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:
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
AbCC6Cmaj7C/EDm7Em7FFmaj7F#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]
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|C |C6 |Cmaj7 |C6 |
|C |C6 |Cmaj7 |C6 |
[Verse 1]
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|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]
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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/EFmaj7 |C/EFmaj7 |
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/EFmaj7 |C/EFmaj7 |
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. }
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|1.
3/4 time
|C |C6 |
|Cmaj7 |C6 :|
{go to start of verse 2}
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|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}
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|3.
|C || {The end}
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| Frank Palcat | ac365@freenet.carleton.ca |
| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\|
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