Genesis – Suppers Ready (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
(i) Lover's Leap
[Verse 1]
Am6 Bsus4 B Walking across the sitting-room, I turn the television off Bm Bm/C# Bm/D Bm/E Bm/F# Bsus2 F# G#m7-5 F#/A# Sitting beside you, I look in -to your eyes Am6 Bsus4 B As the sound of motorcars fades in the night time D#m/A# F7/A Bb I swear I saw your face change, it didn't seem quite right
[Chorus 1]
Eb/Bb Bb F7/A Bb Bb/D And it's hello babe, with your guardian eyes so blue Eb Bb/F F#dim Gm Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true
[Interlude]
G6/A A G6/A
[Verse 2]
Am6 Bsus4 B Coming closer with our eyes, a distance falls around our bodies Bm Bm/C# Bm/D Bm/E Bm/F# Bsus2 F# G#m7-5 F#/A# Out in the garden, the moon seems very bright Am6 Bsus4 B Six saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly D#m/A# F7/A Bb The seventh walks in front with a cross held high in hand
[Chorus 2]
Eb/Bb Bb F7/A Bb Bb/D And it's hey babe your supper's waiting for you Eb Bb/F F#dim Gm Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true?
[Coda]
Gm Dm/F I've been so far from here Gm/D Far from your warm arms G/D D G It's good to feel you again D Am It's been a long long time. Hasn't it?
[Interlude w/ organ]
Dm Dm7 (x8)
Gm (x4) Eb Am (x4)
(ii) The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man
Am (x4)
[Verse]
Am D E/D Dm7 I know a farmer who looks after the farm Cmaj7 Bm7 E/G# Am With water clear, he cares for all his harvest
D/A Am7 D/A
Am D D/A E/A Dm7/A Fdim I know a fireman who looks after the fire
[Chorus 1]
A G/A You, can't you see he's fooled you all A Yes, he's here again G/A Can't you see he's fooled you all? Bm Amaj7 Share his peace, sign the lease C D He's a supersonic scientist C G D A He's the guaranteed eternal sanctuary man
[Chorus 2]
G/A Look, look into my mouth he cries A And all the children lost down many paths G/A I bet my life you'll walk inside Bm Hand in hand Amaj7 Gland in gland C D With a spoonful of miracle C G D Am6 He's the guaranteed eternal sanctuary
[Coda]
Am6 We will rock you, rock you little snake Am6 We will keep you snug and warm
(iii) Ikhnaton and Itsacon And Their Band Of Merry Men
[Intro]
Am6 Bsus4 B Bm Bsus2 F# E/G# F#/A#
Am6 Bsus4 B
[Verse A]
C6 D Wearing feelings on our faces while our faces took a rest C6 D We walked across the fields to see the children of the West C6 D But we saw a host of dark skinned warriors standing still below the ground Fmaj7 C/E Am7 D G/D Waiting for battle
D G/D (X3)
[Verse B]
D G/D The fight's begun, they've been released D G/D D Killing foe for peace, bang, bang, bang G/D D G/D Bang, bang, bang D G/D And they've given me a wonderful potion D G/D 'Cause I cannot contain my emotion Fmaj7 C/E And even though I'm feeling good Am7 C/D D G/D Something tells me I'd better activate my prayer capsule
D G/D (x11)
D
Em A A/D
D G/D (x4)
[Verse C]
D G/D D G/D Today's a day to celebrate, the foe have met their fate
D G/D D G/D
D G/D D G/D D The order for rejoicing and dancing has come from our warlord
D G/D (X3)
[Coda)
Fmaj7 C/E Am7 D
Fmaj7 D (x5)
(iv) How Dare I Be So Beautiful?
Cmaj7/B Am6 (x3)
[Verses]
Cmaj7/B Am6 Wandering in the chaos the battle has left Cmaj7/B Am6 We climb up the mountain of human flesh Gmaj7 Em6/G Gmaj7 Em6/G To a plateau of green grass, and green trees full of life Cmaj7/B Am6 A young figure sits still by a pool Cmaj7/B Am6 He's been stamped "Human Bacon" by some butchery tool Gmaj7 Em6/G Gmaj7 Em6/G He is you Cmaj7/B Am6 Social Security took care of this lad Cmaj7/B Am6 B/F# We watch in reverence, as Narcissus is turned to a flower
N.C.
A flower?
(V) Willow Farm
[Verse A]
D# C# B A
G#5 B If you go down to Willow Farm Ebm F# Fm7-5 Ebm/Bb To look for butterflies, flutterbyes, gutterflies Eb Abm Eb/G Abm Open your eyes, it's full of surprise Eb/G Abm Eb/G E E/D# Everyone lies like the fox on the rocks Eb Eb/D And the musical box Dmaj7 G#m/D# Oh, there's Mum and Dad, and good and bad E D#sus4 D# C# B A And everyone's happy to be here
[Verse A-2]
G#5 B There's Winston Churchill dressed in drag Ebm F# Fm7-5 Ebm/Bb He used to be a British flag, plastic bag, what a drag Eb Abm The frog was a prince Eb/G Abm Eb/G Abm Eb/G E E/D# The prince was a brick, the brick was an egg, the egg was a bird
(Fly away you sweet little thing, they're hard on your tail)
Eb Eb/D Hadn't you heard? (they're going to change you into a human being!) Eb/Db Dmaj7 G#m/D# Yes, we're happy as fish and gorgeous as geese E D#sus4 D# B A# And wonderfully clean in the morn -ing We've got
[Verse B]
E/G# A E/G# A everything, we're growing everything E/G# A We've got some in, we've got some out C#m G# We've got some wild things floating about E/G# A E/G# A Everyone, we're changing everyone E/G# A You name them all, we've had them here C#m G# And the real stars are still to appear
N.C.
All change!
[Verse C]
Ab Feel your body melt Ab/F# Mum to mud to mad to dad Db Ab/C Db Ab/C Eb Dad diddley office, Dad diddley office Eb/Db Ab You're all full of ball Ab/F# Db Dad to dam to dumb to mum Ab/C Db Ab/C Eb Mum diddley washing, Mum diddley washing Db/Eb Ab You're all full of ball Bbm Ab/C F#/Db Fm Let me hear your lies, we're living this up to the eyes Fm/Eb Dbmaj7 D D/A Ooh, aah, na-na-na Bdim Ab Momma I want you now
[Verse A-3]
Ab B And as you listen to my voice Ebm Gb Fm7-5 Ebm/Bb Eb To look for hidden doors, tidy floors, more applause Abm You've been here all the time Eb/G Abm Eb/G Abm Like it or not, like what you got Eb/Ab E E/D# You're under the soil (the soil, the soil) Eb Eb/D Yes, deep in the soil (the soil, the soil, the soil!) Dmaj7 G#m/D# So we'll end with a whistle and end with a bang E D#sus4 D# C# B A And all of us fit in our pla -ces
Gm7 F#/G B7/F#
(vi) Apocalypse In 9/8:
Am
[Flute solo]
Am D F C G
D Amaj7 Am7 Bm/A E D/F# E/G# (x3)
Am D E F/C G#dim
[Verse A]
F#5 With the guards of Magog, swarming around Am6/C The Pied Piper takes his children underground F#m Dragons coming out of the sea Am6/C Shimmering silver head of wisdom looking at me F#m He brings down the fire from the skies Am6/C You can tell he's doing well by the look in human eyes D E5 Better not compromise, it won't be easy
[Interlude]
E
[Verse B]
C/E 666 is no longer alone D/E He's getting out the marrow in your backbone D/E And the seven trumpets blowing sweet rock and roll D/E Gonna blow right down inside your soul C/E Pythagoras with the looking glass reflects the full moon D/E E In blood, he's writing the lyrics of a brand-new tune
[Interlude]
Emaj7 D/E Am/E E
Emaj7 D/E Am/E Esus4
B Ebm Ebdim Bb/D Bb
Eb Bb/D F7/C Bb And it's hey babe, with your guardian eyes so blue Eb Bb/F F#dim Gm Hey my baby, don't you know our love is true? Gm Gm9 Gm I've been so far from here, far from your loving arms G/A D/A G/A Now I'm back again G D/A A And babe, it's gonna work out fine
(v11) As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men1s Feet)
A G/A Can't you feel our souls ignite? A Shedding ever-changing colours G/A In the darkness of the fading night Bm C#m Like the river joins the ocean C D As the germ in a seed grows C G D A We have finally been freed to get back home A G/A There's an angel standing in the sun A G/A And he's crying with a loud voice A G/A "This is the supper of the mighty one" Bm C#m Lord of Lords, King of Kings C D Has returned to lead his children home C G D A To take them to the new Jerusalem