KEEP IT DARK by Genesis
from the 1981 album 'Abacab'
Written by Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Phil Collins
(C) 1981 by Virgin Records
Transcribed by Tha Funkinator (dwarfmuncher(at)gmail.com)
This ostinato is repeated under almost the entire song, except from
"A world full of people..." to "Oh, keep it dark!"
|: Ostinato :|
e-------------|-------------------------|
B-------------|-------------------------|
G-0---2---4---|o5-----4-5---0---2---4--o|
D-------------|o-----------------------o|
A-----0---2---|-3-----2-3-------0---2---|
E-3-----------|-------------3-----------|
4 . 5 . 6 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 .
[Intro:]
|:C :|
[Verse:]
F E Am G C
Found that man reported missing, he wandered in his home
F E Am G C
It don't seem too bad if you consider just what he's been through
Am Em Am Em
Seems he met up with a gang of thieves
Am Em Am Em
Who mistook him for a man of means
Dm Em F
They locked him up, then found he had no money
G# C
So they let him go again
F E Am G C
Now he's back at home and happy just to see the kids
[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I wish, that I could really tell you
Em7 Fmaj7
All the things that happened to me
Cmaj7
Or all that I have seen
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
A world full of people, their hearts full of joy
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Cities of light with no fear of war
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
And thousands of creatures with happier lives
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 C
And dreams of a future with meaning and no need to hide
(n.c.)
Oh, keep it dark
|:C :|
F E Am G C
It seems strange to have to lie about a world so bright
F E Am G C
And tell instead a made-up story from the world of night
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
I wish, that I could really tell you
Em7 Fmaj7
All the things that happened to me
Cmaj7
Or all that I have seen
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
A world full of people, their hearts full of joy
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
Cities of light with no fear of war
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7
And thousands of creatures with happier lives
Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7
And dreams of a future with meaning and no need to lie
Em7 Fmaj7
No need to hate
Em7 C
No need to hide
(n.c.)
Oh, keep it dark
|:C :| [to fade]