Song:Here comes the flood Artist:Peter Gabriel Album:Peter Gabriel I Transcribed by: Andrea Baroncini (a.baro@tiscali.it) Note:This transcription in far from being exact, it's only my own interpretation for acoustic guitar of the song. This work is dedicated to my daughter Laura, lamb for whom time had not a fold. Scandicci, March 2006 Intro : C#min B/D# Aadd9/C# E----------------------------|---------------------------| B-----------4--5--------4----|-----------0---------------| G--------6-------------4-----|--------2------------------| D-----6---------------4------|-----2---------------------| A--4-----------------6-------|--4------------------------| e----------------------------|---------------------------| C#min B/D# Aadd9/C# E----------------------------|-----------0000------------| B-----------4--5--------4----|-----------2222------------| G--------6-------------4-----|--------2--4444------------| D-----6---------------4------|-----2---------------------| A--4-----------------6-------|--4------------------------| e----------------------------|---------------------------| Verse 1: 1.When the night ... signal grows ... 2.All the strange ... they come and ... C#min B A E--4-----------------x-------|---------------------------| B--5-----------------4-------|--2------------------------| G--6-----------------4-------|--2------------------------| x2 D--6-----------------4-------|--2------------------------| A--4-----------------6-------|--0------------------------| e--x-----------------7-------|--x------------------------| Stranded starfish ... still B G#/C A E----------------------------|---------------------------| B-----------4-----------4----|--2------------------------| G--------4-----------1-------|--2------------------------| D-----4-----------1----------|--2------------------------| A--2-----------3-------------|--0------------------------| e----------------------------|--x------------------------| waiting for the ... tide. A F#/A# B G#/C C#min E----------------------------|--9------------------------| B-----5-----7-----7-----9----|--9------------------------| G--6-----6-----8-----8-------|--9------------------------| D----------------------------|--11-----------------------| A----------------------------|--11-----------------------| e--5-----6-----7-----8-------|--9------------------------| There's no ... we cannot ... Aadd9/B F#/A# A E--0-------------------------|--2------------------------| B--0-------------------------|--2------------2--020------| G--6-------------------------|--3------------2------2----| D--7-------------------------|--x------------2-----------| A--0-------------------------|--1------------0------0----| e--7-------------------------|--x------------------------| E E--0-------| B--0-------| G----------| D----------| A----------| e--0-------| Verse 2: Lord, here comes ... We'll E E/D# C#min E--4-------------4-------|--4----------------------------| B--5-------------5-------|--5----------------------------| G--4-------------4-------|--6----------------------------| D--6-------------6-------|--6----------------------------| A--7-------------6-------|--4----------------------------| e--x---------------------|--x----------------------------| say goodbye ... B G#/C C#min E--2---------x-----------|--4----------------------------| B--4---------4-----------|--5----------------------------| G--4---------1-----------|--6----------------------------| D--4---------1-----------|--6----------------------------| A--2---------3-----------|--4----------------------------| e--x---------x-----------|--x----------------------------| If again ... G#/C C#min E--x---------------------|--4----------------------------| B--4---------------------|--5----------------------------| G--1---------------------|--6----------------------------| D--1------------------1--|--6----------------------------| A--3---------1-----------|--4----------6---7---4---------| e--x--------------4------|--x----------------------------| It'll be those who ... A E--4----2----0-----------|--x----------------------------| B-----------------4------|--2----------------------------| G--5----3----1-----------|--2------------2---------------| D-----------------4------|--2------------2---------------| A------------------------|--0----------0-----------------| e------------------------|--x----------------------------| Drink up, dreamers... A Esus4 E E--x---------------------|-------------------------------| B--x---------0-----------|-------0-----------------------| G--2--------------2------|--2----1-----------------------| D--2--------------0------|--2----2-----------------------| A--0----2----3-----------|--2----2-----------------------| e--x---------------------|--0----0-----------------------| An alternative arpeggio for Verse 1: 1.I took the old track... 2.On the tall cliffs... C#min B A E------04---04----04----04---|-----04----04----04----04--| B----4-----4-----4-----4-----|----4-----4-----4-----4----| G----------------------------|---------------------------| x2 D----------------------------|---------------------------| A--4-----4-----4-----2-------|--0-----0-----0-----0------| e----------------------------|---------------------------|