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I Know What I Like Chords

(ver. 1)
Genesis
27th Mar 2013

Tuning: Standard

The A chord sequence actually start on the second verse,
but rather than just playing only an A5 chord for the spoken intro verse,
try playing the chords shown in brackets.

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    A5   
||:  /   /   /   /   |  /   /   /   /  :||


(A)           (Asus4)     (A)     (Asus2)
    It's one o'clock, and time for lunch,
            (A7)    (A7sus4)   (A7)    (A7sus2)
(Bum, de -  dum, de - dum!)
         (A)      (Asus4)      (A)       (Asus2)
When the sun beats down, and I lie on the bench,
       (A7)   (A7sus4)       (A7)      (A7sus2)
I can always..  hear them... talk...

A          Asus4         A     Asus2    A7    A7sus4      A7
   There's always been Ethel,                "Jacob, wake up!
              A7sus2      A         Asus4   A    Asus2
You've got to tidy your room now!"


A7     A7sus4        A7      A7sus2
    And then Mister Lewis,
A   Asus4     A               Asus2       A7   A7sus4   A7   A7sus2
   "Isn't it time that he was out on his own-----------------------?"


A   A   Asus4       A    Asus2  A7          A7sus4    A7      A7sus2
^   ^    Over the garden wall,  two little lovebirds,     cuc - koo to you!
A               A7
    Keep them mowing blades sharp...


  Gmaj7 G6     A7      A7sus4 Dmaj7       Dmaj9
I know what I like, and  I    like what I know,
 Dmaj7  Gmaj7  G6       Dmaj7    Dmaj9
Getting better in your wardrobe,
        Gmaj7      G         A  Dm6/F  A  Dm6/F   A  Dm6/F  A   Dm6/F  A
Stepping one be - yond your show------------------------------, your  show----!
                          |  /    /    /    /  |  /    /    /    /  |


[Mute strings and scrub rhythm]
||:  Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!  Nah - n'nah, nah, nah, nah, nah! :|| (Twice)


  A    Asus4        A            Asus2
Sunday night, Mr Farmer called,
        A7    A7sus4         A7    A7sus2
Said, "Listen,  son, you're wasting time,
            A       Asus4        A          Asus2   A7       A7sus4   A7   A7sus2
There's a future for you in the fire escape trade! Come up to town!"
              A        Asus4           A     Asus2
Then I re - membered a voice from the past,
   A7     A7sus4   A7              A7sus2
'Gambling  only   pays when you're winning!'
 A          Asus4      A         Asus2      A
Had to thank old Miss Mort for schooling a fail - ure,
                                            ^      ^
            A7
Keep them mowing blades sharp...


  Gmaj7 G6     A7      A7sus4 Dmaj7       Dmaj9
I know what I like, and  I    like what I know,
 Dmaj7  Gmaj7  G6       Dmaj7    Dmaj9
Getting better in your wardrobe,
        Gmaj7      G         A      A/G      A/F#     A/G
Stepping one be - yond your show--! Oh, oh,   oh------------!
                          |  /   /   /   /  |  /   /   /   /  |


  Gmaj7 G6     A7      A7sus4 Dmaj7       Dmaj9
I know what I like, and  I    like what I know,
 Dmaj7  Gmaj7  G6       Dmaj7    Dmaj9
Getting better in your wardrobe,
              Gmaj7      G         A  Dm6/F  A  Dm6/F   A  Dm6/F  A  Dm6/F   A
Stepping, now, one be - yond your show------------------------------!
                                |  /    /    /    /  |  /    /    /    /  |


          A        Asus4        A         Asus2
When the sun beats down, and I lie on the bench,
        A7      A7sus4        A7       A7sus2
I can always..  hear them... talk...
A        Asus4                A      Asus2
    Me?        I'm just a lawnmower!
         A7           A7sus4  A7    A7sus2
You can tell me by the way I walk!


    A   Asus4   A   Asus2     A7   A7sus4   A7   A7sus2
||:  /     /     /     /   |    /     /     /     /   :||(Repeat, end on A)

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A5    =  577xxx   A7     = x02020   Dmaj7 =  xx0222    A/G  =  302220
A     =  x02220   A7sus4 = x02030   Dmaj9 =  xx0220    A/F# =  202220
Asus4 =  x02230   A7sus2 = x02000   G     =  320003    A/E  =  002220
Asus2 =  x02200   Gmaj7  = 320002   Dm6/F =  xx3101
                  G6    =  320000
            
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