Title: God If I Saw Her Now
Artist: Anthony Phillips
Album: The Geese & The Ghost
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Here is the simple but sweet chord progression to former Genesis
member Anthony Phillips' gorgeous song "God If I Saw Her Now"
from his album "The Ghost and the Geese", released in 1977. I
couldn't find tabs for this song anywhere on the internet, which
is why I felt compelled to share it with anyone who may wish to
learn how to play it. Enjoy! :)
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 5th Fret
INTRO:
e|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-0-------0---|
B|------3-------|------3-------|------3-------|-----3-------|
G|----2-------2-|----2-------2-|----0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|--------0-----|-------2-----|
A|--------------|--------------|-2------------|-3-----------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
e|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-0-------0---|
B|------3-------|------3-------|------3-------|-----3-------|
G|----2-------2-|----2-------2-|----0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|--------0-----|-------2-----|
A|--------------|--------------|-2------------|-3-----------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
e|-2--------2h3-|-2-------2---|-2--------2---|-0-------0---|
B|------3-------|------3------|------3-------|-----3-------|
G|----2---------|----2--------|----0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D|-0------0-----|-0------0----|--------0-----|-------2-----|
A|--------------|-----------0-|-2------------|-3-----------|
E|--------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
e|-2--------2-------2-----2--|-2-------2---|-0-------0---|
B|------3-------3------3-----|------3------|-----3-------|
G|----2-------2------2-------|----0------0-|---0-------0-|
D|-0------0-------0-----0----|--------0----|-------2-----|
A|--------------------------0|-2-----------|-3-----------|
E|---------------------------|-------------|-------------|
Verse 1:
"Rest your head
e|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-0-------0---|
B|------3-------|------3-------|------3-------|-----3-------|
G|----2-------2-|----2-------2-|----0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|--------0-----|-------2-----|
A|--------------|--------------|-2------------|-3-----------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
my love; Rest your tired
e|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-0-------0---|
B|------3-------|------3-------|------3-------|-----3-------|
G|----2-------2-|----2-------2-|----0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|--------0-----|-------2-----|
A|--------------|--------------|-2------------|-3-----------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
limbs; Leave your mind at
e|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-0-------0---|
B|------3-------|------3-------|------3-------|-----3-------|
G|----2-------2-|----2-------2-|----0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|--------0-----|-------2-----|
A|--------------|--------------|-2------------|-3-----------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
peace, at peace, at
e|-0--------0---|-0--------0---|-0--------0---|-0--------0---|
B|------3-------|------0-------|------3-------|------0-------|
G|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|----0-------0-|
D|--------2-----|--------2-----|--------2-----|--------2-----|
A|-3------------|-3------------|-3------------|-3------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
peace, What are you thinking now?"
e|-3--------3---|-------------|-2--------2---|
B|------0-------|-------------|------3-------|
G|----0-------0-|-------------|----2-------2-|
D|--------0-----|-----0-2-0---|--------0-----|
A|-3------------|---2-------0-|-0------------|
E|--------------|-3-----------|--------------|
(Repeat for verses 2 and 3)
Verse 2:
"Thinking of a girl
As golden as the sun
She loved me not like you, like you, like you"
"Pray do you love me more?"
Verse 3:
"It's hard to say for sure.
A child, sixteen, was I
Both virgins did we buy, we buy, we buy"
"You loved her more than me"
Interlude:
e|-----------2-------|-----------2-------|-------0-----|-------0-----|
B|---------3---3-----|---------3---3-----|-----3---3---|-----3---3---|
G|-------2-------2---|-------2-------2---|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
D|-----0-----------0-|-----0-----------0-|-------------|-------------|
A|---0---------------|---0---------------|-3-----------|-2-----------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------| x4
e|--5---5---0---0---0--|
B|--2---2---2---2---2--|
G|--0---0---0---0---0--|
D|--0---0---0---0---0--|
A|--2---2---2---2---2--|
E|--3---3---3---0---0--| x2
Verse 4:
"She left me one
e|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-0-------0---|---------0---|
B|------3-------|------3-------|-----3-------|-3-----------|
G|----2-------2-|----2-------2-|---0-------0-|-----0-------|
D|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|-------2-----|---3-------3-|
A|--------------|--------------|-3-----------|-2-----2-----|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
dark night She took my heart...
e|-2--------2---|-2--------2---|-0-------0---|---------0---|
B|------3-------|------3-------|-----3-------|-3-----------|
G|----2-------2-|----2-------2-|---0-------0-|-----0-------|
D|-0------0-----|-0------0-----|-------2-----|---3-------3-|
A|--------------|--------------|-3-----------|-2-----2-----|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
(Repeat throughout verse, until the end of the song)
At the end of the song, play:
"God if I saw her now."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-----0-2-0---|
A|---2-------0-|
E|-3-----------|
"She left me one dark night
She took my heart for free
I've seen her not since then, since then, since then,
God if I saw her now."
Thank you so much for checking my tab out! I hope you enjoyed
learning this simple but beautiful song by Anthony Phillips! :)
