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LET IT BLEED, GENEVIEVE - John Phillips
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Chords used:
E B A G#m C#m
0 2 0 4 4
0 4 2 4 5
1 4 2 4 6
2 4 2 6 6
2 2 0 6 4
0 2 0 4 4
The intro, played on an organ, piano, and harmonica, goes something like this:
B A E A E B A
A G#m A E
E
Genevieve lay bleeding in my basement
B A
Misconceiving life again
E G#m C#m
Up on the sidewalk, her replacement
B A
Waiting to be skinned
E
Bobby wants a lady from the low lands
B A
And I'd like to have one too
E G#m C#m
Paul said, "One in the bush worth two in your hand"
B A
Even then you'll find there are too few
E
Genevieve lay dreaming on my ceiling
B A
A thought came, rolling stone, across her mind
E G#m C#m
Looking down with great feeling
B A
I'll trade you yours for mine
E
Just try to sing in choirs, hear the old gears grind
B A
And upstairs they'll say, "There's too much noise"
E G#m C#m
I tell the lady we'll be quiet
B A
She knows boys will be boys
E
Gene Gene Gene, what's the matter
B A
You'll get your way next time around
E G#m C#m
Subtract the former from the latter
B A
You're fatter than when you were found
E
Genevieve lay bleeding in my basement...
B A
E G#m C#m
B A
^ this repeats and fades out after a little more than one repetition.
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025