Chords for Robert Fripp & Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood
Tempo:
180.55 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#m
A
E
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [B] [A]
[C#] [C#m]
[B] [A]
[C#m]
When the night [E] shows, [B] the signals grow on radios
[C#m]
All the strange things,
[F#m] they [E] come and go
[F#] There's early warnings, [B]
stranded starfish [G#m] have [B] no place to hide
[A] Still waiting [F#] for the [B]
swollen [C] Easter [C#m] tide
[B] There's no point in direction, [A#] we cannot [A] even [B]
choose [E] a [B] side
[E]
[C#m] I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the waters
[C#m]
On the tall cliffs, they [A] were getting older, sons and [B] daughters
The jaded [G#m] underworld [A] was riding high, and waves of [F#] steel [B] hurled metal
[C] at the [C#m] sky
[B] And as the nails sunk in the cloud, [A#] the rain [A] was warm and [E] soaked the ground
[A] [E]
Here
[B] comes the [C#m]
flood, [B] we'll say goodbye
[G#] to flesh [C#m] and blood
[G#] If again, the sea is as silent [C#m]
in any still alive
[Cm] It'll [A#] be those [G#] who gave [F#] their island
[A] to survive
Drink [B] up, [Am] [D] dreamers, [E] you're running dry
When [D#m]
[C#m] the flood [B] calls, you [A] have no home, you have no walls
[C#m]
In the thunder [B] crash, [A] you're a thousand miles within a flash
[B] Don't be afraid [G#m] to cry [A] about your sea
The actors [F#] gone, [B] there's only [C] you and [C#m] me
[B] And if we break the thawing dawn, [A#]
we'll use [A] up [E] what we used to be
Here
[B] comes [C#m] the flood, [B] we'll say goodbye
[G#] to flesh [C#m] and blood
If
[Cm] again, the sea is as silent [C#m] in any still alive
[Cm] It'll be [A#] those [G#] who gave [F#] their island [A]
to survive
Drink up, [B]
[Am] [D] dreamers, [E] you're running dry
[C#] [C#m]
[B] [A]
[C#m]
When the night [E] shows, [B] the signals grow on radios
[C#m]
All the strange things,
[F#m] they [E] come and go
[F#] There's early warnings, [B]
stranded starfish [G#m] have [B] no place to hide
[A] Still waiting [F#] for the [B]
swollen [C] Easter [C#m] tide
[B] There's no point in direction, [A#] we cannot [A] even [B]
choose [E] a [B] side
[E]
[C#m] I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the waters
[C#m]
On the tall cliffs, they [A] were getting older, sons and [B] daughters
The jaded [G#m] underworld [A] was riding high, and waves of [F#] steel [B] hurled metal
[C] at the [C#m] sky
[B] And as the nails sunk in the cloud, [A#] the rain [A] was warm and [E] soaked the ground
[A] [E]
Here
[B] comes the [C#m]
flood, [B] we'll say goodbye
[G#] to flesh [C#m] and blood
[G#] If again, the sea is as silent [C#m]
in any still alive
[Cm] It'll [A#] be those [G#] who gave [F#] their island
[A] to survive
Drink [B] up, [Am] [D] dreamers, [E] you're running dry
When [D#m]
[C#m] the flood [B] calls, you [A] have no home, you have no walls
[C#m]
In the thunder [B] crash, [A] you're a thousand miles within a flash
[B] Don't be afraid [G#m] to cry [A] about your sea
The actors [F#] gone, [B] there's only [C] you and [C#m] me
[B] And if we break the thawing dawn, [A#]
we'll use [A] up [E] what we used to be
Here
[B] comes [C#m] the flood, [B] we'll say goodbye
[G#] to flesh [C#m] and blood
If
[Cm] again, the sea is as silent [C#m] in any still alive
[Cm] It'll be [A#] those [G#] who gave [F#] their island [A]
to survive
Drink up, [B]
[Am] [D] dreamers, [E] you're running dry
Key:
B
C#m
A
E
F#
B
C#m
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
When the night [E] _ shows, [B] the signals grow _ on _ _ radios
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _
All the strange _ things, _
[F#m] they [E] come and go _
[F#] There's early _ warnings, [B] _ _
stranded _ starfish [G#m] have [B] no place to hide _ _ _
[A] Still waiting [F#] for the [B]
swollen _ [C] _ Easter [C#m] _ tide
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] There's no point in direction, _ _ _ _ [A#] we cannot _ [A] _ even _ [B] _
choose _ _ [E] a [B] side _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ I took the old [B] track, _ [A] the hollow shoulder, _ _ across the _ waters
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _
On the tall cliffs, they [A] were getting _ older, _ _ sons and [B] daughters
The jaded _ [G#m] underworld _ [A] was riding _ high, _ _ _ and waves of [F#] steel [B] hurled metal _
[C] _ at the [C#m] sky _ _ _
_ [B] And as the nails sunk in the cloud, _ [A#] the rain [A] was warm and [E] soaked _ the _ _ _ ground
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Here _ _
_ _ [B] _ comes the [C#m] _
flood, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] we'll say _ goodbye _
_ [G#] _ _ to flesh [C#m] and _ blood _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] If again, _ _ the sea is as silent [C#m]
in any still alive _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ It'll [A#] be those [G#] who gave [F#] their island _
[A] to _ _ survive _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Drink [B] up, _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] dreamers, _ _ [E] you're running _ dry
_ _ When [D#m] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ the flood [B] calls, _ you [A] have no _ home, you have no walls
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
In the thunder [B] crash, _ [A] you're a thousand _ miles within a flash
[B] _ _ Don't be afraid [G#m] to cry [A] about your _ sea
_ _ _ _ The actors _ [F#] _ gone, [B] there's only [C] you and [C#m] me _ _
_ _ [B] And if we _ break the thawing dawn, _ [A#]
we'll use [A] up [E] what we used _ _ to _ _ be _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Here _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ comes [C#m] the _ flood, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] we'll say _ goodbye _
[G#] _ _ to flesh [C#m] and _ blood
_ _ If _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ again, _ _ _ the sea is as silent [C#m] in any still alive _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] It'll be _ [A#] those [G#] who gave [F#] their island [A]
to _ survive _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Drink up, [B] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] dreamers, _ _ [E] you're running dry _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
When the night [E] _ shows, [B] the signals grow _ on _ _ radios
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _
All the strange _ things, _
[F#m] they [E] come and go _
[F#] There's early _ warnings, [B] _ _
stranded _ starfish [G#m] have [B] no place to hide _ _ _
[A] Still waiting [F#] for the [B]
swollen _ [C] _ Easter [C#m] _ tide
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] There's no point in direction, _ _ _ _ [A#] we cannot _ [A] _ even _ [B] _
choose _ _ [E] a [B] side _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ I took the old [B] track, _ [A] the hollow shoulder, _ _ across the _ waters
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _
On the tall cliffs, they [A] were getting _ older, _ _ sons and [B] daughters
The jaded _ [G#m] underworld _ [A] was riding _ high, _ _ _ and waves of [F#] steel [B] hurled metal _
[C] _ at the [C#m] sky _ _ _
_ [B] And as the nails sunk in the cloud, _ [A#] the rain [A] was warm and [E] soaked _ the _ _ _ ground
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Here _ _
_ _ [B] _ comes the [C#m] _
flood, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] we'll say _ goodbye _
_ [G#] _ _ to flesh [C#m] and _ blood _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] If again, _ _ the sea is as silent [C#m]
in any still alive _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ It'll [A#] be those [G#] who gave [F#] their island _
[A] to _ _ survive _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Drink [B] up, _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] dreamers, _ _ [E] you're running _ dry
_ _ When [D#m] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ the flood [B] calls, _ you [A] have no _ home, you have no walls
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
In the thunder [B] crash, _ [A] you're a thousand _ miles within a flash
[B] _ _ Don't be afraid [G#m] to cry [A] about your _ sea
_ _ _ _ The actors _ [F#] _ gone, [B] there's only [C] you and [C#m] me _ _
_ _ [B] And if we _ break the thawing dawn, _ [A#]
we'll use [A] up [E] what we used _ _ to _ _ be _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Here _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ comes [C#m] the _ flood, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] we'll say _ goodbye _
[G#] _ _ to flesh [C#m] and _ blood
_ _ If _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ again, _ _ _ the sea is as silent [C#m] in any still alive _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] It'll be _ [A#] those [G#] who gave [F#] their island [A]
to _ survive _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Drink up, [B] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] dreamers, _ _ [E] you're running dry _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _