Chords for Peter Gabriel "Here Comes the Flood" on Guitar Center Sessions
Tempo:
117.8 bpm
Chords used:
B
Dbm
A
E
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dbm]
[A] When [D]
[Db] [B] [A]
[A] [Dbm]
the night [E] shows, [A] the signals grow on [E] radios.
[Dbm]
All the strange [B] things, [A] they come and go [E] as early warnings.
[B] Stranded [Abm] starfish have no [A] place to hide.
Still waiting [Bb] for [B] the swollen [Cm]
[Dbm] Easter tide.
[B] There's no point in direction, [Dbm] we cannot [A] even choose [E] a side.
[B]
[Dbm] I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the [Dbm] waters.
On the tall [B] cliffs, they were [E] getting older.
Sons and [B] daughters, the jaded [Abm] underworld [A] was riding high.
Waves [Bb] of steel [B] hurled metal [Cm] at the [Dbm] sky.
[B] And as the nail sunk in the cloud, [Ab] the rain [Bb] was warm [A] and soaked the [E] crowd.
Lord, [B] here [Dbm] comes the flood.
[B] We'll say goodbye [C] to [Dbm] flesh and blood.
[Cm] If again, [Ab] the seas are silent, [Dbm] in any still alive.
[Ab] It'll [Bb] be those [Ab] who gave [Abm] their island [B] to survive.
[Bm] [B] [Am] Drink [Bm] up, [Am] dreamers, [D] [E] you're running dry.
[Dbm]
When the [B] flood [B] calms, [A] you have no home, you have no walls.
[Dbm]
In the [B] thunder crash, [A] you're a thousand miles within a flash.
[B]
Don't be afraid [Abm] to cry [A] what you see.
The actors [Bb]
gone, [B] there's only [Cm] you [Dbm] and me.
[E] And if we break before the dawn, they'll [Bb] use [A] up what we used [E] to be.
Lord, [B] here [Dbm] comes the flood.
[B] We'll say goodbye [Ab] to flesh [Dbm] and blood.
If [Ab] again, the seas are silent, [Dbm] in any still alive.
[Ab] It'll be [Bb]
those [Ab] who gave their island [A] to survive.
[Am] Drink up, [A] [Am] [D] dreamers, you're [E] running dry.
[N]
[A] When [D]
[Db] [B] [A]
[A] [Dbm]
the night [E] shows, [A] the signals grow on [E] radios.
[Dbm]
All the strange [B] things, [A] they come and go [E] as early warnings.
[B] Stranded [Abm] starfish have no [A] place to hide.
Still waiting [Bb] for [B] the swollen [Cm]
[Dbm] Easter tide.
[B] There's no point in direction, [Dbm] we cannot [A] even choose [E] a side.
[B]
[Dbm] I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the [Dbm] waters.
On the tall [B] cliffs, they were [E] getting older.
Sons and [B] daughters, the jaded [Abm] underworld [A] was riding high.
Waves [Bb] of steel [B] hurled metal [Cm] at the [Dbm] sky.
[B] And as the nail sunk in the cloud, [Ab] the rain [Bb] was warm [A] and soaked the [E] crowd.
Lord, [B] here [Dbm] comes the flood.
[B] We'll say goodbye [C] to [Dbm] flesh and blood.
[Cm] If again, [Ab] the seas are silent, [Dbm] in any still alive.
[Ab] It'll [Bb] be those [Ab] who gave [Abm] their island [B] to survive.
[Bm] [B] [Am] Drink [Bm] up, [Am] dreamers, [D] [E] you're running dry.
[Dbm]
When the [B] flood [B] calms, [A] you have no home, you have no walls.
[Dbm]
In the [B] thunder crash, [A] you're a thousand miles within a flash.
[B]
Don't be afraid [Abm] to cry [A] what you see.
The actors [Bb]
gone, [B] there's only [Cm] you [Dbm] and me.
[E] And if we break before the dawn, they'll [Bb] use [A] up what we used [E] to be.
Lord, [B] here [Dbm] comes the flood.
[B] We'll say goodbye [Ab] to flesh [Dbm] and blood.
If [Ab] again, the seas are silent, [Dbm] in any still alive.
[Ab] It'll be [Bb]
those [Ab] who gave their island [A] to survive.
[Am] Drink up, [A] [Am] [D] dreamers, you're [E] running dry.
[N]
Key:
B
Dbm
A
E
Ab
B
Dbm
A
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ When _ _ [D] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Dbm] _ _
the night [E] shows, [A] the signals grow on _ [E] radios.
[Dbm] _ _
All the strange [B] things, [A] they come and go [E] as early warnings.
[B] _ Stranded [Abm] starfish have no [A] place to hide. _
Still waiting [Bb] for [B] the swollen [Cm] _
[Dbm] Easter tide. _ _ _ _ _
[B] There's no point in direction, _ _ [Dbm] we cannot [A] even choose [E] a side.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the [Dbm] waters.
_ _ On the tall [B] cliffs, they were [E] getting older.
_ Sons and [B] daughters, the jaded [Abm] underworld [A] was riding high.
_ _ Waves [Bb] of steel [B] hurled metal [Cm] at the [Dbm] sky. _
_ _ _ _ [B] And as the nail sunk in the cloud, [Ab] the rain [Bb] was warm [A] and soaked the [E] _ crowd.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Lord, _ _ [B] here [Dbm] comes the flood.
_ _ _ _ [B] We'll say goodbye [C] to _ [Dbm] flesh and blood.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] If again, _ [Ab] the seas are silent, [Dbm] in any still alive.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] It'll [Bb] be those [Ab] who gave [Abm] their island [B] to _ survive.
_ [Bm] _ _ [B] [Am] Drink [Bm] up, _ [Am] _ dreamers, [D] _ [E] you're running dry.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ When the [B] flood [B] calms, [A] you have no home, you have no walls.
_ [Dbm] _
_ In the [B] thunder crash, [A] you're a thousand miles within a flash.
_ [B]
Don't be afraid [Abm] to cry [A] what you see.
_ _ _ _ The actors [Bb]
gone, [B] there's only [Cm] you [Dbm] and me. _
_ _ _ _ [E] And if we break before the dawn, they'll [Bb] use [A] up what we used [E] to _ be. _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, _ _ _ [B] here [Dbm] comes the flood. _
_ _ _ _ [B] We'll say goodbye _ [Ab] to flesh [Dbm] and blood.
_ _ _ If [Ab] again, _ the seas are silent, [Dbm] in any still alive.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] It'll be [Bb]
those [Ab] who gave their island [A] to survive.
_ _ _ _ [Am] Drink up, [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] dreamers, _ you're [E] running dry. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ When _ _ [D] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Dbm] _ _
the night [E] shows, [A] the signals grow on _ [E] radios.
[Dbm] _ _
All the strange [B] things, [A] they come and go [E] as early warnings.
[B] _ Stranded [Abm] starfish have no [A] place to hide. _
Still waiting [Bb] for [B] the swollen [Cm] _
[Dbm] Easter tide. _ _ _ _ _
[B] There's no point in direction, _ _ [Dbm] we cannot [A] even choose [E] a side.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the [Dbm] waters.
_ _ On the tall [B] cliffs, they were [E] getting older.
_ Sons and [B] daughters, the jaded [Abm] underworld [A] was riding high.
_ _ Waves [Bb] of steel [B] hurled metal [Cm] at the [Dbm] sky. _
_ _ _ _ [B] And as the nail sunk in the cloud, [Ab] the rain [Bb] was warm [A] and soaked the [E] _ crowd.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Lord, _ _ [B] here [Dbm] comes the flood.
_ _ _ _ [B] We'll say goodbye [C] to _ [Dbm] flesh and blood.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] If again, _ [Ab] the seas are silent, [Dbm] in any still alive.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] It'll [Bb] be those [Ab] who gave [Abm] their island [B] to _ survive.
_ [Bm] _ _ [B] [Am] Drink [Bm] up, _ [Am] _ dreamers, [D] _ [E] you're running dry.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ When the [B] flood [B] calms, [A] you have no home, you have no walls.
_ [Dbm] _
_ In the [B] thunder crash, [A] you're a thousand miles within a flash.
_ [B]
Don't be afraid [Abm] to cry [A] what you see.
_ _ _ _ The actors [Bb]
gone, [B] there's only [Cm] you [Dbm] and me. _
_ _ _ _ [E] And if we break before the dawn, they'll [Bb] use [A] up what we used [E] to _ be. _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord, _ _ _ [B] here [Dbm] comes the flood. _
_ _ _ _ [B] We'll say goodbye _ [Ab] to flesh [Dbm] and blood.
_ _ _ If [Ab] again, _ the seas are silent, [Dbm] in any still alive.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] It'll be [Bb]
those [Ab] who gave their island [A] to survive.
_ _ _ _ [Am] Drink up, [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] dreamers, _ you're [E] running dry. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _