Carpet Crawlers Chords by Genesis

Tempo:
72.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

A

G

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Carpet Crawlers chords
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[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]
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
C#m
13421114
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
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Learn the basic chords of Genesis - Carpet Crawlers chords, with this master sequence: D, Em and D. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 36 BPM and then match the original tempo of 72 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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[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] _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway album.

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