Chords for Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood (Rockpalast TV performance 1978)
Tempo:
122.4 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
A
E
B
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is called Here Comes [D] the Flood.
[C#] [C#m]
[C#] [A]
[E] [C#m] [E]
[A]
[C#m] [E]
[A] [C#m]
[C#] [A]
[E] [B]
[G#m] [A]
[A#] [B]
[C] [C#m]
[Em] [E]
[A#] We [A] cannot even choose [E] a side.
[C#m] I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the waters.
[C#m] On the tall cliffs, [E] [A] they were getting older.
Sons and [B] daughters, the jaded [G#m] underworld [A] was riding high.
The waves [A#] of steel [B] hurled metal [C] at the [C#m] sky.
[E] And as the nails sunk in the cloud, [A#] the rain [A] was warm and soaked [E] the crowd.
Here
[B] comes [C#m] the flood.
[B] We'll say goodbye, [G#]
in flesh [C#m] and blood.
[G#] If again, the seas assign them, [C#m] in any still alive.
[Cm] [A#m] [G#] Those who gave their island, [A] to survive.
[Am] Drink up, [Bm] [C] dreamers, [D] [E] you running dry.
[C#]
[C#m] [A] Here
[C#m]
[A]
[B]
[A]
[F#] [B] [Cm] [C] [C#m]
[E]
[F#]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] comes [C#m] the flood.
[B] We'll say goodbye, [G#] in flesh and [C#m] blood.
[G#] If again, the seas assign them, [C#] in any still [C#m] alive.
[Cm] Those [G#] who gave [C] their island, [A] to survive.
[Am] Drink up, [Bm] [Am] [D] dreamers, [E] you running dry.
[Em]
[B]
[C#] [C#m]
[C#] [A]
[E] [C#m] [E]
[A]
[C#m] [E]
[A] [C#m]
[C#] [A]
[E] [B]
[G#m] [A]
[A#] [B]
[C] [C#m]
[Em] [E]
[A#] We [A] cannot even choose [E] a side.
[C#m] I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the waters.
[C#m] On the tall cliffs, [E] [A] they were getting older.
Sons and [B] daughters, the jaded [G#m] underworld [A] was riding high.
The waves [A#] of steel [B] hurled metal [C] at the [C#m] sky.
[E] And as the nails sunk in the cloud, [A#] the rain [A] was warm and soaked [E] the crowd.
Here
[B] comes [C#m] the flood.
[B] We'll say goodbye, [G#]
in flesh [C#m] and blood.
[G#] If again, the seas assign them, [C#m] in any still alive.
[Cm] [A#m] [G#] Those who gave their island, [A] to survive.
[Am] Drink up, [Bm] [C] dreamers, [D] [E] you running dry.
[C#]
[C#m] [A] Here
[C#m]
[A]
[B]
[A]
[F#] [B] [Cm] [C] [C#m]
[E]
[F#]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] comes [C#m] the flood.
[B] We'll say goodbye, [G#] in flesh and [C#m] blood.
[G#] If again, the seas assign them, [C#] in any still [C#m] alive.
[Cm] Those [G#] who gave [C] their island, [A] to survive.
[Am] Drink up, [Bm] [Am] [D] dreamers, [E] you running dry.
[Em]
[B]
Key:
C#m
A
E
B
G#
C#m
A
E
This is called Here Comes [D] the Flood. _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A#] We [A] cannot even choose [E] a side. _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the waters.
[C#m] _ _ On the tall cliffs, [E] [A] they were getting older.
_ Sons and [B] daughters, the jaded [G#m] underworld [A] was riding high.
_ The waves [A#] of steel [B] hurled metal [C] at the [C#m] sky. _ _ _
_ _ [E] And as the nails sunk in the cloud, [A#] the rain [A] was warm and soaked _ [E] the crowd. _ _ _
_ _ _ Here _ _ _
[B] comes [C#m] the flood. _ _ _ _
_ [B] We'll say goodbye, _ [G#] _
in flesh [C#m] and blood. _ _ _ _
_ [G#] If again, _ the seas assign them, [C#m] in any still alive. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [A#m] [G#] Those who gave their island, [A] to survive. _ _ _
_ [Am] Drink up, [Bm] _ _ [C] dreamers, [D] _ [E] you running dry. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ Here _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] comes [C#m] the flood.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] We'll say goodbye, _ [G#] _ in flesh and [C#m] blood.
_ _ _ _ [G#] If again, _ _ the seas assign them, [C#] in any still [C#m] alive. _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ Those [G#] who gave [C] their island, [A] to survive. _ _ _ _
[Am] Drink up, [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ [D] dreamers, _ [E] you _ running dry. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[C#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A#] We [A] cannot even choose [E] a side. _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ I took the old [B] track, [A] the hollow shoulder, across the waters.
[C#m] _ _ On the tall cliffs, [E] [A] they were getting older.
_ Sons and [B] daughters, the jaded [G#m] underworld [A] was riding high.
_ The waves [A#] of steel [B] hurled metal [C] at the [C#m] sky. _ _ _
_ _ [E] And as the nails sunk in the cloud, [A#] the rain [A] was warm and soaked _ [E] the crowd. _ _ _
_ _ _ Here _ _ _
[B] comes [C#m] the flood. _ _ _ _
_ [B] We'll say goodbye, _ [G#] _
in flesh [C#m] and blood. _ _ _ _
_ [G#] If again, _ the seas assign them, [C#m] in any still alive. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [A#m] [G#] Those who gave their island, [A] to survive. _ _ _
_ [Am] Drink up, [Bm] _ _ [C] dreamers, [D] _ [E] you running dry. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ Here _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] comes [C#m] the flood.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] We'll say goodbye, _ [G#] _ in flesh and [C#m] blood.
_ _ _ _ [G#] If again, _ _ the seas assign them, [C#] in any still [C#m] alive. _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ Those [G#] who gave [C] their island, [A] to survive. _ _ _ _
[Am] Drink up, [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ [D] dreamers, _ [E] you _ running dry. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _