Chords for GENESIS - Carpet Crawlers (1974)
Tempo:
72.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
A
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] There is lamb's wool [E] under man's naked feet.
[A]
[F#m] The wool is soft and warm, gives off [C#] some kind of heat.
A [C#m] salamander scurries [D] into flame to [C#] be destroyed.
[Bm] Imaginary creatures are [A] trapped in birth on celluloid.
The [F#m] fleas cling to the golden fleece, [C#] hoping they'll find peace.
Each thought and gesture are caught [C#] in celluloid.
[Bm] There's no hiding in memory, [D] there's no wrong to avoid.
The crawlers cover the [Em] floor in the red ochre [D] corridor.
On my second sight, it's [Em] people, they've more lifeblood [D] than before.
They're moving [Em] in time to a heavy wooden [D] door,
where the needle's eye [Em] is winking, closing on the poor.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get him to get [G] out.
[A] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[D] We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get [D] out.
There's only one [Em] direction in the faces [D] that I see.
It's upward [Em] to the ceiling, where the chamber's [D] said to be.
Like the forest [Em] fight, the sunlight that takes root in [D] every tree.
They are pulled up [Em] by the magnet, believing they're [F#m] free.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A]
We gotta get him [G] to get out.
[A]
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[D]
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D]
Mild-man and Superman [Em] are held in kryptonite.
[D]
Foolish virgins giggle with [Em] their bodies glowing bright.
[D] Through the door a harvest beast [Em] is lit by light.
[D] It's the bottom of a staircase, but [Em] spirals out of sight.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[A]
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[D]
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D] The porcelain mannequin with [Em] shattered skin feels the tack.
And [D] the eager back lift of their features, [Em] they carry all they lack.
[D] The liquid has congealed, we [Em] just seep down through the cracks.
[D] The tickler takes his tickle back.
[Em] [F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A]
[B] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[A]
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[D]
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D] To get him to get [Em] out.
To get him to get [D]
out.
To get [Em] him to get out.
To get him to get [D] out.
To get him to get [Em] out.
To get him to [D] get out.
To get him to [Em] get out.
To [F#m] get him to get out.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A]
We gotta get him [G] to get out.
[A] [G] [D]
[A]
[F#m] The wool is soft and warm, gives off [C#] some kind of heat.
A [C#m] salamander scurries [D] into flame to [C#] be destroyed.
[Bm] Imaginary creatures are [A] trapped in birth on celluloid.
The [F#m] fleas cling to the golden fleece, [C#] hoping they'll find peace.
Each thought and gesture are caught [C#] in celluloid.
[Bm] There's no hiding in memory, [D] there's no wrong to avoid.
The crawlers cover the [Em] floor in the red ochre [D] corridor.
On my second sight, it's [Em] people, they've more lifeblood [D] than before.
They're moving [Em] in time to a heavy wooden [D] door,
where the needle's eye [Em] is winking, closing on the poor.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get him to get [G] out.
[A] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[D] We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get [D] out.
There's only one [Em] direction in the faces [D] that I see.
It's upward [Em] to the ceiling, where the chamber's [D] said to be.
Like the forest [Em] fight, the sunlight that takes root in [D] every tree.
They are pulled up [Em] by the magnet, believing they're [F#m] free.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A]
We gotta get him [G] to get out.
[A]
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[D]
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D]
Mild-man and Superman [Em] are held in kryptonite.
[D]
Foolish virgins giggle with [Em] their bodies glowing bright.
[D] Through the door a harvest beast [Em] is lit by light.
[D] It's the bottom of a staircase, but [Em] spirals out of sight.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[A]
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[D]
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D] The porcelain mannequin with [Em] shattered skin feels the tack.
And [D] the eager back lift of their features, [Em] they carry all they lack.
[D] The liquid has congealed, we [Em] just seep down through the cracks.
[D] The tickler takes his tickle back.
[Em] [F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A]
[B] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[A]
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
[D]
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D] To get him to get [Em] out.
To get him to get [D]
out.
To get [Em] him to get out.
To get him to get [D] out.
To get him to get [Em] out.
To get him to [D] get out.
To get him to [Em] get out.
To [F#m] get him to get out.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A]
We gotta get him [G] to get out.
[A] [G] [D]
Key:
D
Em
A
G
F#m
D
Em
A
_ _ [A] There is lamb's wool [E] under man's naked feet.
[A] _
[F#m] The wool is soft and warm, gives off [C#] some kind of heat.
A [C#m] salamander scurries [D] into flame to [C#] be destroyed.
_ [Bm] Imaginary creatures are [A] trapped in birth on celluloid. _ _ _ _ _
The [F#m] fleas cling to the golden fleece, [C#] hoping they'll find peace.
Each thought and gesture are caught [C#] in celluloid.
[Bm] There's no hiding in memory, [D] there's no wrong to avoid.
The crawlers cover the [Em] floor in the red ochre [D] corridor.
On my second sight, it's [Em] people, they've more lifeblood [D] than before.
They're moving [Em] in time to a heavy wooden [D] door,
where the needle's eye [Em] is winking, closing on the poor.
[F#m] The carpet _ crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get him to get [G] out. _ _
[A] _ We gotta get him to [G] get out. _ _
[D] _ We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get [D] out.
There's only one [Em] direction in the faces [D] that I see.
It's upward [Em] to the ceiling, where the chamber's [D] said to be.
Like the forest [Em] fight, the sunlight that takes root in [D] every tree.
They are pulled up [Em] by the magnet, believing they're [F#m] free.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _
We gotta get him [G] to get out.
_ _ [A] _
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ [D] _
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D]
Mild-man and Superman [Em] are held in kryptonite.
_ [D] _
Foolish virgins giggle with [Em] their bodies glowing bright.
[D] Through the door a harvest beast [Em] is lit by light.
[D] It's the bottom of a staircase, but [Em] spirals out of sight.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ [A]
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ [D] _
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D] The porcelain mannequin with [Em] shattered skin feels the tack.
And [D] the eager back lift of their features, [Em] they carry all they lack.
[D] The liquid has congealed, we [Em] just seep down through the cracks.
[D] The tickler takes his tickle back.
[Em] _ _ _ [F#m] The carpet _ crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _
[B] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ [A] _
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ _ [D] _
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D] To get him to get [Em] out.
To get him to get [D] _
out.
To get [Em] him to get out.
To get him to get [D] out.
To get him to get [Em] out.
To get him to [D] get out.
To get him to [Em] get out.
_ To [F#m] get him to get out.
_ The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _
We gotta get him [G] to get out.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _
[F#m] The wool is soft and warm, gives off [C#] some kind of heat.
A [C#m] salamander scurries [D] into flame to [C#] be destroyed.
_ [Bm] Imaginary creatures are [A] trapped in birth on celluloid. _ _ _ _ _
The [F#m] fleas cling to the golden fleece, [C#] hoping they'll find peace.
Each thought and gesture are caught [C#] in celluloid.
[Bm] There's no hiding in memory, [D] there's no wrong to avoid.
The crawlers cover the [Em] floor in the red ochre [D] corridor.
On my second sight, it's [Em] people, they've more lifeblood [D] than before.
They're moving [Em] in time to a heavy wooden [D] door,
where the needle's eye [Em] is winking, closing on the poor.
[F#m] The carpet _ crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get him to get [G] out. _ _
[A] _ We gotta get him to [G] get out. _ _
[D] _ We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get [D] out.
There's only one [Em] direction in the faces [D] that I see.
It's upward [Em] to the ceiling, where the chamber's [D] said to be.
Like the forest [Em] fight, the sunlight that takes root in [D] every tree.
They are pulled up [Em] by the magnet, believing they're [F#m] free.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _
We gotta get him [G] to get out.
_ _ [A] _
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ [D] _
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D]
Mild-man and Superman [Em] are held in kryptonite.
_ [D] _
Foolish virgins giggle with [Em] their bodies glowing bright.
[D] Through the door a harvest beast [Em] is lit by light.
[D] It's the bottom of a staircase, but [Em] spirals out of sight.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ [A]
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ [D] _
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D] The porcelain mannequin with [Em] shattered skin feels the tack.
And [D] the eager back lift of their features, [Em] they carry all they lack.
[D] The liquid has congealed, we [Em] just seep down through the cracks.
[D] The tickler takes his tickle back.
[Em] _ _ _ [F#m] The carpet _ crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _
[B] We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ [A] _
We gotta get him to [G] get out.
_ _ _ [D] _
We gotta get him [C] to [Em] get out.
[D] To get him to get [Em] out.
To get him to get [D] _
out.
To get [Em] him to get out.
To get him to get [D] out.
To get him to get [Em] out.
To get him to [D] get out.
To get him to [Em] get out.
_ To [F#m] get him to get out.
_ The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _
We gotta get him [G] to get out.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _