Genesis - Time Table
Standard tuning
[Ab]A carved oak table, [Dbm6]Tells a tale
[Bbm7]Of times when kings and queens sipped [Cm7]wine from g[Fm7]oblets gold,
[Ab]And the brave would lead their [Ebm]ladies from [C#m]out of [F#]the [B/F#]room
to [C#/G#]arbours c[Eb]ool.
[Ab]A time of valour, [Dbm6]and legends born
[Bbm]A time when honour meant much [Cm7]more to a ma[Fm7]n than life
[Ab]And the days knew only [Ebm]strife to tell ri[C#m]ght [F#]from [B/F#]wrong
Through [C#/G#]lance and s[Eb]word.
[Cm]Why, why can we [G/B]never be sure till we die
[Bb]Or have killed for an an[F]swer,[Fsus][F]
[Cm]Why, why do we [G/B]suffer each race to believe
[Bb]That no race has been gr[F]ander [Fsus][F]
[Bb]It seems [Bb6]because through [Bbmaj7]time [Bb6] [Gm6] and [D/A]space [Ddim]
Though [Ddim]names may change each face re[C]tains the [Dsus]mask [D]it [E]wore.
[E] [G#m7] [C#m7] [Emaj7]
[C#m7] [D] [E] [F#]
[A#m] [D#m] [F#maj7] [D#m]
[E] [F#] [Ab]
[Ab]A dusty table, [Dbm6]Musty smells
[Bbm]Tarnished silver lies [Cm7]discarded up[Fm7]on the floor
[Ab]Only feeble light [Ebm]descends through a [C#m]film [F#]of g[B/F#]rey
That [C#/G#]scars the [Eb]panes.
[Ab]Gone the carving, And [Dbm6]those who left their mark,
[Bbm]Gone the kings and queens now [Cm7]only the r[Fm7]ats hold sway
[Ab]And the weak must die [Ebm]according to [C#m]natu[F#]re's [B/F#]law
[C#/G#]As old as [Eb]they.
[Cm]Why, why can we [G/B]never be sure till we die
[Bb]Or have killed for an an[F]swer,[Fsus][F]
[Cm]Why, why do we [G/B]suffer each race to believe
[Bb]That no race has been gr[F]ander [Fsus][F]
[Bb]It seems [Bb6]because through [Bbmaj7]time [Bb6] [Gm6] and [D/A]space
Though [Ddim]names may change each face re[C]tains the [Dsus]mask [D]it [E]wore.
[E] [G#m7] [C#m7] [G#m7]
[C#m7] [D] [E] [F#]
[A#m7] [D#m7] [F#maj7] [D#m]
[E] [F#] [Ab] [Cm7]
[Fm7] [Abmaj7] [Fm7] [Gb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Dm] [Gm]
etc.
Standard tuning
-4---7-------9---|(9)--11--8-------|-12--11--9---11--|-----7-------6---|
---------8-------|-------------9---|-----------------|-9-------7-----6-|
-----------------|-8---------------|-13--11--10------|-----------------|
-6---9-------11--|-----10--6-------|-----------------|-----6-----------|
---------10------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-------6-----4-|
-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----7---2---4---|-5---7---9---10--|-----12------14--|-----16--14--12--|
-7---------------|-----------------|-14------12------|-10--------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
---------4---6---|-7---9---11--12--|-----11------13--|-----14--13--11--|
-5---------------|-----------------|-12------11------|-9---------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-11--9---11--12--|-----12------9---|-----11------7---|-6---9-------6---|
-----------------|-14------11------|-12------9-------|---------8-------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------6-------|
-9---------------|-----11------8---|-----9-------6---|-5---8-----------|
-----9---11--12--|-13------10------|-11------7-------|---------6-------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Ab]A carved oak table, [Dbm6]Tells a tale
[Bbm7]Of times when kings and queens sipped [Cm7]wine from g[Fm7]oblets gold,
[Ab]And the brave would lead their [Ebm]ladies from [C#m]out of [F#]the [B/F#]room
to [C#/G#]arbours c[Eb]ool.
[Ab]A time of valour, [Dbm6]and legends born
[Bbm]A time when honour meant much [Cm7]more to a ma[Fm7]n than life
[Ab]And the days knew only [Ebm]strife to tell ri[C#m]ght [F#]from [B/F#]wrong
Through [C#/G#]lance and s[Eb]word.
[Cm]Why, why can we [G/B]never be sure till we die
[Bb]Or have killed for an an[F]swer,[Fsus][F]
[Cm]Why, why do we [G/B]suffer each race to believe
[Bb]That no race has been gr[F]ander [Fsus][F]
[Bb]It seems [Bb6]because through [Bbmaj7]time [Bb6] [Gm6] and [D/A]space [Ddim]
---------------------------------------------2-----|---------
-3-------3---------------3-----3-----5-------3-----|----3----
-3-------0---------------2-----0-----3-------2-----|----4----
-3-------3---------------3-----3-----5-------------|----3----
-1-------1---------------1-----1-------------0-----|----5----
-------------------------------------3-------------|---------
Though [Ddim]names may change each face re[C]tains the [Dsus]mask [D]it [E]wore.
[E] [G#m7] [C#m7] [Emaj7]
-------------7-7-|-7----------7--7-|-7-----------4---|--------------7-7|
-9---------------|------4----------|-----5---7---5---|-0-----0---------|
-9---------------|------4----------|-----4---4---4---|-----1---1-------|
-9---------------|---4-------------|---6-------------|---1-------1-----|
-7---------------|-----------------|-4-----4---4---4-|-----------------|
--------0--------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
[C#m7] [D] [E] [F#]
-7-----------4---|-5-------------5-|-7-------------7-|-9-----------9-9-|
-----5---7---5---|-------7-----9---|-------9-----10--|-----11----------|
-----4---4---4---|-----7---7-------|-----9---9-------|-----11----------|
---6-------------|---7-------7---7-|---9-------9---9-|---11------------|
-4-----4---4---4-|-5-----------5---|-7-----------7---|-9---------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[A#m] [D#m] [F#maj7] [D#m]
-9-----------9-9-|-9-----------6---|--------------9-9|-9-----------6---|
-----6-----------|-----7---9---7---|-2-----2---------|-----7---9---7---|
-----6-----------|-----6---6---6---|-----3---3-------|-----6---6---6---|
---6-------------|---8-------------|---3-------3-----|---8-------------|
-----------------|-6-----6---6---6-|-----------------|-6-----6---6---6-|
-6---------------|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|
[E] [F#] [Ab]
-7-------------7-|-9------------9--|-4----------------|
-------9-----11--|-------11-12-----|-4----------------|
-----9---9-------|-----11---11-----|-5----------------|
---9-------9---9-|---11-------11-11|-6----------------|
-7-----------7---|-9------------9--|-6----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-4----------------|
[Ab]A dusty table, [Dbm6]Musty smells
[Bbm]Tarnished silver lies [Cm7]discarded up[Fm7]on the floor
[Ab]Only feeble light [Ebm]descends through a [C#m]film [F#]of g[B/F#]rey
That [C#/G#]scars the [Eb]panes.
[Ab]Gone the carving, And [Dbm6]those who left their mark,
[Bbm]Gone the kings and queens now [Cm7]only the r[Fm7]ats hold sway
[Ab]And the weak must die [Ebm]according to [C#m]natu[F#]re's [B/F#]law
[C#/G#]As old as [Eb]they.
[Cm]Why, why can we [G/B]never be sure till we die
[Bb]Or have killed for an an[F]swer,[Fsus][F]
[Cm]Why, why do we [G/B]suffer each race to believe
[Bb]That no race has been gr[F]ander [Fsus][F]
[Bb]It seems [Bb6]because through [Bbmaj7]time [Bb6] [Gm6] and [D/A]space
Though [Ddim]names may change each face re[C]tains the [Dsus]mask [D]it [E]wore.
[E] [G#m7] [C#m7] [G#m7]
-------------7-7-|-7----------7--7-|-7-----------4---|--------------7-7|
-9---------------|------4----------|-----5---7---5---|-0-----0---------|
-9---------------|------4----------|-----4---4---4---|-----1---1-------|
-9---------------|---4-------------|---6-------------|---1-------1-----|
-7---------------|-----------------|-4-----4---4---4-|-----------------|
--------0--------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
[C#m7] [D] [E] [F#]
-7-----------4---|-5-------------5-|-7-------------7-|-9-----------9-9-|
-----5---7---5---|-------7-----9---|-------9-----10--|-----11----------|
-----4---4---4---|-----7---7-------|-----9---9-------|-----11----------|
---6-------------|---7-------7---7-|---9-------9---9-|---11------------|
-4-----4---4---4-|-5-----------5---|-7-----------7---|-9---------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[A#m7] [D#m7] [F#maj7] [D#m]
-9-----------9-9-|-9-----------6---|--------------9-9|-9-----------6---|
-----6-----------|-----7---9---7---|-2-----2---------|-----7---9---7---|
-----6-----------|-----6---6---6---|-----3---3-------|-----6---6---6---|
---6-------------|---8-------------|---3-------3-----|---8-------------|
-----------------|-6-----6---6---6-|-----------------|-6-----6---6---6-|
-6---------------|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|
[E] [F#] [Ab] [Cm7]
-7-------------7-|-9------------9--|-11--------11-11-|-11--------11-11-|
-------9-----11--|-------11-12-----|-13--------------|-----8-----------|
-----9---9-------|-----11---11-----|-13----13--------|-----8-----------|
---9-------9---9-|---11-------11-11|-13-13-----------|---8-------------|
-7-----------7---|-9------------9--|-11--------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-8---------------|
[Fm7] [Abmaj7] [Fm7] [Gb]
-11----------8---|------------11-11|-11----------8---|-9------------9--|
-----9---11--9---|-4-----4---------|-----9---11--9---|------11----13---|
-----8---8---8---|-----5---5-------|-----8---8---8---|----11--11-------|
---10------------|---5-------5-----|---10------------|--11------11--11-|
-8-----8---8---8-|-----------------|-8-----8---8---8-|-9----------9----|
-----------------|-4-----------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
[Ab] [Bb] [Dm] [Gm]
-11------------11|-13--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-------13----14--|-15--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----13--13------|-15--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
---13------13--13|-15--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-11----------11--|-13--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
etc.
