Carpet Crawlers Chords by Genesis
Tempo:
72.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
A
G
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A] There is lamb's wool [E] under man's naked [A] feet.
[F#m] The wool is soft and warm, [C#] gives off some kind of heat.
[C#m] A [D] [C#m] salamander [D] scurries [C#m] into [D] flame to be [C#m]
[D] destroyed.
[Bm] Imaginary creatures [A] are trapped in birth on [E] celluloid.
[A] The [E] [A]
[F#m] fleas cling to the golden [C#] fleece, hoping they'll find peace.
[C#m] Each [D] [C#m] thought and [D] gesture [C#m] a [D] card in [C#m]
[D] celluloid.
There's [Bm] no hiding in memory, [D] there's no wrong to avoid.
The crawlers [Em] cover the floor in the red [D] ochre corridor.
On my second sight [Em] of people, they've more [D] lifeblood than before.
They're [Em] moving in time to a heavy [D] wooden door.
Where the needle's [Em] eye is winking, closing on the [F#m] poor.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta [G] get in to get out.
[A]
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get [D] out.
There's only [Em] one direction in the faces that [D] I see.
It's upward to [Em] the ceiling where the chamber's said [D] to be.
Like the forest fight, [Em] the sunlight that takes root [D] in every tree.
They are pulled [Em] up by the magnet, leaving their [F#m] free.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call [A] us.
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] Mild man out superman, [Em] a held in cryptonite.
[D] Some foolish virgins [Em] giggle with their bodies glowing bright.
[D] Through the door a harvest [Em] feast is lit by
[D] It's the bottom of a staircase, [Em] but spirals out of sight.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] The false sudden mannequin [Em] with shattered skin.
Fears attack [D] and the eager pack lift up their [Em] features.
They carry all they lack, [D] the liquid has congealed.
[Em] We're just seeped out through the cracks, [D] the tickler takes his tickle back.
[Em] [F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A]
We gotta get in [G] to get out.
[A]
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[Em] [D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] To get in to [Em] get out.
Together, [D] together, together
Together, [Em] [D] together, together
Together, [Em] together, together
[D]
[Em] [F#m] Call us, ye that call [A] us
We gotta get [G] in together
We [A]
gotta get [G] in together
[D]
[F#m] The wool is soft and warm, [C#] gives off some kind of heat.
[C#m] A [D] [C#m] salamander [D] scurries [C#m] into [D] flame to be [C#m]
[D] destroyed.
[Bm] Imaginary creatures [A] are trapped in birth on [E] celluloid.
[A] The [E] [A]
[F#m] fleas cling to the golden [C#] fleece, hoping they'll find peace.
[C#m] Each [D] [C#m] thought and [D] gesture [C#m] a [D] card in [C#m]
[D] celluloid.
There's [Bm] no hiding in memory, [D] there's no wrong to avoid.
The crawlers [Em] cover the floor in the red [D] ochre corridor.
On my second sight [Em] of people, they've more [D] lifeblood than before.
They're [Em] moving in time to a heavy [D] wooden door.
Where the needle's [Em] eye is winking, closing on the [F#m] poor.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta [G] get in to get out.
[A]
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get [D] out.
There's only [Em] one direction in the faces that [D] I see.
It's upward to [Em] the ceiling where the chamber's said [D] to be.
Like the forest fight, [Em] the sunlight that takes root [D] in every tree.
They are pulled [Em] up by the magnet, leaving their [F#m] free.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call [A] us.
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] Mild man out superman, [Em] a held in cryptonite.
[D] Some foolish virgins [Em] giggle with their bodies glowing bright.
[D] Through the door a harvest [Em] feast is lit by
[D] It's the bottom of a staircase, [Em] but spirals out of sight.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] The false sudden mannequin [Em] with shattered skin.
Fears attack [D] and the eager pack lift up their [Em] features.
They carry all they lack, [D] the liquid has congealed.
[Em] We're just seeped out through the cracks, [D] the tickler takes his tickle back.
[Em] [F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A]
We gotta get in [G] to get out.
[A]
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
[Em] [D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] To get in to [Em] get out.
Together, [D] together, together
Together, [Em] [D] together, together
Together, [Em] together, together
[D]
[Em] [F#m] Call us, ye that call [A] us
We gotta get [G] in together
We [A]
gotta get [G] in together
[D]
Key:
D
Em
A
G
C#m
D
Em
A
[E] _ [A] There is lamb's wool [E] under man's naked [A] feet. _
[F#m] The wool is soft and warm, [C#] gives off some kind of heat.
[C#m] A [D] [C#m] salamander [D] scurries [C#m] into [D] flame to be [C#m]
[D] destroyed.
[Bm] Imaginary creatures [A] are trapped in birth on [E] celluloid.
[A] The [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] fleas cling to the golden [C#] fleece, hoping they'll find peace.
[C#m] Each [D] [C#m] thought and [D] gesture [C#m] a [D] card in [C#m]
[D] celluloid.
There's [Bm] no hiding in memory, [D] there's no wrong _ to avoid.
The crawlers [Em] cover the floor in the red [D] ochre corridor.
On my second sight [Em] of people, they've more [D] lifeblood than before.
They're [Em] moving in time to a heavy [D] wooden door.
Where the needle's [Em] eye is winking, closing on the [F#m] poor.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _ We gotta [G] get in to get out.
_ [A] _
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ [D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get [D] out.
There's only [Em] one direction in the faces that [D] I see.
It's upward to [Em] the ceiling where the chamber's said [D] to be.
Like the forest fight, [Em] the sunlight that takes root [D] in every tree.
They are pulled [Em] up by the magnet, leaving their [F#m] free.
The carpet _ crawlers, he dare call [A] us. _
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ _ [A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ _ [D] _
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] Mild man out superman, [Em] a held in cryptonite.
[D] Some foolish virgins [Em] giggle with their bodies glowing bright.
[D] Through the door a harvest [Em] feast is lit by_
[D] It's the bottom of a staircase, [Em] but spirals out of sight.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ _ [A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ [D] _
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] The false sudden mannequin [Em] with shattered skin.
Fears attack [D] and the eager pack lift up their [Em] features.
They carry all they lack, [D] the liquid has congealed.
[Em] We're just seeped out through the cracks, [D] the tickler takes his tickle back.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _
We gotta get in [G] to get out.
_ _ [A] _
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ [Em] _ [D] _
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] To get in to [Em] get out.
Together, _ [D] together, together
Together, _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] together, together
Together, [Em] together, together
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Call us, ye that call [A] us
We gotta get [G] in together
We _ _ [A] _ _
gotta get [G] in together
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#m] The wool is soft and warm, [C#] gives off some kind of heat.
[C#m] A [D] [C#m] salamander [D] scurries [C#m] into [D] flame to be [C#m]
[D] destroyed.
[Bm] Imaginary creatures [A] are trapped in birth on [E] celluloid.
[A] The [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] fleas cling to the golden [C#] fleece, hoping they'll find peace.
[C#m] Each [D] [C#m] thought and [D] gesture [C#m] a [D] card in [C#m]
[D] celluloid.
There's [Bm] no hiding in memory, [D] there's no wrong _ to avoid.
The crawlers [Em] cover the floor in the red [D] ochre corridor.
On my second sight [Em] of people, they've more [D] lifeblood than before.
They're [Em] moving in time to a heavy [D] wooden door.
Where the needle's [Em] eye is winking, closing on the [F#m] poor.
The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _ We gotta [G] get in to get out.
_ [A] _
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ [D]
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get [D] out.
There's only [Em] one direction in the faces that [D] I see.
It's upward to [Em] the ceiling where the chamber's said [D] to be.
Like the forest fight, [Em] the sunlight that takes root [D] in every tree.
They are pulled [Em] up by the magnet, leaving their [F#m] free.
The carpet _ crawlers, he dare call [A] us. _
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ _ [A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ _ [D] _
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] Mild man out superman, [Em] a held in cryptonite.
[D] Some foolish virgins [Em] giggle with their bodies glowing bright.
[D] Through the door a harvest [Em] feast is lit by_
[D] It's the bottom of a staircase, [Em] but spirals out of sight.
[F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ _ [A] We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ [D] _
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] The false sudden mannequin [Em] with shattered skin.
Fears attack [D] and the eager pack lift up their [Em] features.
They carry all they lack, [D] the liquid has congealed.
[Em] We're just seeped out through the cracks, [D] the tickler takes his tickle back.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] The carpet crawlers, he dare call us.
[A] _
We gotta get in [G] to get out.
_ _ [A] _
We gotta get [G] in to get out.
_ [Em] _ [D] _
We gotta get [C] in to [Em] get out.
[D] To get in to [Em] get out.
Together, _ [D] together, together
Together, _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] together, together
Together, [Em] together, together
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] Call us, ye that call [A] us
We gotta get [G] in together
We _ _ [A] _ _
gotta get [G] in together
_ _ _ [D] _ _