Land Of Confusion Acoustic chords by Genesis

Tuning: E-flat Tuning

[Intro]

A (2x) Am (2x) D

[Verse 1]

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

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

[Pre-Chorus 1]

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

[Chorus 1]

C      D    Bm      Em
This is the world we live in (aaaah)
  C       D     Bm     Em
And these are the hands were given (ooooh)
C      D     Bm      Em
Use them and lets start trying (aaaaah)
  C     D      Bm   A (2x) Am (2x) D
To make it a place worth living in.

[Verse 2]

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

[Pre-Chorus 2]

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

[Chorus 2]

C      D    Bm      Em
This is the world we live in (aaaah)
  C       D     Bm     Em
And these are the hands were given (ooooh)
C      D     Bm      Em
Use them and lets start trying (aaaaah)
  C     D      Bm   A A  Am Am
To make it a place worth living in.

[Middle 8]

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

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

C D  C D  C D  C D Em     D

[Verse 3]

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

[Pre-Chorus 3]

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

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

C      D    Bm      Em
This is the world we live in (aaaah)
  C       D     Bm     Em
And these are the names were given (ooooh)
C      D     Bm      Em
Stand up and lets start showing (aaaah)
C       D     Bm  A (2x) Am (2x)    D Em
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!