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Song title:      Genius Next Door
Original Album:  Far

Words and Music by Regina Spektor
Copyright © 2009 Sire Records
Published by Warner Music Group

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 1. Chord names and tab are relative to the capo position.
Timing is 6/8. Enjoy!


INTRO:

 Em
|---------------------0--|------------------------|
|-----------------0------|-0----------------------|
|-------------0----------|-----0------------------|
|---------2--------------|---------2--------------|
|-----2------------------|-------------2-------2--|
|-0----------------------|-----------------3------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|


  Am
|-----------------0------|------------------------|
|-------------1-------1--|------------------------|
|---------2--------------|-2-------2-----------0--|
|-----2------------------|-----2-----------2------|
|-0----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------3----------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|


  D/F#
|------------------------|-----------------2------|
|-----------------3------|-------------3-------3--|
|-------------2-------2--|------------------------|
|-----0---4--------------|-4---0---4--------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2----------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|


 G
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------0---3---0--|------------------------|
|---------0--------------|-0----------------------|
|-----0------------------|-----0-----------0------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-3----------------------|---------3---2-------2--|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|




VERSE:

 Em
|---------------------0--|------------------------|
|-----------------0------|-0----------------------|
|-------------0----------|-----0------------------|
|---------2--------------|---------2--------------|
|-----2------------------|-------------2-------2--|
|-0----------------------|-----------------3------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|


  Em
              Some said the local lake had been

  Am
|-----------------0------|------------------------|
|-------------3-------3--|------------------------|
|---------2--------------|-2-------2-----------0--|
|-----2------------------|-----2-----------2------|
|-0----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------3----------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  Am
  enchanted


  D/F#
|------------------------|-----------------2------|
|-----------------3------|-------------3-------3--|
|-------------2-------2--|------------------------|
|-----0---4--------------|-4---0---4--------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2----------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|


  D
              Others said it must have been the


 G
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------0---3---0--|------------------------|
|---------0--------------|-0----------------------|
|-----0------------------|-----0-----------0------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-3----------------------|---------3---2-------2--|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  G
  weather


Chords:
Em  022000    D/F# 2x023x
Am  x02210    G    320033

Em                                      Am
  The neighbours were trying to keep it quiet
D/F#                                G
  But I swear that I could hear the laughter
Em                                  Am      
  So they jokingly nicknamed it the porridge
           D/F#                                   G
'Cause overnight that lake had turned as thick as butter
Em                                  Am
  But the local kids would still go swimming, drinking
D/F#                             G
  Saying that to them it doesn't matter


CHORUS:

If you just...

  Am
|-------------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0--|
|---------1-------1------|-1-------1-------1------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----2------------------|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  Am
  hold        in           your


  C
|-------------0-------0--|-----0-------0--------0-|
|---------1-------1------|-1-------1-------1------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----2------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-3----------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  C
  breath                               'Til you


|-------------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------3-------3------|-3-------3-------3------|
|-----2------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2----------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  D/F#
  come        back         up          in


|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3--|
|---------4-------4------|-4-------4-------4------|
|-----0------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-3----------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  G
  full


  Am
|-------------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0--|
|---------1-------1------|-1-------1-------1------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----2------------------|------------------------|
|-0----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  Am
  Hold        in           your


  C
|-------------0-------0--|-----0-------0--------0-|
|---------1-------1------|-1-------1-------1------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----2------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-3----------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  C
  breath                               'Til you


|-------------0-------0--|-----0-------0-------0--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------3-------3------|-3-------3-------3------|
|-----2------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-2----------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  D/F#
  thought     it           through,    you


|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------3-------3--|-----3-------3-------3--|
|---------4-------4------|-4-------4-------4------|
|-----0------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-3----------------------|------------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|
  G
  fool


  G/F#
|------------------------|
|-------------3-------3--|
|---------4-------4------|
|-----0------------------|
|------------------------|
|-2----------------------|

| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 -|



VERSE
Chords:
Em  022000    D  xx0232
Am  x02210    G  320033

Em                                 Am
  The genius next door was bussing tables
D/F#                              G
  Wiping clean the ketchup bottle labels
Em                                  Am
  Getting high and muttering German fables
D/F#                            G
  Didn't care as long as he was able
Em                                Am
  To strip his clothes off by the dumpster
D/F#                          G
  At night while everyone was sleeping
Em                          Am
  And wade midway into that porridge
D/F#                             G
  Just him and his secret he was keeping


CHORUS2:
Chords:
Am   x02210    G  320033
C    x32010    Em 022000
D/F# 2x023x

            Am           C
If you just hold in your breath
         D/F#            G
'Til you come back up in full
Am           C
Hold in your breath
         D                        G       Em
'Til you thought it through, you, foolish child


[INTERLUDE:]

[play: | Em | Am | C | D/F# | G | G/F# Em |]


VERSE:
Chords:
Em  022000    D  xx0232
Am  x02210    G  320033

Em                                      Am
  In the morning the film crews start arriving
D/F#                           G
  With doughnuts, coffee and reporters
Em                           Am
  The kids are waking up hungover
D/F#                                    G
  The neighbours were starting up their cars
Em                                  Am
  The garbage men were emptying the dumpsters
D/F#                            G
  Atheists were praying full of sarcasm
Em                             Am
  And the genius next door was sleeping
D/F#                            G
  Dreaming that the antidote is orgasm


[repeat CHORUS2]

[play out over CHORUS chords]

[end on Em]