Land Of Confusion Acoustic chords by Genesis

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: E-flat Tuning

[Intro]

A augmentedA (2x) A minorAm (2x) D MajorD

[Verse 1]

E minorEm                   G+G
I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
A augmentedA                   A augmentedA
Been haunted by a million screams
C majorC                 D MajorD
But I can hear the marching feet
E minorEm                D MajorD
They're moving into the street.

E minorEm                G+G
Now did you read the news today
A augmentedA                A augmentedA
They say the dangers gone away
C majorC                   D MajorD
But I can see the fires still alight
E minorEm
There burning into the night.

[Pre-Chorus 1]

D MajorD        E minorEm
There's too many men
G+G    A augmentedA
Too many people
    D MajorD    E minorEm      G+G
Making too many problems
  D MajorD    D MajorD     E minorEm
And not much love to go round
G+G    A augmentedA
Cant you see
     D MajorD     E minorEm    G+G  D MajorD     E minorEm
This is a land of confusion.

[Chorus 1]

C majorC      D MajorD    B minorBm      E minorEm
This is the world we live in (aaaah)
  C majorC       D MajorD     B minorBm     E minorEm
And these are the hands were given (ooooh)
C majorC      D MajorD     B minorBm      E minorEm
Use them and lets start trying (aaaaah)
  C majorC     D MajorD      B minorBm   A augmentedA (2x) A minorAm (2x) D MajorD
To make it a place worth living in.

[Verse 2]

E minorEm                G+G
Ooh superman where are you now
A augmentedA                   D MajorD
When everything's gone wrong somehow
C majorC                  D MajorD
The men of steel, the men of power
E minorEm
Are losing control by the hour.

[Pre-Chorus 2]

D MajorD      E minorEm
This is the time
G+G      A augmentedA
This is the place
   D MajorD      E minorEm     G+G
So we look for the future
      D MajorD    D MajorD     E minorEm
But there's not much love to go round
G+G    A augmentedA       D MajorD     E minorEm    G+G  D MajorD    E minorEm
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion.

[Chorus 2]

C majorC      D MajorD    B minorBm      E minorEm
This is the world we live in (aaaah)
  C majorC       D MajorD     B minorBm     E minorEm
And these are the hands were given (ooooh)
C majorC      D MajorD     B minorBm      E minorEm
Use them and lets start trying (aaaaah)
  C majorC     D MajorD      B minorBm   A augmentedA A augmentedA  A minorAm A minorAm
To make it a place worth living in.

[Middle 8]

C# minorC#m   F#F#   C# minorC#m C# minorC#m
E MajorE B/D#B/D#  C# minorC#m

 F#F#      C# minorC#m
I remember long ago
       F#F#
Ooh when the sun was shining
      C# minorC#m
Yes and the stars were bright
C# minorC#m
All through the night
    E MajorE       B/D#B/D#   C# minorC#m
And the sound of your laughter
   F#F#    A augmentedA
As I held you tight
     C majorC D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD
So long ago

C majorC D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD  C majorC D MajorD E minorEm     D MajorD

[Verse 3]

E minorEm              G+G
I wont be coming home tonight
A augmentedA                A augmentedA
My generation will put it right
C majorC               D MajorD
Were not just making promises
E minorEm
That we know, well never keep.

[Pre-Chorus 3]

D MajorD    E minorEm
Too many men
G+G        A augmentedA
There's too many people
    D MajorD    E minorEm     G+G
Making too many problems
D MajorD      D MajorD     E minorEm
And not much love to go round
G+G    A augmentedA
Cant you see
     D MajorD     E minorEm    G+G  D MajorD    E minorEm
This is a land of confusion.

[Chorus 3]
  C majorC      D MajorD    B minorBm      E minorEm
Now this is the world we live in (aaaah)
  C majorC       D MajorD     B minorBm     E minorEm
And these are the hands were given (ooooh)
C majorC      D MajorD     B minorBm     E minorEm
Use them and lets start trying (aaaah)
  C majorC     D MajorD      B minorBm    E minorEm
To make it a place worth fighting for.

C majorC      D MajorD    B minorBm      E minorEm
This is the world we live in (aaaah)
  C majorC       D MajorD     B minorBm     E minorEm
And these are the names were given (ooooh)
C majorC      D MajorD     B minorBm      E minorEm
Stand up and lets start showing (aaaah)
C majorC       D MajorD     B minorBm  A augmentedA (2x) A minorAm (2x)    D MajorD E minorEm
Just where our lives are going to.


That's pretty much how the song goes. If you want a tip for how to play it (rhythm-wise), check out
Ray Wilson's acoustic version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk_V6eoDfTs
That version is in Bm, so it would be easy to transpose, but basically, with the rhythm,
that's what you're aiming for!

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