Burning Rope Tabs & Lyrics by Genesis

Burning Rope

guitar tabs lyrics

Genesis

Intro:
Keyboard + Electric Guitar
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D G Em A
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
F G C D9 (x5755x)
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D G Em A
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
F G C D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
F Bb C F
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb Am Bb F
And the man in the moon who seduced you
Bb F
Then finally loosed you.

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12-string Guitar
C G/B C Em7
|-------------0-3~----------3~--------------------------------------|
|-----------1-------------0-----------------1----------------3-0----|
|---------0-------------0---------------0-----0--------0---------0--|
|-------2-------------0---------------2---2-----2----2-----2--------|
|-----3-------------2---------------3--------------------2----------|
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You climbed upon a burning rope to escape the mob below,

Am G E
|----------3~--0---------------3~------------------------------4-5--|
|----------------1--------------------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------|
|--------2---------2---------2--------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------|
|------2---2---------------0----------------------------------------|
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But you had put the flaming out so that others could not follow,

E A C#m A
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|-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12--------2-----2---|
|---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9--------2-----2-|
|-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------|
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To be out of the bounds and the barks of those who do not wish you well.

F#sus4 G
|------------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
You must blaze a trail of your own, unknown, alone,

Keyboard + Electric Guitar
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But keep in mind

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Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal.
The only survivors on this world of ours are

D G Em A
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
F G C D9
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D G Em A
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
F G C D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
F Bb C F
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb Am Bb F
And the man in the moon who seduced you
Bb F
Then finally loosed you.

Keyboard + Electric Guitar
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F#m G#m F#m G#m C#m C# F#

12-string Guitar
|--2-----2-----2-------2-----------------------------2~------1~------0-------|
|------2-----2---2---2-------2-----------7~----0---2-------2-------2---2---2-|
|----3-----3-------3-----3-4---3-------6-----6---3-------3-------3-------3---|
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|------0-4~------0-4~------0---------2-----|
|----5---------5---------5---------2-------|
|--6---------6---------6-----6~--3---------|
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F#m G#m F#m G#m C#m B


Electric Guitar Solo
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whole solo part so far twice

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Piano
|--1-1-1-5-5-5-1-1-1---------------0-0-0-----|
|--1-1-1-6-6-6-1-1-1-1~------0-0-0-0-0-0-3~--|
|--2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-2~----0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2~--|
|--------------------3~--3---------------0~--|
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12-string Guitar
C G/B C Em7
|-------------0-3~----------3---------------0-------------------------|
|-----------1-------------0---0-----------1---1------------3-0--------|
|---------0-------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------0------|
|-------2-------------0---------------2------------------2-------2----|
|-----3-------------2---------------3------------------2-----------2--|
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You're old and disillusioned now as you realise at last,

C G E
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|----------------1---------3---3------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------|
|--------0---------0------------------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------|
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That all you have accomplished here will have soon all turned to dust.

E A C#m A
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|-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12----------2---2---|
|---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9------2-------2-|
|-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------|
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You dream of a future after life, well that's a maybe, I don't know.

F#sus4 G
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|----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
But you cant take what you left behind, you're all alone.

Keyboard + Electric Guitar
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So keep in mind

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Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal.
The only survivors on this world of ours are

D G Em A
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
F G C D9
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D G Em A
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
F G C D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
F Bb C F
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb Am
And the man in the moon...

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7~ hold (longer than other notes)
7h9 hammer-on
9p7 pull-off
7(9) bend
(9)7 release
(9)r release
7/9 slide up
9\7 slide down
natural harmonics
7tr9 trill
< swelled note, with volume knob or pedal
* marks beat