Here Comes The Flood Chords by Peter Gabriel

Tempo:
132.25 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

C#m

E

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood chords
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Through the velvet storms and the rains that fell,
Here comes the man with his tail [A#] to tea,
[D#]
And some have named him [E] Peter the Angel [A#] [D#m] Gabriel.
When [C#]
[B]
[A]
[C#m] [C#] [A]
[C#m]
the night [B] shows, [A] the signals grow on radios,
[C#m]
All the [B] strange things, [A] they come and go as early [B] warnings,
Stranded [G#m] starfish have [A] no place to hide, Still [F#] waiting for [B] the swing [C] of [C#m] hasty tide.
[C#] There's no point in direction, [A#] we cannot [A] even choose [E] a side.
[F#]
[B] [C#] I took the old [G#m] track, [A] the hollow shoulders across the [B] water,
[C#m] On the tall [B] cliffs, [A] they were getting older, Sons and [B] daughters, they jaded [G#m] underworld,
The flood [A] was riding high, waves [F#] of steel [B] hudged [C] at [C#m] the sky,
And as the nails sunk in the cloud, the [F#m] rain was [A] warm and soaked the [E] crowd.
Lord, [B] here comes the [C#m]
flood, [B] we'll say goodbye, [G#] the [C#m] flesh of blood,
[G#] If again, the seas are silent [C#m] and any's still alive,
[Cm]
You'll be [G#] the ones who gave their island [A]
to survive.
Drink
[Am] up, [D] [Am] dreamers, [D]
[E] you're running dry,
[C#m] When the flood [B]
calls, [A] you have no home,
You have no [B] walls, [C#m] in the thunder [B] crash, [A] You're a thousand miles within a [B] flash,
Don't be afraid [G#m] to cry at [A] what you see, The act [F#] is gone, [B] there's [C] only you [C#m] and me,
And if [C#] we break before [C#m] the dawn, they'll use [F#m] up what [A] we used [E] to be.
[B] Here comes [C#m] the flood, [B] we'll say goodbye, [G#] the [C#m] flesh of blood,
[G#] If again, the seas are [C#m] silent and any's still alive,
[G#] You'll be the ones who gave their island [A] to survive.
[Am] Drink up, [D] [Am]
dreamers, [D] [E] you're running dry.
[N]
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
G#
134211114
B
12341112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
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To start learning Peter Gabriel - (1) Here Comes The Flood chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G#m, A, B, A, B, C#m and B in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 66 BPM before aiming for the song's 132 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Major.

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Through the velvet _ _ storms and the rains that _ fell,
Here comes the _ man with his tail [A#] to tea,
_ [D#]
And some have named _ _ him _ [E] Peter the _ Angel _ [A#] _ _ _ [D#m] Gabriel.
_ _ _ When _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ the night [B] shows, [A] the signals grow on _ radios,
[C#m] _
_ All the [B] strange things, [A] they come and go as early [B] warnings,
Stranded [G#m] starfish have [A] no place to hide, _ Still [F#] waiting for [B] the swing [C] of [C#m] hasty tide. _ _ _ _
_ [C#] There's no point in direction, _ [A#] we cannot [A] even choose _ [E] a side.
_ _ [F#] _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ I took the old [G#m] track, [A] the hollow shoulders across the [B] water,
_ [C#m] _ _ On the tall [B] cliffs, [A] they were getting older, _ Sons and [B] daughters, they jaded [G#m] underworld,
The flood [A] was riding high, _ _ waves [F#] of steel [B] hudged [C] at [C#m] the sky, _
_ _ _ _ _ And as the nails sunk in the cloud, the [F#m] rain was [A] warm and soaked _ the [E] crowd.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lord, _ [B] here comes the [C#m]
flood, _ _ _ _ _ [B] we'll say goodbye, _ [G#] _ the [C#m] flesh of _ blood,
_ _ _ [G#] If again, _ the seas are silent [C#m] and any's still alive,
_ _ _ _ [Cm]
You'll be [G#] the ones who gave their island [A]
to _ survive.
Drink _ _
[Am] up, [D] _ _ [Am] dreamers, [D] _
[E] you're running dry, _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ When the flood [B]
calls, [A] you have no home,
You have no [B] walls, [C#m] _ _ _ in the thunder [B] crash, [A] You're a thousand miles within a [B] flash,
Don't be afraid [G#m] to cry at [A] what you see, _ _ The act [F#] is gone, [B] there's [C] only you [C#m] and me,
_ _ And _ _ if [C#] we break before [C#m] the dawn, they'll use [F#m] up what [A] we used _ [E] to be. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] Here comes [C#m] the flood, _ _ _ _ _ [B] we'll say goodbye, _ [G#] _ the [C#m] flesh of blood, _ _ _ _ _
[G#] If again, _ the seas are [C#m] silent and any's still alive, _ _
_ _ [G#] You'll be the ones who gave their island [A] to _ survive. _
_ _ [Am] Drink up, [D] _ _ [Am] _
dreamers, [D] _ _ [E] you're running dry. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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