Chords for Genesis - Illegal Alien (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
143.9 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Eb

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Genesis - Illegal Alien (Official Music Video) chords
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[Db] [C] [G]
[Bb]
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
[Eb] [F]
[G] Got out of [D] bed, [Bb] wasn't [F] feeling good.
Need my wallet and my [C] passport, [Cm] a new pair [Bb] of shoes.
[G] The sun is [D] shining, [Bb] so I head for [F] the bar.
Feed a bottle of [C] tequila [Cm] and a note bag [Bb] of [G] cigarettes.
I got [D] a gun.
[Bb] [F] She got a friend who thought that I
[C] I [Cm] knew a man who [Bb] put [G] hell at his [D] apartment.
[Bb] I knocked on [F] the door.
He would have [C] come [Cm] out until he [Bb] got paid.
And I [F] don't tell [Bb] anybody what I want to [Cm] do.
[F] Stay [Eb] [F] fine, girl.
You know [Bb] that they'll never let me through.
[Cm] [F]
[Bb] Because it's a no [Eb] fun [Bb] being in a legal [Eb] [Bb] area.
No, it's a no fun being in a legal area.
[Eb] [F]
[G] [D] The office [Bb] had to [F] fill out the forms.
I think one [C] I read, [Cm] one that colors [Bb] in truth.
[G] I put a [D] count [Bb] up to [F] see what they think.
They said it doesn't [C] count, man.
It ain't written [Bb] in it.
[F] I don't trust [Bb] anybody, least [F] not around here.
[Bb] Because it's a no fun being in a legal area.
Because it's a no fun being in a legal area.
No, it's a no fun being in a legal area.
Because it's a no fun being in a [Eb] legal [Bb] area.
Being in
[Ab] a legal area.
I don't [G] know.
[F]
[C]
[Eb] [D] I [F]
[G]
[F] don't know.
[C]
I don't know.
[Eb] [G] [D]
Consideration [G] for your fellow man would [Am] not hurt [D] [C] anybody.
[D] It sure fits in with my [G] plan.
[D] For the border, [G] there lies the promised land.
[C] When everything comes [E] easy, [C]
[D] you just hold out [Bm] your hand.
[Em]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [Em]
[D] [A]
[Bb] [F] Don't tell [Bb] anybody what I want to do.
[F]
[Eb] They [F] find out, you know, and they'll never let me [Cm] through.
[F]
[Bb] Because it's a no fun being in a legal area.
Because it's a no fun being in a legal area.
[Eb] Now, he's getting me [Bb] down.
It's a no fun being in a legal area.
No, no, no, no, no.
It's a no fun being in a legal area.
[Eb] Yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah.
It's [Eb] a [Bb] no fun being in a legal area.
I tell you better.
It's a [F] no fun being in a [Ebm] legal area.
[Bb]
I tell you.
It's a no fun being in a legal area.
[Eb]
[Bb] It's a no fun being in a legal area.
It's a no fun being in a [Eb] legal [Bb] area.
It's a no fun being in a [Eb] legal area.
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F
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Eb
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D
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G
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Bb
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F
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Let's start jamming Genesis - (Digital Remastered 2007) Illegal Alien chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, Cm, Bb, F, Eb, Bb, Eb, Bb, G and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 71 BPM and then match the original tempo of 144 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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[Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I don't know. _ _ _ _
_ I don't know. _ _ _ _
_ I don't know.
_ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[G] Got out of [D] bed, [Bb] wasn't [F] feeling good.
Need my wallet and my [C] passport, [Cm] a new pair [Bb] of shoes.
[G] The sun is [D] shining, [Bb] so I head for [F] the bar.
Feed a bottle of [C] tequila [Cm] and a note bag [Bb] of [G] cigarettes.
I got [D] a gun.
[Bb] [F] She got a friend who thought that I
[C] I [Cm] knew a man who [Bb] put [G] hell at his [D] apartment.
[Bb] I knocked on [F] the door.
He would have [C] come [Cm] out until he [Bb] got paid.
_ _ _ And I [F] don't tell _ [Bb] anybody what I want to [Cm] do.
[F] Stay [Eb] _ [F] fine, girl.
You know [Bb] that they'll never let me through.
[Cm] _ [F] _
[Bb] Because it's a no _ [Eb] fun [Bb] being in a legal [Eb] _ [Bb] area. _ _
No, it's a no fun being in a legal _ area.
_ [Eb] _ [F] _
[G] _ _ [D] The office [Bb] had to [F] fill out the forms.
I think one [C] I read, [Cm] one that colors [Bb] in truth.
[G] I put a [D] count [Bb] up to [F] see what they think.
They said it doesn't [C] count, man.
It ain't written [Bb] in it.
[F] I _ _ don't trust [Bb] _ anybody, least [F] not around here.
[Bb] Because it's a no fun being in a legal _ area.
Because _ _ it's a no fun being in a legal _ area. _ _
No, it's a no fun being in a legal _ area. _ _ _
Because it's a no fun being in a [Eb] legal [Bb] _ area. _ _
Being _ in _ _ _
[Ab] _ a legal _ area.
I don't [G] _ _ _ know. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] I [F] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ don't know.
[C] _
_ _ _ I don't know. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Consideration [G] for your fellow man would [Am] not hurt _ _ [D] _ [C] anybody.
[D] It sure fits in with my [G] plan.
_ _ [D] _ For the border, _ [G] there lies the promised land. _ _
[C] When everything comes [E] easy, [C] _
[D] you just hold out [Bm] your hand. _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ Don't tell [Bb] anybody what I want to do.
[F] _
_ _ [Eb] They [F] find out, you know, and they'll never let me [Cm] through.
[F]
[Bb] Because it's a no fun being in a legal area. _ _
Because it's a no fun being in a legal area.
[Eb] Now, he's getting me [Bb] down.
It's a no fun being in a legal area.
_ No, no, no, no, no.
It's a no fun _ being in a legal area.
_ [Eb] Yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah.
It's [Eb] a [Bb] no fun being in a legal area.
_ I tell you better.
It's a [F] no fun being in a [Ebm] legal area.
_ [Bb] _
I tell you.
It's a no fun being in a legal _ area.
[Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ It's a no fun _ being in a legal _ area. _ _
_ It's a no fun being in a [Eb] legal _ [Bb] area. _ _
_ It's a _ no fun being in a [Eb] legal area. _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks.

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