like all the rest,
        B                   Ebm
We're looking too hard for something he's got
   Bbm                 Db
Or moving too fast to rest.
            Bbm                     Db
But like a monkey on your back you need it.
            B                 Db
But do you love it enough to leave it - ah.


VERSE:
Db           Ebm        Fm7          F#  F#
Just like a lonely man, there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm        Fm7       F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know, - oh
Db      Ebm   Fm7 F#  F#
But he waits everyday now.
Db         Ebm         Fm7          F#
He's just waiting for something to show - oh.


VERSE:
Db      Ebm        Fm7          F#  F#
He's a lonely man, there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm        Fm7       F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
Db       Ebm    Fm7 F#  F#
But he's there everyday now.
    Db         Ebm         Fm7          F#
And he's just waiting for something to show - oh.


VERSE:
Db       Ebm        Fm7          F#  F#
Who the lonely man, there on the corner,
 Db        Ebm        Fm7       F#
What he's waiting for, I don't know,
Db      Ebm   Fm7 F#  F#
But he waits everyday now.
Db         Ebm         Fm7          F#
He's just waiting for something to show

OUTRO: play MAIN RIFF 4x's
               MAIN RIFF
Db  Ebm  Fm7  F# F#     Db  Ebm  Fm7  F#

                   CHORDS USED

  Db       Ebm       F#      Bbm       B       Fm7      Abm
E -4-    E -6-    E -2-    E -1-    E -2-    E -1-    E -4-
B -6-    B -7-    B -2-    B -2-    B -4-    B -2-    B -4-
G -6-    G -8-    G -3-    G -3-    G -4-    G -1-    G -4-
D -6-    D -8-    D -4-    D -3-    D -4-    D -3-    D -6-
A -4-    A -6-    A -4-    A -1-    A -2-    A -1-    A -6-
E -4-    E -6-    E -2-    E -1-    E -2-    E -x-    E -4-

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