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Genesis

Man On The Corner

by Genesis
Genesis

Biography:

At least two artists have used the name "Genesis":
1. A British progessive rock band
2. A 60s psychedelic band from Los Angeles, California
For the Colombian band, please see Génesis.

1. Genesis formed in 1967 in Godalming, Surrey (United Kingdom) and was one of the most popular progressive rock bands in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. During the 1970s, Peter Gabriel was the lead singer until his departure, when drummer Phil Collins stepped up to the mic and replaced him.

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278 Artist   63 Music   164 Tab Tab
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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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: [email protected]

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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