Genesis (In The Beginning) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Eb][Bb][Gm][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]In the be[G]ginning there was [Em]noth
ingness [Am]and God but [C]waved his [D]hand[G]
And from [B]the endless void there
[C]sprang the beauty of the [D]land
[G]And high above the [B]canyon walls
[C]the diamond stars were [Bb]new
An[A]d breezes b[Am]lew from nothingness
[Dm]and herbs and gras[E]ses grew
[Am]And silent creatures roamed the Earth
[Dm]and multiplied their[Bb] [Do7][E]kind
[C]And man was but [Am]a molecule that
[E]God had left be[Am]hind.

[Verse 2]
[Chorus:] We have [Am]grown
[A]we [Am]have grown,
we [Dm]have captured the [G]throne
[C]Of the kingdom God [Am]made
for [Dm]our [G]winning.
We [C]have grown we [Am]have grown,
but our [Dm]children [G]alone
[C]Have so little [E]time left for begin[Am]ning.

[Verse 3]
An[G]d mountains sprang and c[Em]haos
[Am]rang the overture of [D]life
[G]And rivers cou[B]rsed the twisted
blade [C]of natures [D]sharpest knife
[G]And cut beneath [B]the rolling dales
a [C]gateway to [Bb]the sea
[A]While tidal [Am]waves and mighty gales
[Dm]were heard in symphony[E]
And [Am]sunshine fell upon the [C]waves
an[Dm]d warmed the virgin la[Bb]nd
[C]And [Em]from the mud [Am]a drop of blo[E]od was left upon the[Am] sand.

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][G][C][Am][Dm]
[G][C][Am][Dm][G][C][E][Am]

[Verse 4]
[G](Chorus)
And eagles flew [Em]from craggy peak
[Am]s above the garden wal[D]l.
[G]The drop of blood becam[B]e a man,
the [C]tree of life grew [D]tall.
[G]And perfect in his [B]loneliness,
[C]a rib pulled from his [Bb]chest
[A]Formed a sweet [Am]companion
[Dm]of pulchritude and breas[E]t.
[Am]And from the tree of knowledge
God [Dm]said they could not [Bb]eat.
An[C]d perfect was t[Em]heir p[Am]aradise unt[E]o the serpent at their
[Am]feet.

[Interlude 2]
[Am][Dm][G][C][Am][Dm][G]
[C][Am][Dm][G][C][E][Am]

[Verse 5]
[G](Chorus)
Tree [Em]of knowledge, tree of death,
[Am]upon the g[D]round they trod.
[G]The serpent said you[B]r eye's will
see [C]and ye will be [D]a god.
[G]Defy the word an[B]d eat the fruit
and [C]ye will never [Bb]die
An[A]d you will chart y[Am]our destiny
[Dm]and rule the Earth and s[E]ky.
[Am]And man was bani[C]shed east of Eden.
[Dm]See what we have lost.[Bb]
[C]For though the [Em]father [Am]sets the price,
[E]the children pay[Am] the cost.

[Outro 1]
(Chorus)
[Am][Dm][G][C][Am][Dm]
[G][C][Am][Dm][G][C][E]
[Am][E]