The Chamber Of 32 Doors


Written by Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford
From Genesis album: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, 1974

Key: D major, Time: 4/4, Tempo: 76Intro: {Synth, tempo rubato}
~~~~~~
|6/4 F#   F#sus4   C#m/E ||4/4

{Enter the band with lead guitar}
|:4/4  Emaj7 |       |2/4 C#m6 :| (x 2)

|4/4 Emaj7   C#m6/E  |Emaj7/D#  |
|C#m     |       |       |      ||

|G#m     G#sus2 |B/F#    D#m/F# |
|C#m6    Emaj7  |               |
|        C#m6  ||


Verse A-1: (0:40-) {Faster, Tempo: 91}
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|G#                                 |G#sus2             |
   At the top of the stairs, there's hundreds of people,
|C#m6/G#                  |       ||
 running around to all the doors.

|G#                                  |G#sus2
 They try to find, find themselves an audience;
        |C#m6/G#         |       ||
their de-ductions need ap-plause.


Verse B-1: {Quietly, half tempo feel} (1:01-)
~~~~~~~~~~
|C#m                       |G#/B#
     The rich man stands in front of me,
   |Bm6               |F#/A#
The poor man behind my back.
       |F#m/A             |Adim         |
They be-lieve they can con-trol the game,
|G#               |C#sus4       |C#
   but the juggler holds another pack.

 ||A/C#              |                    |C#    |
I  need someone to be-lieve in, someone to trust.
|   |A/C#              |                    |C#   |   ||
   I need someone to be-lieve in, someone to trust.


Chorus 1: (1:47-)
~~~~~~~~
|G#m7                  |F#               |C#     |    |
     I'd rather trust a countryman than a townman,
|G#m7                    |F#                      |C# 
     You can judge by his eyes, take a look if you can,

     |2/4 C#/E#             |6/4 G#  
He'll     smile through his      guard,
   |2/4 C#/E#       |4/4 G#   |     ||
Sur  -  vival trains     hard.


[Chorus 2] (2:13-)

 I'd rather trust a man who works with his hands,
 He looks at you once, you know he understands,

 Don't need any shield,
 When you're out in the field.


Bridge: (2:38-) {Tempo rubato, cf. Intro}
~~~~~~~
    F#7  ||Emaj7  |
But down   here,
|          |2/4 C#m6/E     |4/4 Emaj7 |
 I'm so a   -   lone with my    fear,
|          |2/4 C#m6/E      |4/4 Emaj7
 With every  -  thing that I     hear.
    |Emaj7  G#m/D#  B6/F#  |C#m  |                            ||
 And e    - very    single  door,  that I've walked through...

{Enter the band, a tempo} (3:04-) 
|G#m    G#sus2 |B/F#      D#m/F# |C#m6   Emaj7 |
 Brings me      back, back        here a-gain,
|      |       C#m6       ||G#
   I've got to find my own  way.


[Verse A-2] (3:17-)

 The priest and the magician,
 Singing all the chants that they have ever heard;

 And they're all calling out my name,
 Even academics, searching printed word.


[Verse B-2] (3:37-)

 My father to the left of me,
 My mother to the right,
 Like everyone else they're pointing
 But nowhere feels quite right.

 And I need someone to believe in, someone to trust.
 I need someone to believe in, someone to trust.


[Chorus 3] (4:22-)

 I'd rather trust a man who doesn't shout what he's found,
 There's no need to sell if you're homeward bound.

 If I choose a side,
 He won't take me for a ride.


Coda: (4:47-) {Tempo rubato, with keys only, cf. Brige}
~~~~~
F#7     ||Emaj7  |
Back in - side
|               |2/4 C#m6/E  |4/4 Emaj7 |
 This chamber of     so many      doors;
|            |2/4 C#m6/E    |4/4 Emaj7 
 I've nowhere,    nowhere to     hide.
    |G#m      B6       |C#m    |
I'd  give you all of my dreams, if you'd help me,

       {With piano only}
      ||G#m   G#sus2 |B/F#         D#m/F# |C#m6/E   Emaj7 |
Find a  door  that    doesn't lead me      back   a-gain
|    |     C#m6/E   |G#    ||
       -   take me a-way.

Note: G#/B# = Ab/C, C#/E# = Db/F

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