The Carpet Crawlers
Genesis
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[Intro]Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7There is lambswool under my naked feetF#m6The wool is soft and warm,C#Gives off some kind of heatC#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7A salamander scurries into flame to be destroyedB5 Dmaj7 B5 Dmaj7 Amaj7Imaginary creatures are trapped in birthEmaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7On celluloidF#m6The fleas cling to the golden fleece,C#Hoping they'll find peaceC#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7 C#m Dmaj7Each thought and gesture are caught in cellu-loidDmaj7 Bm Dmaj7 BmThere's no hi - ding in my memoryA7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7 [ D ]There's no room to avoid[Versetto]D EmThe crawlers cover the floorDIn the red ochre corridorEmFor my second sight of peopleDThey've more lifeblood than beforeEm DThey're moving in time to a heavy wooden doorEmWhere the needle's eye is winking, closing in on the poor[Ritornello]F#mThe carpet crawlers heed their callers:A GWe've got to get in to get outA GWe've got to get in to get outD C Em/B DWe've got to get in to get out[Versetto]D Em DThere's only one direction in the faces that I seeEmIt's upward to the ceilingDWhere the chamber's said to beEmLike the forest fight for sunlight,DThat takes root in every treeEmThey are pulled up by the magnet, believing they're free[Ritornello]F#mThe carpet crawlers heed their callers:A GWe've got to get in to get outA GWe've got to get in to get outD C Em/B DWe've got to get in to get out[Versetto]D EmMild mannered supermen are held in kryptonite,DAnd the wise and foolish virgins giggleEmWith their bodies glowing brightD EmThrough a door a harvest feast is lit by candlelight;D EmIt's the bottom of a staircase that spirals out of sight[Ritornello]F#mThe carpet crawlers heed their callers:A GWe've got to get in to get outA GWe've got to get in to get outD C Em/B DWe've got to get in to get out[Versetto]D EmThe porcelain manikin with shattered skin fears attackDAnd the eager pack lift up their pitchersEmThey carry all they lackD EmThe liquid has congealed, which has seeped out through the crack,D EmAnd the tickler takes his stickleback[Ritornello]F#mThe carpet crawlers heed their callers:A GWe've got to get in to get outA GWe've got to get in to get outD C Em/B DWe've got to get in to get out[Ponte]D Em [ D ]We've got to get out, we've got to get in to get outD Em [ D ]We've got to get out, we've got to get in to get outD Em [ D ]We've got to get out, we've got to get in to get outD Em [ F#m ]We've got to get out, we've got to get in to get out[Ritornello]F#mThe carpet crawlers heed their callers:A GWe've got to get in to get outA GWe've got to get in to get outD C Em/B DWe've got to get in to get out(fade)