The Lap Of The Gods

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Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 16:24 +1200 (NZST)
From: "Kean,John" 

 
Subject: CRD: In The Lap Of The Gods  - Dave Dobb


The Lap Of The Gods  - Dave Dobbyn
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>From "Twist".
Transcribed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz).

NB. Some of the more complex chords have had their names abbreviated.
    Fingerings shown in brackets.


INTRO:
  
 C (x32010)   
 D+4 (x54030)   
 Bm6 (x24030)   
 C


VERSE 1: (chords as for intro)
  Clamour drowning, skin flinching, language is a curse to be nameless
  Rest in a dance for millions, primal now - more adventure
  Go conjure up behind a shade, you got a while for adventure


CHORUS:
 
 G (320003)              
 Em7 (022030)
  In the lap of the Gods, in the twists of fate
 
 Am7 (x02010)                
 C              
 D (xx0232)
  There's a map of the world in the turning of the cloudlight
 
 G                       
 Em7
  In the map of the world go the twists of fate
 
 Am7                      
 C              
 D                
 G
  In the lap of the Gods, in the turning of the cloudlight here


VERSE 2:
  Go curl up inside a shadow, go dumb now - eat the light
  And soak it up - gorgeous vista, ground vertigo - to be nameless


CHORUS (as before, without final G chord)


BRIDGE:
  
 G5 (355xxx)   
 G7 (353xxx)   
 Cm/
 G (365xxx)   
 C5/
 G (335xxx)
  
 G5            
 G7            
 Cm/
 G

 
 C                  
 D+4
  Go rest in a dance for millions
 
 Bm6             
 C                            
 D
  You got a while for adventures in real time


CHORUS (as before)


OUTRO:
 
 G                       
 Em7/
 G (322030)
  In the map of the world there's a twisted face
 
 Am7                      
 C              
 D
  In the lap of the Gods, in the turning of the cloudlight here
 
 G
  There's a desert behind and the speeding shadows push me further
         
 G/F (120003)         
 G       
 G/F
  In the cushion of the grass, in the soup of the harbour
 
 G                               
 G/F
  In the glisten of the tar seal draped in the saddle of the hill
 
 G                     
 G/F             
 G
  Shine, shine, in the lap of the Gods
 
 G/F  
 G                     
 G/F  
 G (to fade)
  Shine up, shine up, shine


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