Family Snapshot Chords by Peter Gabriel

Tempo:
119.1 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Gm

Ab

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Peter Gabriel - Family Snapshot chords
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[Gm]
Here we go.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] I'm shooting into [Db] the light.
[Gm] Four miles down the cavalcade he moves on.
[F] [Bb]
Driving into [F] the sun.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] If I worked [Eb] it out right, [Bb] they won't [Eb] see me or [Bb] the gun.
[Gm]
Two miles to go, they're clearing the road.
[F]
The tearing has really begun.
[Bb]
I've got my radio, I can hear what's going [Eb]
[Dm] [Bb] [Eb] on.
[Bb] I've been [Gm] waiting for this.
[Bb] [Eb] I've been
[F] [Bb] waiting [Gm] for this.
[Dm] [Bb] All you [Eb] funky dealer, [Bb] I will wake [Eb] up your empty [Gm] shells.
Leap [Bb] time to the [Eb] wind, blown in a flash, as [F] I burn [Bb] into [Eb] your memory [Gm] cells.
You [Bb] say, [Eb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb] [Gm]
[G] I'm around the corner, bikers to the front.
[F] I'm wiping the sweat from my eyes.
[Bb] [Eb]
It's [Bb] a matter of [Eb] time, [Bb] a matter of [Eb] when.
[Gm] And the [G] governor's car is not [Gm] far behind.
[F] He's not the man I've got in mind.
[Bb] The scariest night of the hour, standing alone in the city.
[Eb] [Dm] [Bb] [Eb]
I don't [F] really [Bb] hate [Eb] you.
[Gm]
I don't care what you [Bb] do.
[Eb]
We were made for [Bb] each [Eb] other, me [Gm] and you.
[Bb] I wanna be [Eb]
somebody [F] [Bb] you [Eb] would like [Gm] that too.
If you [Bb] don't get driven, [Eb] you'll learn to take.
[Bb] And I will [Eb] [Gm] trade you.
[Ab] [G] Holding my breath, [Ab] my knees [G] will catch.
[Ab] And I [Bb] let the bullet [Db] drop.
All [Cm] [Db]
[Dm] turn [Eb] quiet, [Fm] I've been here before.
[Db] A lonely [Gm] boy, [Ab] hiding [Db] here.
My friends [Fm] have all [Db] gone home.
[Ab] [Eb]
There's my toy gun [Ab] on the floor.
Come on, [Fm]
[Db] you're growing [Gm] apart.
[Ab] You know that [Bbm] I'm growing [Db] upset.
[Bbm] I need [Ab] some [Db] tension.
[Ab]
I shoot [Eb] into [Ab] the light.
[E]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
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Learn the basic chords of Peter Gabriel - Family Snapshot chords, with this master sequence: Eb, Bb, Eb, Gm, Bb, Eb, F and Bb. Kick off your practice at a gentle 59 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 119 BPM. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
Here we go.
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] I'm shooting into [Db] the _ _ light.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Four miles down the cavalcade he moves on.
_ [F] _ [Bb]
Driving into [F] the sun.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] If I worked [Eb] it out right, [Bb] they won't [Eb] see me or [Bb] the gun.
_ _ _ [Gm]
Two miles to go, they're clearing the road.
[F]
The tearing has really begun.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ I've got my radio, I can hear what's going _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] on. _ _ _
[Bb] I've been [Gm] waiting for this. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] I've been _ _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ waiting [Gm] for this.
_ [Dm] [Bb] All you [Eb] funky dealer, [Bb] I will wake [Eb] up your empty [Gm] shells. _
_ Leap [Bb] time to the [Eb] wind, blown in a flash, as [F] I burn [Bb] into [Eb] your memory [Gm] cells.
_ You [Bb] say, _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I'm around the corner, bikers to the front.
[F] I'm wiping the sweat from my eyes.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb]
It's [Bb] a matter of [Eb] time, [Bb] _ _ a matter of [Eb] when.
_ [Gm] And the [G] governor's car is not [Gm] far behind.
[F] He's not the man I've got in mind.
_ [Bb] The _ scariest night of the hour, standing alone in the city.
[Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
I don't [F] really [Bb] hate [Eb] you.
_ [Gm]
I don't care what you [Bb] do.
_ [Eb]
We were made for [Bb] each [Eb] other, me [Gm] and you.
_ _ _ [Bb] I wanna be [Eb]
somebody _ _ [F] [Bb] you [Eb] would like [Gm] that too.
_ If you [Bb] don't get driven, [Eb] you'll learn to take.
[Bb] And I will [Eb] [Gm] trade you.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] Holding my breath, _ [Ab] _ my knees [G] will catch.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ And I [Bb] let the bullet [Db] _ _ drop. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All [Cm] _ _ _ [Db] _
[Dm] turn [Eb] quiet, _ [Fm] I've been here before.
_ _ _ _ [Db] A _ lonely [Gm] boy, _ [Ab] hiding [Db] here.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My friends [Fm] have all [Db] gone home.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
There's my toy gun [Ab] on the floor. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come _ _ _ on, [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] you're growing [Gm] apart.
[Ab] You know that [Bbm] I'm growing [Db] upset. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] I need [Ab] some [Db] tension.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ I shoot [Eb] into [Ab] the light.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The album No Memories includes this song, written by Peter Gabriel.

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