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Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

Genesis
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Chords in this song28

Intro

N.C.
"Can you tell me where my country lies?"
N.C.
Said the unifaun to his true love's eyes
"It lies with me!" cried the Queen of Maybe
For her merchandise, he traded in his prize  

Verse 1

"Paper late!" cried a voice in the crowd
Hmm-hmm, "Old man dies!"
The note he left was signed "Old Father Thames"
It seems he's drowned
Selling England by the pound  

Verse 2

Citizens of Hope and Glory
Time goes by, it's the time of your life
Easy now, sit you down
Chewing through your Wimpy dreams
They eat without a sound
Digesting England by the pound  

Instrumental

| C#m G#m Amaj7 | C#m G#m Amaj7 |

Pre-Chorus

Young man says, "You are what you eat," eat well   
Old man says, "You are what you wear," wear well  
You know what you are, you don't give a damn  
Bursting your belt that is your homemade sham

Chorus

The Captain leads his dance right on
Through the night, join the dance
Follow on till the Grail sun sets in the mould  
Follow on till the gold is cold
Dancing out with the moon---lit knight
Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout   

Instrumental Break

| F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B | F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B | F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B |
| A | A7 | A | A7 | C | C | A | A |
| A | A | A | A | 3x
| C G | D A | C G | D A | C G D A | C G D A |
| A E A E | A E A E | A |
| A | E/G# | G | G D | 2x
| A | A | A | A | A | A | A | C# |
| F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B | F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B |
| C#m G#m A | C#m G#m A |

Pre-Chorus

There's a fat old lady out--side the saloon  
Laying out the credit cards, she plays Fortune  
The deck is uneven right from the start  
And all of their hands are playing a part

Chorus

The Captain leads his dance right on
Through the night, join the dance
Follow on, a Round Table-talking down we go
You're the show, off we go with—
You play the hobby-horse
I'll play the fool
We'll tease the bull
Rin---ging round diddle loud, loud diddle round
Follow on with a twist of the world we go
Follow on till the gold is cold
Dancing out with the moon---lit knight
Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout   

Outro

| F#/C# F#/D F#/C# F#/B |
| A C D | G D | A# | A# |
| G# | G# | G# | G# | 2x
| A | A | G | D# D C# |
| G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 | G7 |
| Em7 | Em7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 |
| Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 |
| G | G- | G | G- | (Until fade end)

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