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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[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]
[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
B
A
F#m
C#m
E
B
A
[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] _
_ _ [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] _