Genesis Chords by Don Mclean

[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ In [G] the beginning there [Em] was nothingness, _
[Am] and God but waved his [D] hand.
[G] _ And from [B] the endless void there [C] sprang the beauty [D] of the land. _
[G] And high [B] above the canyon walls [C] the diamond stars [Bb] were new. _
[A] And breezes [Am] blew from nothingness, [Dm] and herbs and [E] grasses [Em] grew. _
[Am] And silent creatures [C] roamed the [Dm] earth and multiplied [Fm] their kind. _
[C] And man [Am] was but a molecule _
[E] that God had [Am] left behind.
We have grown, we have grown, _ [Dm] we have captured [G] the throne _ _
[C] of the kingdom [Am] God made [Dm] for our winning.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] We have grown, [Am] we have grown, [Dm] but our children [G] 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. _
[G] And rivers [B] coursed the twisted [C] blade of nature's [D] sharpest knife. _
[G] And cut beneath the [B] rolling dales [C] a gateway to the [Bb] sea. _ _
[A] While tidal [Am] waves of mighty [Dm] gales were heard in [E] symphony. _
[Am] And sunshine _ [C] fell upon the [Dm] waves and warmed the [D] virgin land.
[C] And from the [Am] mud a drop of blood [E] was left upon [Am] the sand.
We have grown, we have grown, _ [Dm] we have captured [G] the throne _
[C] of the kingdom [Am] God made [Dm] for our winning.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] We have grown, [Am] we have grown, [Dm] but our children [G] _ alone
_ [C]
have so little [E] time left [Am]
for a beginning. _ _ _ _ _
[G] And eagles flew [Em] from craggy [Am] peaks above the [D] garden wall. _
[G] The drop of [B] blood became a man [C] and the tree of [D] life grew tall. _
[G] And perfect [B] in his loneliness _
[C] a rib pulled [Bb] from his chest _
[A] _ formed a [Am] sweet companion _
[Dm] of _ [E] pulpitude and breast. _
[Am] And from the tree [C] of knowledge [Dm] God said they could not [Fm] eat. _
[C] And perfect [Am] was their _ paradise [E] unto the serpent [Am] at 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] _ _ _
[C] We have grown, [Am] we have grown, _
[Dm] but our [G] children alone _
[C] have so little [E] time left [Am] for a beginning. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Tree of [Em] knowledge, tree of death, [Am] _ upon the [D] ground they _ [G] trod.
The serpent [B] said your eyes will see [C] and he will [D] be a god.
_ [G] Defy the word [B] and eat the fruit [C] and he will never [Bb] die.
_ [A] And you will chart [Am] your destiny [Dm] and rule [E] the earth and sky.
[Am] And man was [C] banished east of Eden.
[Dm] See what we have [D] _
lost, [C] for though the father [Am]
sets the price,
[E] the children [Am] pay the cost.
We have grown, we have grown, _ [Dm] we have captured [G] the throne
_ [C] of the kingdom [Am] God made [Dm] for our winning.
_ [G] _
_ We [C] have grown, we [Am] have grown, _ [Dm] but our [F] children [G]
alone
_ [C] have so little [E] time left for [Am] a beginning. _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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