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Your Own Special Way Chords by Genesis

Your Own Special Way chords by Genesis

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Here's another classic for Genesis fans.  Enjoy.
Regards,
Frank

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    Artist: Genesis
    Title:  Your Own Special Way
    Album:  Wind & Wuthering (1976)
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                             YOUR OWN SPECIAL WAY

                     Words and Music by Mike Rutherford

    Chord Voicings:
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
        Ab  C   C6 Cmaj7 C/E Dm7 Em7  F Fmaj7 F#m7-5 G
    e---4---0---0----0----0---1---0---1---0-----0----3--
    B---4---1---1----0----1---1---3---1---1-----1----0--
    G---5---0---2----0----0---2---0---2---2-----2----0--
    D---6---2---2----2----2---0---2---3---3-----2----0--
    A---6---3---3----3----x---x---2---3---x-----x----x--
    E---4---x---x----x----x---x---0---1---x-----2----3--

    Note: In the tab section, a note in brackets is not to be played.


    Moderately Fast, in 3
    3/4 time (except chorus in 2/4)
    Key of C

    [Intro]
     ~~~~~
    |C               |C6              |Cmaj7           |C6              |

    |C               |C6              |Cmaj7           |C6              |


    [Verse 1]
     ~~~~~~~
    |C                                |C6                               |
     Go       far      e   ...

    |Cmaj7                            |C6                               |
     you      will    ....

    |C                                |C6                               |


    |Cmaj7                            |C6                               |
                                                                   a

    |C                                |C6                               |
     place     where      the     ...

    |Cmaj7                            |C6                               |
     un   -   der  - ...

    |C                                |C6                               |


    |Cmaj7                            |C6                               |
                                                                  And

    |Ab                               |                                 |
     we'll      see     ...

    |G                                |                                 |
     high      in       ...

    |F#m7-5                           |                                 |
     dy   -   ing        ...

    |F                                |                                 |
     night._______________________________

    |C                                |C6                               |


    |Cmaj7                            |C6                               |
                                                                  I've

    [Verses 1 (cont.), 2, & 3]
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    |: C                              |C6                               |
    1. sailed   th....
    2. Who's    seen     the   ...
    3. What     mean     the    ...

    |Cmaj7                            |C6                               |
     sev  -  en     ye....
     you     or       ...
     af   -  ter    ..

    |C                                |C6                               |


    |Cmaj7                            |C6                               |
                                                                  and
                                                                  But
                                                                  The

    |C                                |C6                               |
     left        all      ....
     when        the      ...
     man         in     ...

    |Cmaj7                            |C6                               |
     hind      in     ...
     pass   -  ing    ...
     blind  -  ing    ....
    |C                                |C6                               |


    |Cmaj7                            |C6                               |
    1.
    2.                                                            Be  -
    3.

    |Ab                               |                                 |
     Won't     you     come____        ...-
     tween     you     and....
     Won't     you     come....

    |G                                |                                 |
     ev    -    er       you           ....
     real  -    ly      don't          ....
     ev    -    er       you       ...

    |F#m7-5                           |                                 |
     been       all       a   -  ....
     knows      where    she's   ....
     fol   -    lowed     me     ....

    |F                                |                                 |
     nough._______________________________
     all._________________________________
     nough._______________________________


    [Chorus]
     ~~~~~~
     2/4 time
    |                                 |

     Moderately slow, in 2
    |C                                |                                 |
     You,                                           ...
     You,                                           ...
     You,                                           ....

    |Dm7                              |                                 |
     own___________    spe  -  ...
     own___________    spe  -  ...
     own___________    spe  -  ....

    |F                                |                                 |
                                                   of  ...
                                                   of  car ...me
                                                   of  ...

    |C/E              Fmaj7           |C/E               Fmaj7          |
     hand.  Keep  it  way  'bove  the  wa - ....
     twice 'round the world, nev - er  clos - .....the...______________________________________________________________

    |Em7                              |                                 |
     go,                                      oh,  no....
     day,                                     the  ....
     ___                                     Don't ev ....

    |Dm7                              |                                 |
     _______________
     -  ed._________
     _______________

    |C                                |                                 |
     You,                                           you   ...
     You,                                           you   ...
     You,                                           you   ....

    |Dm7                              |                                 |
     own___________    spe  -  cial    way
     own___________    spe  -  cial    way
     own___________    spe  -  cial    way

    |F                                |                                 |
                                                   of  turn ....
                                                  Hold  ...
                                                   ..

    |C/E               Fmaj7          |C/E              Fmaj7           |
     world   so  it's  fac - ing  the  .....
     hand.  Keep  it   way  'bove the  ....
     world   so  it's  fac - ing  the  .....

    |Em7                              |                                 |
     ev    -    er,                               don't  ev ...
     go,                                           no....
     ev    -    er,                               don't  ....__

    |Dm7                              |                                 |
     ____________                                                        *
     ____________                                                        &
     ____     me.                                                        #

    { *  go to |1. }
    { &  go to |2. }
    { #  go to |3. }

     _____________________________________________________________________
    |1.
     3/4 time
    |C                                |C6                               |

    |Cmaj7                            |C6                              :|

    {go to start of verse 2}

     _____________________________________________________________________
    |2.
     Tacet
    |:              |                 |                |                |
    e--3-(3)--6-(6)-----4-(4)--3-(3)------1-(1)------------1--3---6------
    B--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---3-(3)-----|--|---|--4---
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---

    |               |                 |                |                |
    e----------------------1---3--1------(1)-----------------------------
    B-(4)(4)-(4)(4)-----4--|---|--|-------|--4--(4)(4)-----3-(3)-(3)(3)--
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---

    |              :|
    e---------------|
    B-(3)(3)-(3)(3)-|  {repeat this tab block once more then continue}
    G--|--|---|--|--|

    |               |                 |                |                |
    e--0-(0)--0-(0)-----6-(6)--6--3------(3)(3)-(3)(3)----(3)(3)-(3)(3)--
    B--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---

    |               |                 |                |                |
    e--1-(1)--1-(1)-----8-(8)--8--5------(5)(5)-(5)(5)----(5)(5)-(5)-5---
    B--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---

    |               |                 |                |                |
    e--5--6--(6)(6)-----1-(1)-------------3-(3)-(3)(3)----(3)(3)-(3)-1---
    B--|--|---|--|------|--|---3-(3)------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|---

    |               |                 |                |
    e--0-(0)-------------------------------------------|
    B--|--|---3-(3)-----1-(1)-(1)(1)-----(1)(1)-(1)(1)-|
    G--|--|---|--|------|--|---|--|-------|--|---|--|--|

     3/4 time
    |C              |C6               |Cmaj7           |C6              |

    {go to start of verse 3}


     __________________________________
    |3.
    |C                                ||  {The end}


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    | Frank Palcat              | ac365@freenet.carleton.ca |
    | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   | /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\|
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