Genesis

Burning Rope

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Burning Rope

Written by Tony Banks

	  		(intro) 

(keyboard + Electric Guitar) 
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|--9-12-11-11-11--11-10-10-10--10-9-9-9--9-8-8-8--8-7-7-7--7-6-6-10-10-6-6--| 
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|--7-7-6-6-13-13-------------------13-13-------------------13-13-15-16-17~---| 
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                                         ___________________  ________________ 
                                         | 1.                 | 2. 
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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 
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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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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 
                                      | 1. 
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|---14--12p9-12---------------------------------| 
|*---------------13\11-13-11-8h11-8---11h13h16-*| 
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|----------------------(17-17-17)16----16----16-16(17~)16----16(17)16--| 
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(whole solo part so far twice) 

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|6-8-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-13--11p8-11--8h11-8\4--4--4--13--11p8-11-8h11-8\4--4--4-| 
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|---6~--6h8h9~-6-6--------12-14---------12-14-17-19--17-19-20~---| 
|-------------------12h14---------12h14--------------------------| 
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(piano) 
|--1-1-1-5-5-5-1-1-1---------------0-0-0-----| 
|--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--| 
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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--------------------------------------------------------------| 
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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-----------| 
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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) 
|---7--8--10--7-8-10--| 
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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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|--------------12--------------14-16-------14-16-19-21--19-21-23~--| 
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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 
		  

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