[Intro]
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7
There is lambswool under my naked feet
F#m6
The wool is soft and warm,
C#
Gives off some kind of heat
C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7
A salamander scurries into flame to be destroyed
B5 Dmaj7 B5 Dmaj7 Amaj7
Imaginary creatures are trapped in birth
Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7
On celluloid
F#m6
The fleas cling to the golden fleece,
C#
Hoping they'll find peace
C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7
Each thought and gesture are caught in cellu-loid
Dmaj7 D6 Dmaj7 D6
There's no hi - ding in my memory
A7sus4 A7 D
There's no room to avoid
[Verse]
Em
The crawlers cover the floor in the red
D
ochre corridor
Em
For my second sight of people, they've more
D
lifeblood than before
Em D
They're moving in time to a heavy wooden door
Em
Where the needles eye is winking, closing in on the poor
[Chorus]
F#m
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
A G
We've got to get in to get out
A G
We've got to get in to get out
D C Em D
We've got to[Chorus]
get in to get out
[Verse]
D Em D
There's only one direction in the faces that I see;
Em
It's upward to the ceiling, where the
D
chambers said to be
Em
Like the forest fight for sunlight, that
D
takes root in every tree
Em
They are pulled up by the magnet, believing they're free
[Chorus]
F#m
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
A G
We've got to get in to get out
A G
We've got to get in to get out
D C Em D
We've got to get in to get out
[Verse]
D Em
Mild mannered supermen are held in kryptonite,
D
And the wise and foolish virgins giggle with
Em
their bodies gl D Em
owing bright
D Em
Through a door a harvest feast is lit by candlelight;
D Em
It's the bottom of a staircase that spirals out of sight
[Chorus]
F#m
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
A G
We've got to get in to get out
A G
We've got to get in to get out
D C Em D
We've got to get in to get out
[Verse]
D Em
The porcelain manikin with shattered skin fears attack
D
And the eager pack lift up their pitchers
Em
They carry all they lack
D Em
The liquid has congealed, which has seeped out through the crack,
D Em
And the tickler takes his stickleback
[Chorus]
F#m
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
A G
We've got to get in to get out
A G
We've got to get in to get out
D C Em D
We've got to get in to get out
[Outro]
D Em D
We've got to get out, we've got to get in to get out
D Em D
We've got to get out, we've got to get in to get out
D Em D
We've got to get out, we've got to get in to get out
D Em D
We've got to get out, we've got to get in to get out
[Chorus]
F#m
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
A G
We've got to get in to get out
A G
We've got to get in to get out
D C Em D
We've got to get in to get out
(fade)
Genesis
ALTERNATE VERSION
VERSE 1:
D Em D
The crawlers cover the floor in the red ochre corridor.
Em D
For my second sight of people, they’ve more lifeblood than before.
Em D
They’re moving in time to a heavy wooden door,
Em
Where the needle’s eye is winking, closing in on the poor.
CHORUS 1:
F#m A
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
G A
We’ve got to get in to get out
G D
We’ve got to get in to get out
C G D
We’ve got to get in to get out.
VERSE 2:
Em D
There’s only one direction in the faces that I see;
Em D
It’s upward to the ceiling, where the chamber’s said to be.
Em D
Like the forest fight for sunlight, that takes root in every tree.
Em
They are pulled up by the magnet, believing they’re free.
CHORUS 2:
F#m A
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
G A
We’ve got to get in to get out
G D
We’ve got to get in to get out
C G D
We’ve got to get in to get out.
VERSE 3:
Em
Mild mannered supermen are held in kryptonite,
D Em
And the wise and foolish virgins giggle with their bodies glowing bright.
D Em
Through a door a harvest feast is lit by candlelight;
D Em
It’s the bottom of a staircase that spirals out of sight.
CHORUS 3:
F#m A
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
G A
We’ve got to get in to get out
G D
We’ve got to get in to get out
C G D
We’ve got to get in to get out.
VERSE 4:
Em
The porcelain mannikin with shattered skin fears attack.
D Em
The eager pack lift up their pitchers - they carry all they lack.
D Em
The liquid has congealed, which has seeped out through the crack,
D Em
And the tickler takes his stickleback.
CHORUS 4:
F#m A
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
G A
We’ve got to get in to get out
G D
We’ve got to get in to get out
C G D
We’ve got to get in to get out.
OUTRO:
C - Dm x4
FADING CHORUS:
F#m A
The carpet crawlers heed their callers:
G A
We’ve got to get in to get out
G D
We’ve got to get in to get out
C G D
We’ve got to get in to get out........................
