Robbery, Assault And Battery Chords by Genesis
Tempo:
137.55 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Eb] The streets were [Ab] [Eb] deserted, but the police [Db] were [Eb]
alerted.
[Ebm] [Ab] Utterly flancy, [Ebm] then [Bbm] gently [Ebm] prancing,
[Fm] [Eb]
Slip [Ab] in [Eb] between them, he [Db] ought to have seen them,
[Eb] he lies [Ab] in their [Eb] arms so near.
[Ab]
[Eb] The streets were [Ab] [Eb] deserted, but the police [Db] were [Eb]
alerted.
[Ebm] [Ab] Utterly flancy, [Ebm] then [Bbm] gently [Ebm] prancing,
[Fm] [Eb]
Slip [Ab] in [Eb] between them, he [Db] ought to have seen them,
[Eb] he lies [Ab] in their [Eb] arms so near.
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] The streets were [Ab] [Eb] deserted, but the police [Db] were _ [Eb]
alerted.
He said, [Ab] the [Eb] phone call a [Db] hoax. _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] Utterly flancy, [Ebm] then [Bbm] gently [Ebm] prancing,
the [Ab] euphoric guards [B] unaware. _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Slip [Ab] in [Eb] between them, he [Db] ought to have seen them,
[Eb] he lies [Ab] in their [Eb] arms so near.
[Db] _ _
[Ebm] _ The torch [Fm] shining bright, [Ebm] he stood on in [Bbm] the night,
[Ebm] death came to [Fm] the room [B] with me safely.
_ _ [Abm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
Hello [Db] son, I hope you're [Bbm] having fun.
[Ab] You [Eb] got it [Ab] wrong, son, I'm only [Eb] the [Db] cleaner.
The dead defiant are the same as you die.
[Ab] You've done me wrong, it's the [Eb] same old song.
[Bbm] Forever, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ forever.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Robbery, [F] a [Eb] softened battery,
_ [Ab] _ [C] Helen [F] and his [Eb] Helen.
_ [Ab] _ [C] _
[F] Robbery, a softened [Eb] battery,
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[C] Helen [F] and his [Eb] Helen. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] He picked up the diamonds and [Db] bundles of [Eb] virus,
[Ab] pushed them all down [Eb] in his sack.
[Db] _ _ [Ebm]
But the [Fm] alarm at the sound, [Ebm] he was completely [Bbm] surrounded.
[Ebm] When he had [Fm] some more [B] tricks up his sleeve, _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ the mouse [Db] died with your hands [Bbm] held high.
You're not [Fm] getting [Eb] me [Ab] alive, sir, I [Cm] promise [Fm] you that, [Bbm] sir.
The dead [Db] defiant are the same as you die.
[Ab] You've done me wrong, it's the same old song.
[Bbm] Forever, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ forever.
[Db] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Robbery, [F] a [Eb] softened [Ab] battery,
_ [C] Helen and [F] his [Eb] Helen.
_ [Ab] _ [C] _
[F] Robbery, a softened [Eb] battery,
[Ab] _ _ [C]
Helen [F] and his [Eb] Helen.
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[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
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[Ab] _ _ _ [Gb] _ Sitting _ _
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[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
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[C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] by the road, _ [Dm] the boss is [A] gone _ away.
[Dm] _ _ [A] _ God _ [Db] always _ dies _ _ on [Gb] the _ side [Db] of [Cm] [F] the bad _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ guy.
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_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [Fm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I've got [F] plenty of [C] way, but I'll be [Bb] back [C] someday.
Just the [F] [C] combination will have changed.
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] Someday they'll catch [Cm] me, do what shall [Gm] nearly touch [Cm] me.
Until [Bb] that day I'll ride [Ab] the old crime wave.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] If they try to hold me to trial,
[F] I'll stay out of jail for paying my bail.
[Gm] And after [Bb] I'll go to the court of appeals,
saying [Am] you've done me wrong, it's the same old song.
[Gm] Forever, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] forever. _ _ _
[A] _ Done me [D] wrong, _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
[A] same _ _ _ [E] _ old [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [D] song.
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
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[D] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] The streets were [Ab] [Eb] deserted, but the police [Db] were _ [Eb]
alerted.
He said, [Ab] the [Eb] phone call a [Db] hoax. _
[Ebm] _ _ [Ab] Utterly flancy, [Ebm] then [Bbm] gently [Ebm] prancing,
the [Ab] euphoric guards [B] unaware. _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Slip [Ab] in [Eb] between them, he [Db] ought to have seen them,
[Eb] he lies [Ab] in their [Eb] arms so near.
[Db] _ _
[Ebm] _ The torch [Fm] shining bright, [Ebm] he stood on in [Bbm] the night,
[Ebm] death came to [Fm] the room [B] with me safely.
_ _ [Abm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
Hello [Db] son, I hope you're [Bbm] having fun.
[Ab] You [Eb] got it [Ab] wrong, son, I'm only [Eb] the [Db] cleaner.
The dead defiant are the same as you die.
[Ab] You've done me wrong, it's the [Eb] same old song.
[Bbm] Forever, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ forever.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Robbery, [F] a [Eb] softened battery,
_ [Ab] _ [C] Helen [F] and his [Eb] Helen.
_ [Ab] _ [C] _
[F] Robbery, a softened [Eb] battery,
[Ab] _ _
[C] Helen [F] and his [Eb] Helen. _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] He picked up the diamonds and [Db] bundles of [Eb] virus,
[Ab] pushed them all down [Eb] in his sack.
[Db] _ _ [Ebm]
But the [Fm] alarm at the sound, [Ebm] he was completely [Bbm] surrounded.
[Ebm] When he had [Fm] some more [B] tricks up his sleeve, _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ the mouse [Db] died with your hands [Bbm] held high.
You're not [Fm] getting [Eb] me [Ab] alive, sir, I [Cm] promise [Fm] you that, [Bbm] sir.
The dead [Db] defiant are the same as you die.
[Ab] You've done me wrong, it's the same old song.
[Bbm] Forever, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ forever.
[Db] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ Robbery, [F] a [Eb] softened [Ab] battery,
_ [C] Helen and [F] his [Eb] Helen.
_ [Ab] _ [C] _
[F] Robbery, a softened [Eb] battery,
[Ab] _ _ [C]
Helen [F] and his [Eb] Helen.
_ [Ab] _
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[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
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[Ab] _ _ _ [Gb] _ Sitting _ _
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[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
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[C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] by the road, _ [Dm] the boss is [A] gone _ away.
[Dm] _ _ [A] _ God _ [Db] always _ dies _ _ on [Gb] the _ side [Db] of [Cm] [F] the bad _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ guy.
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_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [Fm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I've got [F] plenty of [C] way, but I'll be [Bb] back [C] someday.
Just the [F] [C] combination will have changed.
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] Someday they'll catch [Cm] me, do what shall [Gm] nearly touch [Cm] me.
Until [Bb] that day I'll ride [Ab] the old crime wave.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] If they try to hold me to trial,
[F] I'll stay out of jail for paying my bail.
[Gm] And after [Bb] I'll go to the court of appeals,
saying [Am] you've done me wrong, it's the same old song.
[Gm] Forever, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] forever. _ _ _
[A] _ Done me [D] wrong, _ [E] _ _ [Em] _
[A] same _ _ _ [E] _ old [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [D] song.
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