Burning Rope

Genesis

Tom: G

(intro)

(keyboard + Electric Guitar)

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                                         ___________________  ________________

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D            G        Em      A
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
      F        G               C              D9 (x5755x)
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D              G                  Em       A
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
F         G              C         D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
F             Bb         C        F
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb       Am         Bb         F
And the man in the moon who seduced you
      Bb      F
Then finally loosed you.


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( 12-string Guitar)

       C             G/B             C               Em7
|-------------0-3~----------3~--------------------------------------|
|-----------1-------------0-----------------1----------------3-0----|
|---------0-------------0---------------0-----0--------0---------0--|
|-------2-------------0---------------2---2-----2----2-----2--------|
|-----3-------------2---------------3--------------------2----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

You climbed upon a burning rope to escape the mob below,


      Am                  G              E
|----------3~--0---------------3~------------------------------4-5--|
|----------------1--------------------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------|
|--------2---------2---------2--------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------|
|------2---2---------------0----------------------------------------|
|----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------3--------------0---------------------------|

But you had put the flaming out so that others could not follow,


    E                        A             C#m                  A
|----------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
|-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12--------2-----2---|
|---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9--------2-----2-|
|-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------|
|--------------------------------------------11----------------0-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

To be out of the bounds and the barks of those who do not wish you well.


      F#sus4                     G
|------------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

You must blaze a trail of your own,         unknown,        alone,


 Keyboard + Electric Guitar
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But keep in mind


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Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal.
The only survivors on this world of ours are

D            G        Em      A
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
F               G               C             D9
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D              G                  Em       A
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
F         G              C         D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
F             Bb         C        F
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb       Am         Bb         F
And the man in the moon who seduced you
      Bb      F
Then finally loosed you.

(keyboard + Electric Guitar)

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( F#m G#m  F#m G#m  C#m C# F# )

( 12-string Guitar)

|--2-----2-----2-------2-----------------------------2~------1~------0-------|
|------2-----2---2---2-------2-----------7~----0---2-------2-------2---2---2-|
|----3-----3-------3-----3-4---3-------6-----6---3-------3-------3-------3---|
|--4---------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|
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|------0-4~------0-4~------0---------2-----|
|----5---------5---------5---------2-------|
|--6---------6---------6-----6~--3---------|
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(F#m G#m  F#m G#m  C#m    B )

(electric Guitar Solo

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(whole solo part so far twice)


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(piano)

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|--1-1-1-6-6-6-1-1-1-1~------0-0-0-0-0-0-3~--|
|--2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-2~----0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2~--|
|--------------------3~--3---------------0~--|
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(12-string Guitar)

       C             G/B             C               Em7
|-------------0-3~----------3---------------0-------------------------|
|-----------1-------------0---0-----------1---1------------3-0--------|
|---------0-------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------0------|
|-------2-------------0---------------2------------------2-------2----|
|-----3-------------2---------------3------------------2-----------2--|
|----------------------------------------------------0----------------|

You're old and disillusioned now as you realise at last,


      C                   G              E
|----------0-3-0-------------3---3~----------------------------4-5--|
|----------------1---------3---3------------5-5-5~--3-5~---5--------|
|--------0---------0------------------------4-4-4~--2-4~-----4------|
|------2-----------------5------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0---------------------------|

That all you have accomplished here will have soon all turned to dust.


    E                        A             C#m                  A
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|-9-----10-----12---12------10------10---------------9---12----------2---2---|
|---9------9------9----9-------9-------------------9---9----9------2-------2-|
|-----9------9-----------11------11-------11----11---------------2-----------|
|--------------------------------------------11----------------0-------------|
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You dream of a future after life, well that's a maybe, I don't know.


      F#sus4                     G
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|----------2---2-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------4-------4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----2----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

But you cant take what you left behind, you're all alone.

(Keyboard + Electric Guitar)

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So keep in mind


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Don't live to-day for tomorrow like you were immortal.
The only survivors on this world of ours are

D            G        Em      A
The warming sun, the cooling rain,
F               G               C             D9
The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze,
D              G                  Em       A
The lightning bolt that frees the sky for you
F         G              C         D9
Yet only eagles seem to pass on through.
F             Bb         C        F
The words of love, the cries of hate,
Bb       Am
And the man in the moon...


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7~     hold (longer than other notes)
7h9    hammer-on
9p7    pull-off
7(9)   bend
(9)7   release
(9)r   release
7/9    slide up
9\7    slide down
<7>    natural harmonics
7tr9   trill
<      swelled note, with volume knob or pedal
*      marks beat