Chords for The Lamia
Tempo:
198.45 bpm
Chords used:
Bbm
Ab
E
Eb
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hi there, Steve here.
Want to [Cm] play you something [Ab] that you'll [Cm] recognise.
[Ab] Lovers of [Gm] the Lamb will recognise this straight [Ab] away.
The [F] Lambia.
[Eb]
[Cm] It's funny, you know, [Ab] Lamb Nights down [Cm] on Broadway, you [Ab] have this [Gm] New York setting
[Ab] and of course it's also, [C] [Eb] the contradiction is it's a mythological [Gm] journey for Rail, the [Dm] imagined character.
[F] And [C]
[D] you have this song that is, I think, [Gm]
[Dm] at its most [F] romantic [Em] part of [F] the Lamb.
[D]
Although it's a New York setting, you have [Gm] this
[D] [Am]
[E] idea of the [Bm] character [Gbm]
wandering [Dbm] into [Abm] this [A] realm [E] of [A] female
[E] [Gbm] temptresses.
[Dbm] There's [Gbm] the Greek idea [Db] of the Lambia, [Ebm] [Bb] a [Ebm] subject matter that [Bb] wasn't unknown to the pre-Raphaelite artists.
They were very fond [C] of this kind of [Bbm] image of these sort [Fm] of girl women that look very innocent and [Eb] sweet on the surface
[Bbm] but underneath the [Fm] underlying idea is that of course they [G] are potentially [Fm] lethal.
So in a way [Ab] it's that kind [Fm] of poetic contradiction [Ab] of the two [Dbm] and it's part of Rail's journey.
But in a way I personally was very drawn to this.
[B] In the midst of the [Bbm] urban angst that [Abm] was driving [Db] Rail and the character and [E] the band at that time,
[Ebm] I think there were two [Eb] types of genesis.
There was [B] this forward motion [Bbm]
thing but then [Abm] there was always the nostalgic [Bbm] looking backwards [E] that characterised so much of
[Ebm] the band's work.
And [Eb]
I think this song embodies those contradictions.
[Abm] You get this [Dbm]
[Ebm] very whimsical, [E]
impressionistic moment.
[B]
[Bbm]
[Abm]
[Bbm] [E]
Only [Ebm] a magic that her name would stain.
[Eb] Beautiful lyrics from Pete, [B] absolutely gorgeous.
Still love [Bbm] it.
[Abm]
[Bbm] [N]
Want to [Cm] play you something [Ab] that you'll [Cm] recognise.
[Ab] Lovers of [Gm] the Lamb will recognise this straight [Ab] away.
The [F] Lambia.
[Eb]
[Cm] It's funny, you know, [Ab] Lamb Nights down [Cm] on Broadway, you [Ab] have this [Gm] New York setting
[Ab] and of course it's also, [C] [Eb] the contradiction is it's a mythological [Gm] journey for Rail, the [Dm] imagined character.
[F] And [C]
[D] you have this song that is, I think, [Gm]
[Dm] at its most [F] romantic [Em] part of [F] the Lamb.
[D]
Although it's a New York setting, you have [Gm] this
[D] [Am]
[E] idea of the [Bm] character [Gbm]
wandering [Dbm] into [Abm] this [A] realm [E] of [A] female
[E] [Gbm] temptresses.
[Dbm] There's [Gbm] the Greek idea [Db] of the Lambia, [Ebm] [Bb] a [Ebm] subject matter that [Bb] wasn't unknown to the pre-Raphaelite artists.
They were very fond [C] of this kind of [Bbm] image of these sort [Fm] of girl women that look very innocent and [Eb] sweet on the surface
[Bbm] but underneath the [Fm] underlying idea is that of course they [G] are potentially [Fm] lethal.
So in a way [Ab] it's that kind [Fm] of poetic contradiction [Ab] of the two [Dbm] and it's part of Rail's journey.
But in a way I personally was very drawn to this.
[B] In the midst of the [Bbm] urban angst that [Abm] was driving [Db] Rail and the character and [E] the band at that time,
[Ebm] I think there were two [Eb] types of genesis.
There was [B] this forward motion [Bbm]
thing but then [Abm] there was always the nostalgic [Bbm] looking backwards [E] that characterised so much of
[Ebm] the band's work.
And [Eb]
I think this song embodies those contradictions.
[Abm] You get this [Dbm]
[Ebm] very whimsical, [E]
impressionistic moment.
[B]
[Bbm]
[Abm]
[Bbm] [E]
Only [Ebm] a magic that her name would stain.
[Eb] Beautiful lyrics from Pete, [B] absolutely gorgeous.
Still love [Bbm] it.
[Abm]
[Bbm] [N]
Key:
Bbm
Ab
E
Eb
Abm
Bbm
Ab
E
_ _ _ _ _ Hi there, Steve here.
_ _ Want to [Cm] play you something _ _ [Ab] that you'll [Cm] recognise.
_ [Ab] _ Lovers of [Gm] the Lamb will recognise this straight [Ab] away. _
The [F] Lambia.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] It's funny, you know, [Ab] Lamb Nights down [Cm] on Broadway, you [Ab] have this _ [Gm] New York setting
_ _ [Ab] and of course it's also, [C] _ [Eb] the contradiction is it's a mythological [Gm] journey for Rail, the [Dm] imagined character.
[F] _ And [C] _ _ _
_ [D] you have this song that is, _ _ _ _ I think, [Gm] _ _
[Dm] at its most [F] romantic _ _ [Em] part of [F] the Lamb.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Although it's a New York setting, you have [Gm] this _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] idea of the [Bm] character _ _ [Gbm] _
wandering [Dbm] into _ _ [Abm] _ this [A] realm [E] of _ [A] female _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gbm] temptresses.
[Dbm] There's _ [Gbm] the Greek idea [Db] of the Lambia, [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ a [Ebm] subject matter that [Bb] wasn't _ _ _ unknown to the pre-Raphaelite _ _ artists.
They were very fond [C] of this kind of [Bbm] image of these sort _ [Fm] of girl women _ that _ _ look very innocent and [Eb] sweet on the surface
[Bbm] but underneath the [Fm] _ _ underlying _ _ idea is that of course they [G] are potentially _ _ [Fm] lethal.
_ So in a way [Ab] it's that kind _ [Fm] of poetic _ _ _ contradiction _ [Ab] of the two _ [Dbm] and it's part of Rail's journey.
_ But _ _ _ in a way I _ personally was very drawn to this.
[B] In the midst of the _ _ _ [Bbm] urban angst that [Abm] was _ _ _ driving [Db] Rail and the character and [E] the band at that time,
_ _ [Ebm] I think there were two _ [Eb] types of genesis.
_ _ _ _ _ _ There was [B] _ this forward motion [Bbm] _
_ _ thing but then [Abm] there was always the nostalgic _ [Bbm] _ _ looking backwards [E] that _ characterised so much of _
[Ebm] the band's work.
And [Eb] _ _
I think this song _ embodies those _ _ contradictions. _ _
[Abm] You get this [Dbm] _ _ _
[Ebm] very _ whimsical, _ _ [E] _ _
_ impressionistic moment.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Only [Ebm] a magic that her name would stain.
_ _ [Eb] _ Beautiful _ _ lyrics from Pete, _ [B] absolutely gorgeous.
_ _ Still love [Bbm] it. _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ Want to [Cm] play you something _ _ [Ab] that you'll [Cm] recognise.
_ [Ab] _ Lovers of [Gm] the Lamb will recognise this straight [Ab] away. _
The [F] Lambia.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] It's funny, you know, [Ab] Lamb Nights down [Cm] on Broadway, you [Ab] have this _ [Gm] New York setting
_ _ [Ab] and of course it's also, [C] _ [Eb] the contradiction is it's a mythological [Gm] journey for Rail, the [Dm] imagined character.
[F] _ And [C] _ _ _
_ [D] you have this song that is, _ _ _ _ I think, [Gm] _ _
[Dm] at its most [F] romantic _ _ [Em] part of [F] the Lamb.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Although it's a New York setting, you have [Gm] this _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[E] idea of the [Bm] character _ _ [Gbm] _
wandering [Dbm] into _ _ [Abm] _ this [A] realm [E] of _ [A] female _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gbm] temptresses.
[Dbm] There's _ [Gbm] the Greek idea [Db] of the Lambia, [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ a [Ebm] subject matter that [Bb] wasn't _ _ _ unknown to the pre-Raphaelite _ _ artists.
They were very fond [C] of this kind of [Bbm] image of these sort _ [Fm] of girl women _ that _ _ look very innocent and [Eb] sweet on the surface
[Bbm] but underneath the [Fm] _ _ underlying _ _ idea is that of course they [G] are potentially _ _ [Fm] lethal.
_ So in a way [Ab] it's that kind _ [Fm] of poetic _ _ _ contradiction _ [Ab] of the two _ [Dbm] and it's part of Rail's journey.
_ But _ _ _ in a way I _ personally was very drawn to this.
[B] In the midst of the _ _ _ [Bbm] urban angst that [Abm] was _ _ _ driving [Db] Rail and the character and [E] the band at that time,
_ _ [Ebm] I think there were two _ [Eb] types of genesis.
_ _ _ _ _ _ There was [B] _ this forward motion [Bbm] _
_ _ thing but then [Abm] there was always the nostalgic _ [Bbm] _ _ looking backwards [E] that _ characterised so much of _
[Ebm] the band's work.
And [Eb] _ _
I think this song _ embodies those _ _ contradictions. _ _
[Abm] You get this [Dbm] _ _ _
[Ebm] very _ whimsical, _ _ [E] _ _
_ impressionistic moment.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Only [Ebm] a magic that her name would stain.
_ _ [Eb] _ Beautiful _ _ lyrics from Pete, _ [B] absolutely gorgeous.
_ _ Still love [Bbm] it. _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _