Chords for Don Mclean - Genesis (In The Beginning)
Tempo:
158.85 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
G
D
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] In the beginning there [Em] was nothingness, [A] God but [D] waved his hand.
[G]
From the [B] endless void there [C] sprang the beauty [D] of the land.
[Am] [G] High above [B] the canyon [C] walls the diamond stars [Bb] were new,
[A] And breezes blew [Am] from nothingness, and [Dm] herbs and [E] grasses grew.
[Am] And silent [C] creatures roamed the earth [D] and multiplied [F] their kind,
[C] And man was but [Am] a molecule [E] God had [Am] left behind.
We have grown, we have grown, [Dm] we have captured [G] the throne
[C] Of the [Am] kingdom God made [Dm] for our winning.
[G]
We [C] have [Am] grown, we have grown, [D] but our [G] children alone
[C] Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning.
[G] And mountains [Em] sprang and chaos [Am] rang the overture of [D] life.
[Am] [G] Rivers [B] coursed the twisted [C] blade of nature's [D] sharpest knife,
[Gb] [G] And cut [B] beneath the rolling [C] dales a gateway [Bb] to the sea,
[A] While tidal [Am] waves and mighty gales [Dm] were heard in [E] symphony.
[Am] And sunshine [C] fell upon the [D] waves and warmed the [Fm] virgin land,
[C] And from the [Am] mud a drop of blood [E] was left [A] upon the sand.
We have grown, [Am] we have grown, [Dm] we have [G] captured the throne
[C] Of the [Am] kingdom God made [Dm] for our winning.
[G] [C] We have grown, [Am] we have [D] grown, but our [G] children alone
[C] Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning.
[G] And eagles flew [Em] from craggy [Am] peaks above the garden [D] wall.
[Am] [G] The drop of [B] blood became a man, [C] the tree of life [D] grew tall.
[G] And perfect [B] in his loneliness [C] a rib pulled [Bb] from his chest
[A]
Formed a sweet [Am] companion
[Dm] of [E] pulchritude and breast.
[Am] And from the [C] tree of knowledge [D] God said they [Fm] could not [D] eat,
[C] And perfect was [Am] their paradise [E] unto the serpent at [Am] their feet.
We have grown, we have grown, we [Dm] have captured [G] the throne
[C] Of the kingdom [Am] God made [Dm] for our winning.
[G]
We [C] have grown, [Am] we have grown, [D] but our [G] children alone
[C] Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning.
[A]
[G]
From the [B] endless void there [C] sprang the beauty [D] of the land.
[Am] [G] High above [B] the canyon [C] walls the diamond stars [Bb] were new,
[A] And breezes blew [Am] from nothingness, and [Dm] herbs and [E] grasses grew.
[Am] And silent [C] creatures roamed the earth [D] and multiplied [F] their kind,
[C] And man was but [Am] a molecule [E] God had [Am] left behind.
We have grown, we have grown, [Dm] we have captured [G] the throne
[C] Of the [Am] kingdom God made [Dm] for our winning.
[G]
We [C] have [Am] grown, we have grown, [D] but our [G] children alone
[C] Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning.
[G] And mountains [Em] sprang and chaos [Am] rang the overture of [D] life.
[Am] [G] Rivers [B] coursed the twisted [C] blade of nature's [D] sharpest knife,
[Gb] [G] And cut [B] beneath the rolling [C] dales a gateway [Bb] to the sea,
[A] While tidal [Am] waves and mighty gales [Dm] were heard in [E] symphony.
[Am] And sunshine [C] fell upon the [D] waves and warmed the [Fm] virgin land,
[C] And from the [Am] mud a drop of blood [E] was left [A] upon the sand.
We have grown, [Am] we have grown, [Dm] we have [G] captured the throne
[C] Of the [Am] kingdom God made [Dm] for our winning.
[G] [C] We have grown, [Am] we have [D] grown, but our [G] children alone
[C] Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning.
[G] And eagles flew [Em] from craggy [Am] peaks above the garden [D] wall.
[Am] [G] The drop of [B] blood became a man, [C] the tree of life [D] grew tall.
[G] And perfect [B] in his loneliness [C] a rib pulled [Bb] from his chest
[A]
Formed a sweet [Am] companion
[Dm] of [E] pulchritude and breast.
[Am] And from the [C] tree of knowledge [D] God said they [Fm] could not [D] eat,
[C] And perfect was [Am] their paradise [E] unto the serpent at [Am] their feet.
We have grown, we have grown, we [Dm] have captured [G] the throne
[C] Of the kingdom [Am] God made [Dm] for our winning.
[G]
We [C] have grown, [Am] we have grown, [D] but our [G] children alone
[C] Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning.
[A]
Key:
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[G] _ In the beginning _ there [Em] was _ nothingness, [A] _ _ God but [D] waved his hand.
[G] _ _
From the [B] endless void there [C] sprang the beauty [D] of the land.
_ [Am] _ [G] _ High above [B] the canyon _ [C] walls the diamond stars [Bb] were new,
_ [A] And breezes blew [Am] from nothingness, _ and [Dm] herbs and [E] grasses grew. _ _
[Am] And silent [C] creatures roamed the earth [D] and multiplied [F] their kind, _
[C] And man was but [Am] a molecule _ [E] _ God had [Am] left behind.
We have grown, we have grown, _ [Dm] we have captured [G] the throne
_ [C] Of the [Am] kingdom God made [Dm] for our winning.
_ [G] _ _
We [C] _ have [Am] grown, we have grown, [D] but our [G] children alone
_ [C] _ Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning. _ _ _ _ _
[G] And mountains _ [Em] sprang and chaos [Am] rang the overture of [D] life.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ Rivers [B] coursed the twisted [C] blade of nature's [D] sharpest knife,
[Gb] _ [G] And cut [B] beneath the rolling [C] dales a gateway [Bb] to the sea,
_ [A] While tidal [Am] waves and mighty gales [Dm] were heard in [E] symphony.
_ _ [Am] And sunshine [C] fell upon the [D] waves and warmed the [Fm] virgin _ land,
[C] And from the [Am] mud a drop of blood [E] was left [A] upon the sand.
We have grown, [Am] we have grown, _ [Dm] we have [G] captured the throne
[C] _ Of the [Am] kingdom God made [Dm] for our winning.
[G] _ _ _ [C] We have grown, [Am] we have [D] grown, but our [G] children alone
_ [C] _ Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning. _ _
_ _ _ [G] And eagles flew [Em] from craggy [Am] peaks above the garden [D] wall.
[Am] _ [G] The drop of [B] blood became a man, [C] the tree of life [D] grew tall.
_ [G] _ And perfect [B] in his loneliness [C] a rib pulled [Bb] from his chest
_ _ _ [A] _
_ Formed a sweet [Am] companion _ _
[Dm] of _ [E] pulchritude and breast. _
_ [Am] And from the [C] tree of knowledge [D] God said they [Fm] could not [D] eat,
_ _ [C] And perfect was [Am] their _ paradise _ [E] unto the serpent at [Am] their feet.
We have grown, we have grown, _ we [Dm] have captured [G] the throne _
[C] Of the kingdom [Am] God made [Dm] for our winning.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
We [C] have grown, [Am] we have grown, _ [D] but our [G] children alone
_ _ [C] Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _
From the [B] endless void there [C] sprang the beauty [D] of the land.
_ [Am] _ [G] _ High above [B] the canyon _ [C] walls the diamond stars [Bb] were new,
_ [A] And breezes blew [Am] from nothingness, _ and [Dm] herbs and [E] grasses grew. _ _
[Am] And silent [C] creatures roamed the earth [D] and multiplied [F] their kind, _
[C] And man was but [Am] a molecule _ [E] _ God had [Am] left behind.
We have grown, we have grown, _ [Dm] we have captured [G] the throne
_ [C] Of the [Am] kingdom God made [Dm] for our winning.
_ [G] _ _
We [C] _ have [Am] grown, we have grown, [D] but our [G] children alone
_ [C] _ Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning. _ _ _ _ _
[G] And mountains _ [Em] sprang and chaos [Am] rang the overture of [D] life.
[Am] _ [G] _ _ Rivers [B] coursed the twisted [C] blade of nature's [D] sharpest knife,
[Gb] _ [G] And cut [B] beneath the rolling [C] dales a gateway [Bb] to the sea,
_ [A] While tidal [Am] waves and mighty gales [Dm] were heard in [E] symphony.
_ _ [Am] And sunshine [C] fell upon the [D] waves and warmed the [Fm] virgin _ land,
[C] And from the [Am] mud a drop of blood [E] was left [A] upon the sand.
We have grown, [Am] we have grown, _ [Dm] we have [G] captured the throne
[C] _ Of the [Am] kingdom God made [Dm] for our winning.
[G] _ _ _ [C] We have grown, [Am] we have [D] grown, but our [G] children alone
_ [C] _ Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning. _ _
_ _ _ [G] And eagles flew [Em] from craggy [Am] peaks above the garden [D] wall.
[Am] _ [G] The drop of [B] blood became a man, [C] the tree of life [D] grew tall.
_ [G] _ And perfect [B] in his loneliness [C] a rib pulled [Bb] from his chest
_ _ _ [A] _
_ Formed a sweet [Am] companion _ _
[Dm] of _ [E] pulchritude and breast. _
_ [Am] And from the [C] tree of knowledge [D] God said they [Fm] could not [D] eat,
_ _ [C] And perfect was [Am] their _ paradise _ [E] unto the serpent at [Am] their feet.
We have grown, we have grown, _ we [Dm] have captured [G] the throne _
[C] Of the kingdom [Am] God made [Dm] for our winning.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
We [C] have grown, [Am] we have grown, _ [D] but our [G] children alone
_ _ [C] Have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _