REID GENAURER
Highbrow
Written by Reid Genauer
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Lyrics
Verse 1
In the good town of Memphis there's an ebony temptress
She'll sit with you high brow and confound your senses
They come to her needy
They come to her pained
She was gifted with good looks but she took her own name
Chorus
For 18 hours in a row
I catalogued everyone I know
Two poets, one prophet and a priest
All of them actors, nay saying detractors and thieves
Verse 2
The voices are leaky, they drain from your soul
Eyes are all seeking, they reveal young from old
Rosetta was timeless
Her cheek bones rose high
It wasn't a good life but it wasn't a lie
Chorus
For 18 hours in a row
I catalogued everyone I know
Two poets, one prophet and a priest
All of them actors, nay saying detractors and thieves
Chorus
For 18 hours in a row
I catalogued everyone I know
Two poets, one prophet and a priest
All of them actors, nay saying detractors and thieves
Verse 3
All of them actors, nay saying detractors and thieves
All of them actors, nay saying detractors and thieves
They were thieves
They were thieves
Chords
Source: Highbrow‑25‑01‑21‑Open‑Medium.m4a – Chordify chart (key center F).
[Progression sketch – sections are approximate]
Intro / Verse vamp
F Dm | Dm | G |
F Eb | G |
F G |
F Eb G
Pre‑Chorus idea
C Bb F C Bb
F Bb F Bb F C
F Bb F D C Dm D
G C Dm F
Gsus4 G F Ab Eb
G F
G F Eb
Lift / Turn
G C Bb F
C Bb F Bb F
C Bb F G C
F G F G C/E
F G C F
G F
Eb G C Bb
F C Bb F Bb F
Bb F C Bb F Bb F
C Bb F Bb F C
Bb F G F G
Instrumental / Bridge ideas
Dm D G C Dm Dm/C
G A Dm/F Dm G C Dm
G C Dm G C Dm F
G C Dm C F
G F Eb
G F C Bb F
C Bb F C Bb F
C Bb F Cm Bb F
Cm Bb F Cm
Tag / Ending colors
G
F G C Bb
Dm Eb D Cm
Gsus4 Ab C/E Dm/C
A Dm/F
(Use this grid as a feel/roadmap rather than a strict bar‑for‑bar transcription.)