Time Table Chords by Genesis

Tempo:
81.525 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Ebm

Bb

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Genesis - Time Table chords
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[Ab] [E] [Ebm] [Bm] [A]
[Abm] [Eb] [E]
[Eb] [Ab] A carved oak table [Dbm]
tells a tale [Bbm] of times when kings and queens
[Ab] sent wine from goblets gold, and the brave would [Ebm] lead their ladies
[Dbm] from [Gb] out [B] of them [Db] to others [Eb] cool.
[Ab] A time of valour [Dbm]
and legends born,
[Bbm] a time when honour meant [Eb] much more to [Fm] a man than [Ab] life,
and the days you [Ebm] only strive to [B] tell right [Bb] from [B] wrong [Ebm] [Db] through love [Eb] and soul.
[Cm] Why, [Eb] [Cm] why, [G] can we ever be sure do [Bb] we die or have killed for an [F] answer?
[Cm] [Eb] Why, [Cm] why, [G] do we stumble each [Bb] race to believe that no race has [F] been grander?
[Bb] Because through [Gm] time, [D] space, or laws may change each face [C] written,
[Gb] so [G] [D] our [E] skin.
A
[Abm] [E] [D]
[Gbm] [B] [Bm] [Gb]
[Bbm] [Ebm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [E]
[Bb] [Ab]
dusty table, [Bb] musty smells,
[Bbm]
tarnished silver lies [Ab] discarded upon the floor.
Only feeble light [Ebm] descends through [Dbm] a film
[Gb] of [B]
[Gb] grey [Db] that scarves [Eb] the pains done [Ab]
the carving, [Dbm] and those who left their mark
[Bbm]
gone the kings and queens [Ab] now only the rats hold sway, and the [Fm] weak must [Ebm] die
according to [Dbm] [Gb] [B] nature's law, [Db] as old [Eb] as they.
[Cm]
Why, [Eb] [Cm] why, [Eb] can we never be sure do [Bb] we die
or have killed for an [F] answer?
[Cm]
Why, [Eb] [Cm] why, [G] do we stumble each race to [Bb] believe
that no race [F] has been grander?
[Bb]
Because through [Gm] time [D] and space,
or laws may change each face [C] written, [Gbm] so [G] our [D] skin.
[E] [Abm] [E] [Abm]
[E] [Gbm] [B]
[Bm] [Gb] [Db] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[E] [Bb]
[Ab] [Cm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Bb] [Dm] [Gm]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Bb
12341111
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
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To learn Genesis - (Digital Remastered 2008) Time Table chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Ab, Dbm, Bbm, Ab, Bbm, Eb, G, Bb, F and Cm. A good strategy is to initiate at 40 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 82 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Bb Major in mind.

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[Ab] _ _ [E] _ [Ebm] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] A carved oak table [Dbm]
tells a tale [Bbm] of times when kings and queens
[Ab] sent wine from goblets gold, and the brave would [Ebm] lead their ladies
[Dbm] from [Gb] out [B] of them [Db] to others [Eb] cool.
_ _ _ [Ab] A time of valour [Dbm]
and legends born,
[Bbm] a time when honour meant [Eb] much more to [Fm] a man than [Ab] life,
and the days you [Ebm] only strive to [B] tell right [Bb] from [B] wrong [Ebm] [Db] through love [Eb] and soul.
_ [Cm] Why, _ _ [Eb] [Cm] why, [G] can we ever be sure do [Bb] we die or have killed for an [F] answer?
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] Why, [Cm] why, [G] do we stumble each [Bb] race to believe that no race has [F] been grander?
_ [Bb] _ _ Because through [Gm] time, _ _ _ [D] space, _ or laws may change each face [C] written,
[Gb] so [G] [D] our [E] skin.
A _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
dusty table, [Bb] _ musty smells,
[Bbm] _
tarnished silver lies [Ab] discarded upon the floor.
Only feeble light [Ebm] descends through [Dbm] a film
[Gb] of [B]
[Gb] grey [Db] that scarves [Eb] the pains done [Ab] _
the carving, [Dbm] and those who left their mark
[Bbm] _
gone the kings and queens [Ab] now only the rats hold sway, and the [Fm] weak must [Ebm] die
according to [Dbm] _ [Gb] [B] nature's law, [Db] as old [Eb] as they.
_ _ [Cm]
Why, _ [Eb] _ [Cm] why, [Eb] can we never be sure do [Bb] we die
or have killed for an [F] answer?
_ _ [Cm]
Why, _ [Eb] [Cm] why, [G] do we stumble each race to [Bb] believe
that no race [F] has been grander?
_ [Bb] _ _
Because through _ [Gm] time _ _ [D] and space,
_ or laws may change each face [C] written, [Gbm] so [G] our [D] skin.
[E] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel.

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