Genesis (In The Beginning) = Génesis (Al Principio) chords by Don McLean

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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In the begin
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ning there was nothingness,
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and God but waved his hand.
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And from the endless void
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there sprang the beauty of the land.
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And high above the canyon walls,
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the diamond stars were nude
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And breezes blew from nothingness,
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and herbs and grasses grew
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And   silent creatures roamed the earth
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and   multiplied their kind
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And man was but a molecule
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that God had left behind
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We have grown, we  have grown,
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we have captured the throne
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Of the kingdom God made
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for our winning
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We have grown, we have grown,
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but our children alone
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Have so little time left for a beginning
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And mountains sprang,
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and chaos rang,
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the overture of life
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And  rivers coursed the twisted blade
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of nature's sharpest knife
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And cut beneath the rolling dales
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a gateway to the sea
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While tidal waves
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and mighty gales
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were heard in symphony
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And sunshine fell upon the waves
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and warmed the virgin land
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And  from the mud a   drop of blood
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was left upon the sand
We have grown, we have grown,
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we have captured the throne
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Of the kingdom God made
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for our way.
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We have grown, we have grown,
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but our children alone
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Have so little time left for beginning.
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And eagles flew from craggy peaks
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above the garden wall,
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The drop of blood became a man,
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the tree of life grew tall,
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And perfect in his loneliness,
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a  rib pulled from his chest
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Formed a sweet companion
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of pulpitude and breast.
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And from the tree of knowledge,
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God said they could not eat,
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And perfect was their paradise,
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Unto the serpent at their feet.
We have groaned, we have groaned,
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We have captured the throne
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Of the kingdom God made
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for our women.
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We have groaned, we have groaned,
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But our children alone
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Have so little time left for be  ginning
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Tree of knowledge, tree of death
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Upon the ground they trod
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The serpent said, your eyes will see
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And ye will be a god
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Defy the word and  eat the fruit
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And ye will never die
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And you will charge your destiny,
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and rule the earth and sky
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And man was banished east of Eden,
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see what we have lost
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For though the father sets the price,
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the children pay the cost
We have grown, we have grown,
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we have captured the throne
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Of the kingdom
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God made for our way
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We have grown, we have grown
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But our children alone
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Have so little time left
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for beginning you