Key: D major
Intro 1
D
Am
D
Bm
C
Em
G
Verse 1
C
D
Bm
ran dry,
B
E
Em
G
Or was it just another dam.
C
D
When the evil of a snowflake in June
G
Bm
Could still be a source of relief.
C
Em
O how I love you,
I once cried long ago,
But I was the one who decided to go.
Am
Dm
Fdim
To search beyond the final crest,
Though I'd heard it said just
Em
Bm
C
birds could dwell so high.
D
Verse 2
C
D
Bm
wings for my arms
Bsus4
B
E
And took off in the air.
C
D
the clouds never see,
Bm
C
Too close to the deserts of sand,
A
Am
I would welcome a horse's
Dm
Fdim
kick to send me back
Em
Bm
If I could find a horse not
made of sand.
C
D
Verse 3
E
If this desert's all there'll
F#m
F#dim
ever be
F
C
Then tell me what becomes of me.
D
Bb
Csus4
F
A fall of rain?
Bb
F
other of your dreams,
Am
G
Em
D
E
Em
E
A dream of mad man moon.
Interlude 1
D
E
C#
F#
C#
B
C#
F#
C#
C#sus4
C#
C#sus4
C#
G#m
E
C#
E#
D
C#
C#sus4
B
F#
B
G#m
C#
C#sus4
C#
F#
C#
B
C#
B
F#m
B
F#m
B
G#m
C#
C#m
A
F#m
A
F#m
D
E
C#
B
F#m
B
G#m
C#
C#m
A
F#m
A
F#m
B
D
C#
D
Bm
F#m
C#
F#
C#
F#
C#
F#
C#
F#
C#
F#
C#
Verse 4
C#
F#
C#
And boy have I news for you;
C#sus4
C#
They're gonna throw you in gaol
And you know they can't fail
''cause sand is thicker than blood.
B
E
But a prison in sand
Is a haven in hell,
For a gaol can give you a goal
E#dim
C#
E#
[and a] goal can find you a role
On a muddy pitch in Newcastle,
Where it rains so much
You can't wait for a touch
F#m
E
Of sun and sand,
D#m
D#sus4
D#m
F#
Verse 5
G
Em
G
D
Within the valley of shadowless death
Bsus4
B
E
They pray for thunderclouds and rain,
D
G
Em
But to the multitude
C
D
who stand in the rain
Bm
G
Bm
C
Heaven is where the sun shines.
stems turn to brown
And thoughts will fly higher till
Am
Dm
Fdim
Forever caught in desert lands
one has to learn
Em
Bm
To disbelieve the sea.
C
D
Verse 6
E
F
C
Then tell me what becomes of me.
D
Bb
Csus4
F
A fall of rain?
Bb
F
other of your dreams,
Am
Asus4
Em
D
E
A dream of mad man moon.
Outro 1
E
D
E
Am
D
Em
D
C
D
D
F#m
B
G#m
A
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD Am Bm C Em...
More songs by Genesis
Discover chords for more songs to play
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
Recently added
Recently added chords & tabs