# Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 16:24 +1200 (NZST) From: "Kean,John" <keanj@agresearch.cri.nz> Subject: CRD: In The Lap Of The Gods - Dave Dobb The Lap Of The Gods - Dave Dobbyn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >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 In the map of the world^Em7 go the twists of fate ^Am7 In the lap of the Gods, ^Cin the turning ^Dof the cloudlight^G 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 You got a while^C for adventures in real time ^D

CHORUS (as before) OUTRO: G Em7/G (322030) In the map of the world there's a twisted face

^Am7 In the lap of the Gods, ^Cin the turning ^Dof 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 In the glisten of the tar seal ^G/Fdraped in the saddle of the hill ^G Shine, shine, in the ^G/Flap of the Gods ^G G/F G G/F G (to fade) Shine up, shine up, shine

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Dave Dobbyn - The lap of the gods