Chords for Genesis - Robbery, Assault & Battery (Bruford) 1976

And now for the story of [D] Harry.
_ Harry the criminal.
[Am] Harry [A] the arch [G] enemy of all human beings.
_ [Am] Actually, Harry was only a thief after all, and I'm sure there are a lot of thieves in the audience. _ _
Some of whom might have known Harry.
_ _ _ Harry was a _ _ [E] criminal in Victorian London, and [D] tonight he was going to rob a safe.
_ And [C] we're going to tell you [Bm] just what happened, [Dm] because Harry eventually got caught,
and _ _ due to a quirk of fate, he managed to spend his sentence, instead [E] of in jail, in the appeal courts. _
[Am] And this is his story.
It's called Robbery, Assault and Battering.
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_ _ [Ab] Streets were deserted, [Eb] enemies were _ alerted,
They said if you found a [Eb] corner house,
_ _ [Ebm] Birds in the leaf blouse, [Ebm] and then children in blouse,
The youthful regards [B] unaware. _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] He said, [Fm] in between [Eb] them, he hoped to see them,
The eyes of their own, they're so near.
_ _ [Ebm] He saw [Eb] shining bright, [Ebm] he slowed on in the night,
Till he came to [Eb] the room with [B] a safe. _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ I'm all sung, [Db] I hope you're not [Bbm] involved,
[Eb] Keep guard, it [Ab] won't shut, I'm only [Bb] the cleaner.
It'll be ready [Bbm] to be fired, the young person has his day.
[Cm] You've done me wrong, it's the same old song.
Go, _ Harry, go, _ _ _ _ _ Harry, go.
[Db] _ _ _ _ [C] Robbery, [F] assault and _ [Gm] battering,
[C] The young [F] man he [Cm] said.
_ _ _ Robbery, [F] assault [Eb] and battering,
[C] The young [F] man he [Eb] said.
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ He picked up a dime, said, I'm going [Eb] to find this,
He pushed the phone down, shut up.
[Ebm] The alarm had [Bb] been sounded, he was [Ebm] the big man surrounding,
But he had some [Eb] tricks up [B] his sleeve. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ Come outside, [Db] keep your axe held high,
[Eb] You're not getting me a [Ab] life, sir, I promise [Bb] you that, sir.
He was getting to [Bbm] the fire, he loved the same as he died.
[Cm] You've done me wrong, it's the [Eb] same old song.
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_ _ _ _ Forever, together. _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [C] Robbery, [F] assault and [Eb] battering,
[C] The young [F] man he [Cm] said.
_ _ [C] _ Robbery, [F] assault and [Cm] battering,
The young man [F] he [Eb] said.
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[Fm] _ _ _ He's been caught on [A] the roof,
_ [Dm] The bus has gone [A] away, _ _
[Dm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Db] It's got _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
understudy,
_ On the [F] back, _
[Dm] _ _ [F] The head,
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I'm not putting away, [C] but I'm hoping [Gm] someday,
[C] Just something should change.
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[Cm] Someday [F] they'll catch me, [Cm] twitching and [Gm] attach me,
[Bb] To let me know [Ab] that I'm crying away. _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] It's plain time [Bb] to call [Gm] a gun trial,
[F] I'll stay out of jail, I'll pay you on bail,
And I'll [Gm] do what I'm told, [Bb] I won't be your sight.
[Am] You've done me wrong, it's the same old song.
[D] Forever, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ together.
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_ [A] You've done me [D] _ _ [E] _ _
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[A] _ [D] wrong, it's the same old song.
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