Chords for Genesis - Ripples - A Trick of the Tail

Tempo:
74.75 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

F#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Genesis - Ripples - A Trick of the Tail chords
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[E] Blue girls come in [B] every size
[Em]
[A] Some [E] are wise and some otherwise
[B] They got pretty blue eyes
[Dm] [Em] For now [G] a man [Dm] may [E] change
For [Dm] [G] now [Dm] a face looks [C]
strange
[D] Looks strange, [G] looks strange
[E] Marching to the promised [B] land
Where [A] the honey [E] flows and takes you by the hand
[G#m] Pulls you down on your knees
[Dm] While you're down a pool [E] appears
[D#] The face in the water [Em] looks up
[A] And she shakes her head as if [C] to say
That [D] it's the last time you'll [B] look like today
[A] Sail away, [B]
away
[E] Because Mary was a pure girl
Gone [F#m] to the other [B]
side
[F#] [A] Sail away, [B] away
[E] The face that launched a thousand [B] ships
Is
[Em] [F#m] sinking [E] fast, that happens, you know
[B] The water gets below
[Dm] Seems [G] [Dm] not very long [E] ago
[Dm] [Dm] Lovelier she [C] was than any [D] that [G] I know
[E] Angels never know [B] it's time
To [A]
[E] close the book and gracefully decline
[G#m] The song has found a tale
[B] My, what a jealous fool is [E] she
[D#] The face in the water [Em] looks up
[A] She shakes her head as if [C] to say
[D] That the blue girls have all [B] gone away
[A] Sail away, [B] [E] away
We've first never gone by
[F#m] They've gone to the other [B] side
[F#] [A]
Look into that [B] pool
[E] We've first never gone by
[F#m] Climb to the bottom and go to the [B] top
To see where [F#] angels go
[A] They've gone to the other [B] side
[E] [A]
[E]
[C#m]
[D] [C#m] [D]
[A] [G#] [C#m] [C#]
[C#m] [Bm] [C#m]
[Bm] [A] [C#m]
[F#m] [Bm] [A] [E] [C#]
[G#] [C#m] [G#m]
[C#m] [A] [E]
[B] [E] [F#m]
[E] [B] [E] We've first never gone by
They've gone [F#m] to the other side
Look [E] [G#] into that pool
Climb [E] to the bottom and go [D] [E]
[F#m] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E] to [Bm]
[E] the top
[Bm] [E]
[C#m] [Bm] [C#m]
[Bm] [A] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m] [Bm]
[C#m] [Bm] [A]
[C#m] [F#m] [Bm] [A]
[E] [F#m] [G#] [C#m]
[G#m] [C#m] [A]
[E] [B] [E]
[F#m] [E] [B]
[E] [F#m] [E] [D#]
[G#] [E] [D]
[E] [F#m] [Bm]
[E] [Bm] [E]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [F#m]
[B] Sail [F#] [A]
away, [B] away
[E] We've first never gone by
[F#m] They've gone to the other [F#] side
[A] Look into [B] that pool
[E] We've first never gone by
[F#m]
Climb to the bottom and go to the [B] top
To see [F#] where angels go
[A] They've gone to the other [B] side
[E] We've first never gone by
[F#m] Sail away, [F#] away
[A] Sail away, [B] away
[E] She goes, we'll come back
[F#m] [N]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To learn Genesis - (2007 - Remaster) Ripples chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, B, E, F#m, B, F#m, F#, A, B, F#m and E. Set your pace at 37 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 75. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ Blue girls come in [B] every size
_ _ [Em]
[A] Some [E] are wise and some otherwise
[B] They got pretty blue eyes
[Dm] [Em] For now [G] a man [Dm] may [E] change
For [Dm] _ [G] now [Dm] a face looks [C]
strange
[D] Looks strange, [G] looks strange _
_ [E] _ Marching to the promised [B] land
_ Where [A] the honey [E] flows and takes you by the hand
[G#m] Pulls you down on your knees
[Dm] While you're down a pool [E] appears
_ [D#] The face in the water [Em] looks up _
_ [A] And she shakes her head as if [C] to say
That [D] it's the last time you'll [B] look like today _ _
[A] Sail away, _ [B] _
away
_ _ [E] Because Mary was a pure girl
Gone [F#m] to the other [B]
side
[F#] _ _ [A] Sail away, _ [B] away _ _
[E] The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ face that launched a thousand [B] ships
Is _
[Em] [F#m] sinking [E] fast, that happens, you know
[B] The water gets below
[Dm] Seems [G] [Dm] not very long [E] ago _
_ [Dm] _ [Dm] Lovelier she [C] was than any [D] that [G] I know _
_ _ [E] Angels never know [B] it's time
To _ [A]
[E] close the book and gracefully decline
[G#m] The song has found a tale
[B] My, what a jealous fool is [E] she _
[D#] The face in the water [Em] looks up
_ _ [A] She shakes her head as if [C] to say
_ _ [D] That the blue girls have all [B] gone away
_ [A] Sail _ away, [B] _ _ _ _ [E] away
We've first never gone by
_ [F#m] They've gone to the other [B] side
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _
Look into that [B] pool _
_ [E] We've first never gone by
_ _ _ [F#m] Climb to the bottom and go to the [B] top
To see where [F#] angels go
[A] They've gone to the other [B] side
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [G#] _ [C#m] _ [C#] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#m] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [C#] _
[G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ [E] We've first never gone by
They've gone [F#m] to the other side
Look _ [E] _ [G#] _ into that pool
Climb [E] to the bottom and go _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] to [Bm] _ _
[E] the top
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ [G#] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [D#] _
[G#] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[B] Sail _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
away, _ [B] away _
[E] We've first never gone by
_ _ [F#m] They've gone to the other [F#] side _ _
[A] Look into [B] that pool
_ _ [E] We've first never gone by
_ _ _ [F#m] _
Climb to the bottom and go to the [B] top
To see [F#] where angels go
[A] They've gone to the other [B] side
_ _ _ [E] We've first never gone by _
_ [F#m] _ Sail away, [F#] away
_ _ _ _ [A] Sail away, [B] away _ _ _
[E] She goes, we'll come back
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford.

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