Genesis (In The Beginning) chords by Don McLean
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Intro 1
(D major) (E flat major) (B flat major) (G minor) (D major)
Verse 1
(D major) In the be (G major) ginning there was noth (E minor)
ingness (A minor) and God but waved (C major) his (D major) hand (G major)
And from the endless (B major) void there
sprang (C major) the beauty of the land (D major)
(G major) And high above the canyon (B major) walls
the diamond (C major) stars were new (B flat major)
An (A major) d breezes blew (A minor) from nothingness
(D minor) and herbs and grasses (E major) grew
(A minor) And silent creatures roamed the Earth
(D minor) and multiplied their (B flat major) (E major) [Do7]kind
(C major) And man was but a mo (A minor) lecule that
(E major) God had left be (A minor) hind.
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Verse 2
[Chorus:] We have grown (A minor)
(A major) (A minor) we have grown,
we have (D minor) captured the throne (G major)
Of (C major) the kingdom God (A minor) made
for our (D minor) winning. (G major)
We (C major) have grown we have (A minor) grown,
but our (D minor) children alone (G major)
Have (C major) so little time (E major) left for beginning. (A minor)
Verse 3
An (G major) d mountains sprang and chaos (E minor)
rang (A minor) the overture of (D major) life
(G major) And rivers coursed (B major) the twisted
blade (C major) of natures sharpest (D major) knife
(G major) And cut beneath the rolling (B major) dales
a (C major) gateway to the sea (B flat major)
While (A major) tidal waves (A minor) and mighty gales
(D minor) were heard in sym (E major) phony
And (A minor) sunshine fell upon the waves (C major)
an (D minor) d warmed the virgin (B flat major) land
(C major) And from (E minor) the mud (A minor) a drop of blood (E major) was left upon the sand. (A minor)
Interlude 1
(D minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor)
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major) (C major) (E major) (A minor)
Verse 4
(Chorus) (G major)
And eagles flew from (E minor) craggy peak
(A minor) s above the garden (D major) wall.
(G major) The drop of blood be (B major) came a man,
the (C major) tree of life grew (D major) tall.
(G major) And perfect in his (B major) loneliness,
(C major) a rib pulled from his (B flat major) chest
Formed (A major) a sweet companion (A minor)
(D minor) of pulchritude and (E major) breast.
(A minor) And from the tree of knowledge
God (D minor) said they could not eat. (B flat major)
An (C major) d perfect was (E minor) their (A minor) paradise un (E major) to the serpent at their
(A minor) feet.
Interlude 2
(A minor) (D minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major)
(C major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major) (C major) (E major) (A minor)
Verse 5
(G major) (Chorus)
Tree of knowledge, (E minor) tree of death,
(A minor) upon the ground (D major) they trod.
(G major) The serpent said your (B major) eye's will
see (C major) and ye will be a god. (D major)
(G major) Defy the word an (B major) d eat the fruit
and (C major) ye will never die (B flat major)
An (A major) d you will chart (A minor) your destiny
(D minor) and rule the Earth (E major) and sky.
(A minor) And man was banished (C major) east of Eden.
(D minor) See what we have lost. (B flat major)
For (C major) though the (E minor) father (A minor) sets the price,
(E major) the children pay (A minor) the cost.
Outro 1
(Chorus)
(A minor) (D minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor)
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major) (C major) (E major)
(A minor) (E major)
Genesis (In The Beginning)
Don McLean
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