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/ Kings of Leon / Youth & Young Manhood (2003) / Genius guitar tab

Group/Singer Name:      Kings Of Leon
Song:                   "Genius"
Additional Info:        Youth & Young Manhood - Track 09
Tuning:                 Rhythm (Caleb) - Standard / Lead (Matthew) - Open G: [DGDGBd]
Tabbed By:              Dean Hill - Comments, Suggestions? the.scotsman@blueyonder.co.uk


[Chords Used]   G(355433); Bb(688766); A(577655); C(8[10][10]988);
                D([10][12][12][11][10][10]); B(799877)


[Intro]         | G       | G       | G       | G       |
                | G       | G       | G       | G       |


[Verse 1]       G
                Everybody wants to be a showman, yeah they all got another one,
                
                Everybody think they got a genius, everybody got me on the run,
                Bb                                    A
                Sometimes I think that you come here, just so you can say that you can,
                      G
                And I can't get alone in my bathroom, I need to give myself a hand.
                
                
[Link]          | G       | G       |
                
                
[Verse 2]       G
                Ya'll cuh, cuh, cuh, creepin', creepin' underneath my skin,
                
                *** you and your flashbulbs, snappin' my picture again,
                  Bb                          A
                A you drink all my whiskey, a you steal all my smoke,
                           G
                And you're crowded all around me, like I got nowhere to go.


[Bridge]                       C
                Eyes are gonna roll, back I'm here to kill,
                                Bb             A                | G       | G       |
                Time for you to go, I'm a gone spill, It ain't yo fast train,
                C
                I'll be the king, runnin' near the wheel,
                Bb                 D                   
                I ain't lookin' to make no deals here, (no!)


[Link]          | G       | G       | G       | G       |
                  no!
                

[Verse 3]       G
                A you keep stickin' to me, a like a prickly porcupine,

                You're gettin' your information, from the grocery checkout line,
                Bb                                  A
                Are you through confessin', of your little girl obsession,
                       G
                'Cause I was only messin', and I had a little time.
                
                
[Bridge]                       C
                Eyes are gonna roll, back I'm here to kill,
                                Bb             A                | G       | G       |
                Time for you to go, I'm a gone spill, It ain't yo fast train,
                C
                I'll be the king, runnin' near the wheel,
                Bb                 D                   
                I ain't lookin' to make no deals here, (no!)
                
                
[Link]          | G       | G       |
                  no!


[Pre-Solo]      | A       | A       | B       | C    D  |


[Solo]          |Bb A   |  G    |
                |Bb A   |  G    |
                |Bb A   |  G    |
                |Bb A   |  G    |
                
                
[Bridge]                       C
                Eyes are gonna roll, back I'm here to kill,
                                Bb             A                | G       | G       |
                Time for you to go, I'm a gone spill, It ain't yo fast train,
                C
                I'll be the king, runnin' near the wheel,
                Bb                 D                 | G       | G       |
                I ain't lookin' to make no deals here, No! No! No! No! No! No!
                               C
                Eyes are gonna roll, back I'm here to kill,
                                Bb             A                | G       | G       |
                Time for you to go, I'm a gone spill, It ain't yo fast train,
                C
                I'll be the king, runnin' near the wheel,
                Bb                 D                   
                I ain't lookin' to make no deals here, (no!)
                
                
[Outro]         | G       | G       | G       | G       |
                  no!
                | G       | G       | G       |






                ***********************************
                *KINGS OF LEON - GENIUS LEAD PARTS*
                ***********************************



b  -  Bend
() -  Bracketed numbers are the note you bend up to
h  -  Hammer On
p  -  Pull Off
r  -  Return
/  -  Slide Up
\  -  Slide Down
d  -  Strum Down
u  -  Strum Up
PM -  Palm Mute
NH -  Natural Harmonics
^  -  Vibrato






[INTRO] X8
d -------------5-
B ---0----5------
G -----0----0----
D ---------------
G ---------------
D -5-----5---5---


[VERSE 1] X4      THEN---?       THEN BACK TO---? X2
d -------------5-       --------                -------------5-
B ---0----5------       -3----2-                ---0----5------
G -----0----0----       -3----2-                -----0----0----
D ---------------       -3----2-                ---------------
G ---------------       --------                ---------------
D -5-----5---5---       --------                -5-----5---5---



[LINK] X2
d -------------5-
B ---0----5------
G -----0----0----
D ---------------
G ---------------
D -5-----5---5---



[VERSE 2] X4      THEN---?       THEN BACK TO---? X3
d -------------5-       --------                -------------5-
B ---0----5------       -3----2-                ---0----5------
G -----0----0----       -3----2-                -----0----0----
D ---------------       -3----2-                ---------------
G ---------------       --------                ---------------
D -5-----5---5---       --------                -5-----5---5---

THIS IS THE PART THAT I THINK THE SLIDE GUITAR IS OVER-DUBBED.
IT CAN'T POSSIBLY BE PLAYED BY CALEB AS HE'S IN STANDARD TUNING THROUGHOUT.
THE SLIDE GUITAR PART IN QUESTION, STARTS ON THE 3RD BAR OF THE LAST
ARPEGGIATED BIT, AND IT'S TAB IS:

                                d -X----X-
                                B -9-/-12-
                                G -9-/-12-
                                D -X----X-
                                G -X----X-
                                D -X----X-

SO YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT PART YOU WANT TO PLAY!



[BRIDGE]
"...Eyes are gonna roll"
d -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------
B -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------
G -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
D -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
G -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
D -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  -3--3--3----------3--3--3---------------------------------------------
  ----------5--3------------5-3-----------------------------------------
  ---------------5--------------5---------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------

"...I'll be the king"
d --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------
B --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------
G --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7---------------------------------------
D --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7---------------------------------------
G --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7---------------------------------------
D --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------



[LINK] X4
d -------------5-
B ---0----5------
G -----0----0----
D ---------------
G ---------------
D -5-----5---5---



[VERSE 3] X4      THEN---?       THEN BACK TO---? X3
d -------------5-       --------                -------------5-
B ---0----5------       -3----2-                ---0----5------
G -----0----0----       -3----2-                -----0----0----
D ---------------       -3----2-                ---------------
G ---------------       --------                ---------------
D -5-----5---5---       --------                -5-----5---5---


AND THAT SLIDE GUITAR PART.
JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS TIME:
                                 d -X----X--X--X--X--X-
                                 B -9-/-12-12-12-12-12
                                 G -9-/-12-12-12-12-12-
                                 D -X----X--X--X--X--X-
                                 G -X----X--X--X--X--X-
                                 D -X----X--X--X--X--X-



[BRIDGE]
"...Eyes are gonna roll"
d -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------
B -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------
G -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
D -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
G -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
D -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  -3--3--3----------3--3--3---------------------------------------------
  ----------5--3------------5-3-----------------------------------------
  ---------------5--------------5---------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------

"...I'll be the king"
d --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------
B --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------
G --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------
D --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------
G --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------
D --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  -3--3--3----------3--3--3---------------------------------------------
  ----------5--3------------5-3-----------------------------------------
  ---------------5--------------5---------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------



[PRE-SOLO]
d ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-4-X-4-X-4-X-4/5-5-/7-7-------------
D -X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-2-X-4-X-4-X-4-X-4/5-5-/7-7-------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------



[SOLO]
d ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -14b(16)-12-14b(16)-12-14b(16)-12-14b(16)-12^^\--18b(20)-(20)r18------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------

  -------------------------------------------------12-------------------
  -18p15------------18b(20)r18--18-18b(20)--r18-15-15-------------------
  ------17p1517p15------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------14-----------------------------------------------------
  -17-15-17-15-17---17-15-12-\------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------



[BRIDGE]
"...Eyes are gonna roll"
d -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------
B -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------
G -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
D -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
G -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
D -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  -3--3--3----------3--3--3---------------------------------------------
  ----------5--3------------5-3-----------------------------------------
  ---------------5--------------5---------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------

"...I'll be the king"
d --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------
B --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------
G --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------
D --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------
G --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------
D --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  -3--3--3----------3--3--3---------------------------------------------
  ----------5--3------------5-3-----------------------------------------
  ---------------5--------------5---------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------

"...Eyes are gonna roll"
d -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------
B -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------
G -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
D -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
G -----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----------------------
D -----------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  -3--3--3----------3--3--3---------------------------------------------
  ----------5--3------------5-3-----------------------------------------
  ---------------5--------------5---------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------

"...I'll be the king"
d --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------
B --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------
G --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7---------------------------------------
D --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7---------------------------------------
G --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-7-7-7---------------------------------------
D --X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------------------



[OUTRO] X7 TO FADE
d -------------5-
B ---0----5------
G -----0----0----
D ---------------
G ---------------
D -5-----5---5---






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Kings of Leon albums
2005 Aha Shake Heartbreak
2003 Holy Roller Novocaine (EP)
2003 Youth & Young Manhood
Youth & Young Manhood tabs
01Red Morning Light tabbass tab
02Happy Alone tabbass tab
03Wasted Time tabbass tab
04Joe's Head tabbass tab
05Trani tabbass tab
06California Waiting tabbass tab
07Spiral Staircase tabbass tab
08Molly's Chambers tabbass tab
09Genius tabbass tab
10Dusty tabbass tab
11Holy Roller Novocaine tabbass tab
12Talihina Sky tabbass tab

 

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