The Lamia
GenesisVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The scent grows richer,
he knows he must be here,
He finds a long passageway lit by
/5-
chandelier.
Each step he takes, the perfumes change
From familiar fragrance to flavours strange.
A magnificent chamber meets his
eye.
( / / / )
Inside, a long rose-water pool
is shrouded by fine mist.
Stepping in the moist silence, with a
/5-
warm breeze he's gently kissed.
Thinking he is quite alone,
He enters the room, as if it were his own
But ripples on the sweet pink water
/5-
Reveal some company unthought of -
Rael stands astonished doubting his sight,
Struck by beauty, gripped in fright;
Three ver-milion snakes of female face
The smallest motion, filled with grace.
Muted melodies fill the echoing hall,
+/9
But there is no sign of warning in the siren's call:
"Rael welcome, we are the Lamia of the pool.
We have been waiting for our waters to bring you cool."
( / Eb4/ / )
( +/ +/ / / )
Putting fear beside him,
he trusts in beauty blind
He slips into the nectar, leaving his
/5-
shredded clothes behind.
"With their tongues, they test, taste and judge
all that is mine.
They move in a series of caresses
That glide up and down my spine.
( / / / )
As they nibble the fruit of my flesh,
I feel no pain,
Only a magic that a
/5-
name would stain.
With the first drop of my blood in their veins
Their faces are convulsed in mortal pains.
The fairest cries, 'We all have loved you,
/5-
Rael'."
Each empty snakelike body floats,
Silent sorrow in empty boats.
A sickly sourness fills the room,
The bitter harvest of a dying bloom.
Looking for motion I know I will not find,
+/9
I stroke the curls now turning pale, in which I'd lain entwined.
"Oh Lamia, your flesh that remains I will take as my food."
It is the scent of garlic that lingers on my chocolate fingers.
( / Eb4/ / )
( +/ +/ / / )
Looking behind me,
the water turns icy blue,
/ /5-
The lights are dimmed and once again the stage is set for you.
( / /5- ) fade
Chords (this is just the way I play them, you can find yours):
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Readable chord sheet for The Lamia by Genesis
[B/D#]The scent grows [C#6]richer,
he [B6]knows he must be [Bbm7]here,
He [E/G#]finds a long [Ebm]pass[F#]ageway lit by
[Fm7]/5-
chandelier.
[B/D#]Each step he takes, the [C#6]perfumes change
From fa[B6]miliar fragrance to [Bbm7]flavours strange.
[E/G#]A magnificent [Ebm]cham[F#]ber meets his
[Fm7]eye. [E7]
( [Abm]/[Eb] [E] [Abm7]/[F#] [E] [B/D#] [Bsus4]/[E] [B/D#] [E7] )
[B/D#]Inside, a long [C#6]rose-water pool
is [B6]shrouded by fine [Bbm7]mist.
Ste[E/G#]pping in the moist [Ebm]sile[F#]nce, with a
[Fm7]/5-
warm breeze he's gently kissed.
[B/D#]Thinking he is [C#6]quite alone,
He [B6]enters the room, as if it [Bbm7]were his own
But [E/G#]ripples on the s[Ebm]weet[F#] pink water
[Fm7]/5-
Reveal some company unthought of -
[Cm]Rael s[Ab]tan[C]ds as[Cm7]tonished [Ab]dou[C]bting his [Bb6]sight,
Struck by [Ab7]beauty, gripped in[Eb] fright[Eb]; [D]
[Cm]Three ver-[Ab]mil[C]ion s[Cm7]nakes of [Ab]fem[C]ale [Bb6]face
The smallest [Ab7]motion, filled with [Eb]grace.[F]
[Gm]Muted [Dm]melodies [F7]fill the[C7] echoin[D]g hall,
[Gm] [Dm] [F7] [C7] [F7] [C7]+/9 [D]
But there is no sign of warning in the siren's call:
"[Gm]Rael [Dm]welcome, [Am/E]we are the [Em]Lamia [Bm]of the [F#m]pool.[C#m] [Abm]
[A]We have been [E]waiting [A]for our [E]waters to [F#m]bring you [C#m]cool."
( [F#m] [C#]/[F] Eb4/[Bb] [Bb] [Ebm]/[Bb] [Bb7] [Bb] )
( [Eb7] [C#7]+/[F] [Eb7] [C#7]+/[F] [Eb7] [Fm]/[Bb] [C#m]/[F#] )
[B/D#]Putting fear be[C#6]side him,
he [B6]trusts in beauty [Bbm7]blind
He s[E/G#]lips into the [Ebm]nect[F#]ar, leaving his
[Fm7]/5-
shredded clothes behind.
[B/D#]"With their tongues, they [C#6]test, taste and judge
[B6]all that is [Bbm7]mine.
They [E/G#]move in a [Ebm]seri[F#]es of caresses
That [Fm7]glide up and down my s[E7]pine.
( [Abm]/[Eb] [E] [Abm7]/[F#] [E] [B/D#] [Bsus4]/[E] [B/D#] [E7] )
[B/D#]As they nibble the [C#6]fruit of my flesh,
[B6]I feel no [Bbm7]pain,
[E/G#]Only a [Ebm]magi[F#]c that a
[Fm7]/5-
name would stain.
[B/D#]With the first drop of my b[C#6]lood in their veins
Their [B6]faces are convulsed [Bbm7]in mortal pains.
The [E/G#]fairest cries, 'We [Ebm]all [F#]have loved you,
[Fm7]/5-
Rael'."
[Cm]Each [Ab]emp[C]ty s[Cm7]nakelike [Ab]bod[C]y f[Bb6]loats,
Silent [Ab7]sorrow in empty [Eb]boats. [Eb] [D]
[Cm]A s[Ab]ick[C]ly [Cm7]sourness [Ab]fil[C]ls the [Bb6]room,
The bitter [Ab7]harvest of a dying b[Eb]loom. [F]
[Gm]Looking for [Dm]motion I [F7]know I[C7] will no[D]t find,
[Gm] [Dm] [F7] [C7] [F7] [C7]+/9 [D]
I stroke the curls now turning pale, in which I'd lain entwined.
"[Gm]Oh [Dm]Lamia, your f[Am/E]lesh that re[Em]mains I will [Bm]take as [F#m]my fo[C#m]od." [Abm]
[A]It is the sce[E]nt of [A]garlic that [E]lingers on [F#m]my chocolate [C#m]fingers.
( [F#m] [C#]/[F] Eb4/[Bb] [Bb] [Ebm]/[Bb] [Bb7] [Bb] )
( [Eb7] [C#7]+/[F] [Eb7] [C#7]+/[F] [Eb7] [Fm]/[Bb] [C#m]/[F#] )
[B/D#]Looking be[C#6]hind me,
the [B6]water turns icy [Bbm7]blue,
[E/G#] [Ebm]/[F#] [Fm7]/5-
The lights are dimmed and once again the stage is set for you.
( [B/D#] [C#6] [B6] [Bbm7] [E/G#] [Ebm]/[F#] [Fm7]/5- ) fade
Chords (this is just the way I play them, you can find yours):
[B/D#] [x6x877]
[C#6] [x4x666]
[B6] [x2x444]
[Bbm7] [6x666x]
[E/G#] [4x245x]
[Ebm]/[F#] [x9887x]
[Fm7]/5- [x8989x]
[Fm7] [1x111x]
[E7] [xx2444]
[Abm]/[Eb] [x6644x]
[E] [0x210x]
[Abm7]/[F#] [2x444x]
[Bsus4]/[E] [0x445x]
[Cm] [x3554x]
[Ab]/[C] [x3654x]
[Cm7] [x3534x]
[Bb6] [6x576x]
[Ab7]+ [4x554x]
[Eb] [x6534x]
[Eb]/[D] [xx0343]
[F] [1x321x]
[Gm] [3x533x]
[Dm] [xx0231]
[F7] [xx3210]
[C7] [x3545x]
[D] [xx0232]
[C7]+/9 [x3243x]
[Am/E] [0x221x]
[Em] [0x200x]
[Bm] [x2443x]
[F#m] [2x442x]
[C#m] [x4665x]
[Abm] [4x664x]
[A] [x0222x]
[C#]/[F] [x8669x]
Eb4/[Bb] [x1x344]
[Bb] [x1333x]
[Ebm]/[Bb] [x1x342]
[Bb7] [x1313x]
[Eb7] [x6868x]
[C#7]+/[F] [xx3564]
[Fm]/[Bb] [x1x111]
[C#m]/[F#] [xx4654]