In the Rapids/It Illustrated Chords

Tempo:
71.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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In the Rapids/It Illustrated chords
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[E] [A] [B] [G#m]
[F#]
[D] [A] Moving down the water, [B] [G#m] John is drifting out of [F#] sight.
It's only at the turning point [D] that you find out how you fight.
[A] In the cold, feel the [B] cold [G#m] all around.
And [F#] the rush of crashing [C#m] water [D] surrounds me with its sound,
[A]
striking out to reach you.
[G#m] I conk it through to the other [F#] side.
When you're racing in the rapids, [G#m] there's [D] only one way.
That's to ride, [A] taken down, taken [B] down by [G#m] the untold.
[F#] I'm spiraled down the [C#m] riverbed.
[D] My fire is burning low.
[A] Catching hold of a rock [B] that's [G#m] firm.
I'm waiting for John to be carried past.
[F#] We hold together, [C#m] hold together.
[D] And shoot the rapids fast.
[A] And when the [G#m] water's slowed down, the dog and the thief
[F#] have no one, no one, [C#m] no one, no [D] one, no one left to keep.
[A] And [B] [G#m] we ride on this sad land.
[C#] Something's changed.
That's not your face.
[D] It's mine.
It's mine.
[B]
[E] [Am] [Dm] When [G]
[D] [Em]
[G] [D] [G]
[A] it's cold, take control.
[Em] [G] [A] It is warm, just watch it [Em] flow all [G] [E] around me.
[D] [E] [C]
[E] [F#m] It is here.
[Dm] It is now.
[Am] [C] Just [G] a little bit of [Em] it can bring you up or down.
[C] Like a sucker, [G] it is cooking in your hometown.
[C] It is chicken.
[G] It is in between your legs.
It is walking on the moon in your cocoon.
[A] It is a [Em] jigsaw.
It is purple, it [A] never stays in one place.
[Em] But it's not a passing [E] place.
It is in a single spot in the distance [Bm] out of place.
[C] It is in between the cages.
[Gm] It is always in its space.
[B] It is here.
[Am] It is now.
[C] Any rock can be made to [D] roll into another land to [G] play the tune.
[C] It has no home in world for [D] gold.
Not even in [G] which home in this whole world to do.
[D] The [G] life's a horse without a hoof.
You shake up my sun, sun moon.
[A] When you eat right through it, [Em] you see everything alive.
[A] It is inside, spirit [Em] within a grip to survive.
[E] If you think that it's pretentious, you've been taken [Bm] for a ride.
[C] Look across the mirror, [E] sonny, before [Gm] you choose to slide.
[Bm] It is here.
[D] It is now.
[C]
[G] [D] It [G] is here.
[C] It is here now.
[D] [G] [Em]
[Bm] [G] [C]
[G] [Bm] [G] [C] It's all black like a glow, [D] but I like it.
[Em] Yes, it's all black like a glow, [D] but I like it.
Yes, [C] it's all black, [G] but I like it.
Black like a glow, but I like it.
[D] [G]
[Bm]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Genesis - (Remastered 2008) In The Rapids chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C#m, D, A, B, G#m, F#, A, G#m, F#, C#m, G, C and D. Start with a comfortable 35 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 71. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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[E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Moving down the water, [B] _ [G#m] _ John is drifting out of [F#] sight.
It's only at the turning point [D] that you find out how you fight.
_ [A] _ In the cold, feel the [B] cold [G#m] all around.
And _ [F#] the rush of crashing [C#m] water _ [D] surrounds me with its sound,
_ [A] _
striking out to reach you.
[G#m] I conk it through to the other [F#] side.
When you're racing in the rapids, [G#m] there's [D] only one way.
That's to ride, _ [A] _ taken down, taken [B] down by [G#m] the untold.
_ _ _ [F#] I'm spiraled down the [C#m] riverbed.
[D] My fire is burning low.
_ [A] Catching hold of a rock [B] that's [G#m] firm.
I'm waiting for John to be carried past.
[F#] We hold together, [C#m] hold together.
[D] And shoot the rapids fast.
_ [A] And when the [G#m] water's slowed down, the dog and the thief
[F#] have no one, no one, [C#m] no one, no [D] one, no one left to keep.
_ [A] _ And _ [B] [G#m] we ride on this sad land.
[C#] Something's changed.
That's not your face.
[D] It's mine.
It's mine.
_ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] When [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] it's cold, take control.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ [A] It is warm, just watch it [Em] flow all [G] _ _ [E] around me.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] It is here.
_ [Dm] It is now.
[Am] _ [C] Just [G] a little bit of [Em] it can bring you up or down.
[C] Like a sucker, [G] it is cooking in your hometown.
_ [C] It is chicken.
[G] It is in between your legs.
It is walking on the moon in your cocoon.
_ [A] It is a [Em] jigsaw.
It is purple, it _ [A] never stays in one place.
[Em] But it's not a passing [E] place.
It is in a single spot in the distance [Bm] out of place.
[C] It is in between the cages.
[Gm] It is always in its space.
[B] It is here.
_ [Am] It is now.
_ _ [C] Any rock can be made to [D] roll into another land to [G] play the tune.
[C] It has no home in world for [D] gold.
Not even in [G] which home in this whole world to do.
[D] The [G] life's a horse without a hoof.
You shake up my sun, sun moon.
_ [A] When you eat right through it, [Em] you see everything alive.
[A] It is inside, spirit [Em] within a grip to survive.
[E] If you think that it's pretentious, you've been taken [Bm] for a ride.
[C] Look across the mirror, [E] sonny, before [Gm] you choose to slide.
[Bm] It is here.
_ [D] It is now.
_ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ It [G] is here.
[C] It is here now.
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ [C] It's all black like a glow, [D] but I like it.
_ [Em] Yes, it's all black like a glow, [D] but I like it.
Yes, [C] it's all black, [G] but I like it.
Black like a glow, _ but I like it. _ _ _ _ _
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This song was penned by Tony Banks.

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