Genius Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays468

Genius by Kings of Leon is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Hi.  This is my first tab.  I saw that there was no tabs on this for genius, and the tab 
the album was for chords.  The solo in this tab is a bit dodgey, if you feel the need 
fiddle about with it please do so.  Email me on [email protected] if u see bad  
or good things. Enjoy :). tuning - EABGBe 

intro/verse: 
its a G bar chord here. 
e-----------------3-----| 
B----------5------------| 
G----4-------4----------| x4 then the drums kick in, then another 8x 
D------5----------------| 
A--------5--------------| 
E--3-----------3--------| 

e--6---------5-----------| 
B--6---------5-----------| 
G--7---------6-----------| 
D--8---------7-----------| Or you can play them like power chords. 
A--8---------7-----------| 
E--6---------5-----------| 

verse 
e-----------------3-----| 
B----------5------------| 
G----4-------4----------| 8x 
D------5----------------| 
A--------5--------------| 
E--3-----------3--------| 

e--6---------5-----------| 
B--6---------5-----------| 
G--7---------6-----------| 
D--8---------7-----------| 
A--8---------7-----------| 
E--6---------5-----------| 

e-----------------3-----| 
B----------5------------| 
G----4-------4----------| 3x 
D------5----------------| 
A--------5--------------| 
E--3-----------3--------| 

on the 2nd time of that the second guitar does this: 
e----------------------| 
B----------------------| 
G----------------------| 
D----------------------| 
A----------------------| 
E-1/3-3-3-3------------| 

Chorus 
Guitar I 
e-------8----------6--------5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| 
B-------8----------6--------5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| 
G-------9----------7--------6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------| 
D-------10---------8--------7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x4-----| 
A-------10---------8--------7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------| 
E---8-8-8------6-6-6----5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| 

Guitar II 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------------------7-7-7--5--3b-p-0---| 
G---------------------------------------------------7-7-7--5--3b-p-0-x2| 
D--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-8----7-7-7-7------------------------| 
A--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-8----7-7-7-7------------------------| 
E---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6-6-6-6----5-5-5-5------------------------| 
guitar I 
e------8-------6---------10------------------------------| 
B------8-------6---------10------------------------------| 
G------9-------7---------11------------------------------| 
D------10------8---------12------------------------------| 
A------10------8---------12------------------------------| 
E--8-8-8---6-6-6---10-10-10------------------------------| 

Guitar II 
e--------------------------------------------------------| 
B--------------------------------------------------------| 
G--------------------------------------------------------| 
D--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-8----12-12-12-12------| 
A--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---8-8-8-8----12-12-12-12------| 
E---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6-6-6-6----10-10-10-10------| 

breakdown 
Guitar I 
e---------------------------------------| 
B---------------------------------------| 
G--2-2------2-2----4-4----5----7--------| 
D--2-2------2-2----4-4----5----7--------| 
A--0-0------0-0----2-2----3----5--------| 
E---------------------------------------| 

guitar II 
e--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B--------------------------------------------------------------| 
G--2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2----4-x-4-x-4-x-4---x-5--/--7------| 
D--2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2----2-x-2-x-2-x-2---x-5--/--7------| 
A--0-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-0-x-0 ---0-x-0-x-2-x-2---x-3--/--5------| 
E--------------------------------------------------------------| 

Solo 
Guitar I 
e-----------------------------------------| 
B-----------------------------------------| 
G-----------------------------------------| 
D--8-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|  x4 
A--8-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
E--6-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| 

Guitar 2 

e-----------------------------------16b-16----------------------14b----15b--| 
B--14b-12b-14b-12b-14b-12b-14b-12b--18b--18--16-14----14---------------17b--| 
G--------------------------------------------------16----16--14-------------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e--15--15b--------------------------------------| 
B--17--17b---14------18-16-18-16-18-18b-18-16---| 
G---------------16b--18-16-18-16-18-18b-18-16---| 
D--------------------------------------------18-| 
A-----------------------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------------------| 


Order of Song: 
Intro/Verse 
Chorus 
Verse 
Chorus 
Breakdown 
Solo 
Chorus x2 
Verse 

Lyrics : 
Everybody wants to be a showman 
Yeah they all got another one 
Everybody thinks they got a genius 
Everybody got me on the run 
Sometimes I think they come here 
Just so you can say that you can 
And I can't get alone in my bathroom 
I need to give myself a hand 

Ya'll cuh-cuh-cuh-creepin' 
Creepin' underneath my skin 
Fuck you and your flashbulbs 
Snappin' my picture again 
You drank all my whiskey 
You stole all my smoke 
And you're crowded all around me 
Like I got nowhere to go 

Eyes are gonna roll back 
I'm here to kill 
Time for you to go 
I'm-a-gon' spill 
It ain't yo fast train 
I'll be the king runnin' near the wheel 
I ain't lookin' to make no deals here no 

You keep stickin' to me like a prickly porcupine 
You're gettin' your information from the grocery checkout line 
Are you through confessin' of your little girl obsession 
'Cause I was only messin' and I had a little time 

Enjoy :)
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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