Burning Rope — Genesis
Chords and lyrics for Burning Rope by Genesis (key of Am).
Verse 1
Genesis - Burning Rope (Tony Banks)
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I have given the full piano chords for the instrumental sections but if
playing along with a bass player
or in a band setting then you could ignore the inversions used and play the
plain chords.
There are several key, tempo and time sig changes - I have notated the time
signature changes in the
instrumental sections to hopefully make those easier to follow.
Intro
| Dm | Dm/G G | Bb/Ab Fm7/Ab | Bb Fm7/Bb | Db | Cb/Db | Db |
Cb/Db |
| Cm F/C | Dm/G G | Em7 | Em7 |
2/4 4/4
[E/Db][Eb/Db][E/Db][D/C][D/B][Db/B]B/Ab|[Bb/Ab][B/Ab][B/A][C/A][C/Bb][Db/Bb]
| Bb/Ab Cm/Ab| Bb/Ab | Cm/Ab Bb/Ab |
| D Bm/D | G/D A7/D | F/D G/D | C/G Am | D Bm/D | G/D A7/D | F/D G/D
| C/G Am |
| F/D Gm/D | C F | Bb A |
Chorus
[D]The warming [Bm/D]sun, the [G/D]cooling [A7/D]rain, [F/D]the snowflake [G/D]drifting on the [C/G]breath of
the [Am]breeze
[D]The lightning [Bm/D]bolt that frees the [G/D]sky for [A7/D]you, [F/D]yet only [G/D]eagles seem to
[C/G]pass on [Am]through
The [F/D]words of [Gm/D]love, the [C]cries of [F]hate
[Bb]And the [A]man in the [Bb]moon who [F]seduced you then [Bb]finally [F]loosed you[Dm]
Dm/G G |
Verse
You [Am/C]climbed upon a [Bm7]burning [G]rope to [Am/C]escape the mob [Em]below
But [Am/C]you had put the [Bm7]flaming [G]out so that [Esus2/A]others could now follow
To be out of the [E]bounds and the [F#m7]barks of [C#m/G#]those who do not [A]wish you well
You [Bsus4]must blaze a trail of your [Bm/G]own, [Cmaj7/G]unknown, [D6/G]alone but [G7]keep in mind
[Em]Don't live today for tomorrow like you were immortal
The [Em7/A]only survivors on [Bb]this world of ours [A]are
Chorus
[D]The warming [Bm/D]sun, the [G/D]cooling [A7/D]rain, [F/D]the snowflake [G/D]drifting on the [C/G]breath of
the [Am]breeze
[D]The lightning [Bm/D]bolt that frees the [G/D]sky for [A7/D]you, [F/D]yet only [G/D]eagles seem to
[C/G]pass on [Am]through
The [F/D]words of [Gm/D]love, the [C]cries of [F]hate
[Bb]And the [A]man in the [Bb]moon who [F]seduced you then [Bb]finally [F]loosed you[Dm]
Dm/G G |
Instrumental
| Am/C | Bm7 G | Am/C | Em |
| Dm | Dm/G G | Bb/Ab Fm7/Ab | Bb Fm7/Bb | Db | Cb/Db | Db |
Cb/Db |
| Cm F/C | Dm/G G | Em7 | Em7 |
| F#m/C# G#m/C# | F#m/C# G#m/C# | A/C# A#m/C# | B/C# | D#m7 | F# |
| D#m7 | F# A#m | C#m6 | C#m6 | F# |
| F#m/C# G#m/C# | F#m/C# G#m/C# | A/C# | B/C# |
| C#m G#m | D#m B | C#m G#m | D#m B | D#/C# | G#m | F#m7 |
| C#m G#m | D#m B | C#m G#m | D#m B | D#/C# | G#m | F#m7 B9 |
| C#m | C#m | C#m |
| Db Db/F | Gb | Db/F | Fm/Eb Ab/Eb | Ab/F Fm | Fm/Eb Ab/Eb | Ab/F
6/4
Fm |
| Gb | Bbm | A/B |
3/4 4/4
| Dm | Am/C | Bbsus2 | Bbadd9 | A7/G | Em/G | D |
Verse
You're [Am/C]old and [Bm7]disillusioned [G]now as you [Am/C]realise at [Em]last
That [Am/C]all you have [Bm7]accomplished [G]here will have [Esus2/A]soon have turned to dust
You dream of a [E]future after [F#m7]life, well [C#m/G#]that's as maybe, [A]I don't know
But [Bsus4]you can't take what you left [Bm/G]behind, [Cmaj7/G]you're all, [D6/G]alone so [G7]keep in mind
[Em]Don't live today for tomorrow like you were immortal
The [Em7/A]only survivors on [Em/G]this world of ours [D]are
Chorus
[D]The warming [Bm/D]sun, the [G/D]cooling [A7/D]rain, [F/D]the snowflake [G/D]drifting on the [C/G]breath of
the [Am]breeze
[D]The lightning [Bm/D]bolt that frees the [G/D]sky for [A7/D]you, [F/D]yet only [G/D]eagles seem to
[C/G]pass on [Am]through
The [F/D]words of [Gm/D]love, the [C]cries of [F]hate
[Bb]And the [A]man in the [A]moon
Outro
6/4
| D D/F# | G | D/F# | E C#m/E | Em7 | Em7 | B | B
X