Genesis (In The Beginning) = Génesis (Al Principio) chords by Don McLean
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Intro 1
(D major) (E flat major) (B flat major) (G minor) (D major)
Verse 1
In (D major) the begin
(G major) ning 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)
And (G major) high above the canyon (B major) walls,
the dia (C major) mond stars were nude (B flat major)
And (A major) breezes blew (A minor) from nothingness,
(D minor) and herbs and grasses (E major) grew
An (A minor) d silent creatures roamed the earth
an (D minor) d multiplied their kind (B flat major)
An (E major) d (C major) man was but a (A minor) molecule
that (E major) God had left be (A minor) hind
We have grown, (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 a beginning
(A minor) And (G major) mountains sprang,
and chaos (E minor) rang, (A minor)
the overture of (D major) life
An (G major) d rivers coursed (B major) the twisted blade
of (C major) nature's sharpest (D major) knife
And (G major) 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
were (D minor) heard in sym (E major) phony
And (A minor) sunshine fell upon the waves (C major)
an (D minor) d warmed the virgin land (B flat major)
An (C major) d from (E minor) the mud (A minor) a drop of blood
was (E major) left upon the (A minor) sand
We have grown, we have grown,
we (D minor) have captured the (G major) throne
Of (C major) the kingdom God (A minor) made
for our (D minor) way. (G major)
We (C major) have grown, we have (A minor) grown,
but (D minor) our children alone (G major)
Have (C major) so little time (E major) left for (A minor) beginning.
And (G major) eagles flew from (E minor) craggy peaks
above (A minor) the garden (D major) wall,
The (G major) drop of blood be (B major) came a man,
(C major) the tree of life grew (D major) tall,
And (G major) 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)
of (D minor) pulpitude and (E major) breast.
(A minor) And from the tree of knowledge,
God (D minor) said they could not eat, (B flat major)
And (C major) perfect was (E minor) their (A minor) paradise,
Unto (E major) the serpent at their (A minor) feet.
We have groaned, we have groaned,
We have (D minor) captured the throne (G major)
Of (C major) the kingdom God (A minor) made
for our (D minor) women. (G major)
We have (C major) groaned, we have (A minor) groaned,
(D minor) But our children alone (G major)
Have (C major) so little time (E major) left for (A minor) be ginning
Tree (G major) of knowledge, (E minor) tree of death
Upon (A minor) the ground (D major) they trod
The (G major) serpent said, your (B major) eyes will see
And (C major) ye will be a (D major) god
Defy (G major) the word an (B major) d eat the fruit
And ye (C major) will never die (B flat major)
And (A major) you will charge your (A minor) destiny,
(D minor) and rule the earth (E major) and sky
And (A minor) 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 set (A minor) s the price,
(E major)
the children pay (A minor) the cost
We have grown, we have grown,
we have (D minor) captured the throne (G major)
Of (C major) the kingdom
God (A minor) made for our way (D minor) (G major)
We (C major) have grown, we have (A minor) grown
But (D minor) our children alone (G major)
Have (C major) so little time left
(E major) for beginning (A minor) (E major) you
Genesis (In The Beginning) = Génesis (Al Principio)
Don McLean
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