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Second to last track on Genesis's 1975 masterpiece (and disasterpiece) album "The Lamb 
Down on Broadway". These are the chords. This may not be 100% accurate, but you can play 
whole song and sing the original melody easily this way.
|  B   E   B   A|
|  B   E   B   Abm|
|  F#sus2|  DMaj7|
|  Asus2|  Abm|  F#sus2|  DMaj7|
The pattern is simple
Asus2Moving down the water
AbmJohn is drifting out of sight
F#sus2It's only at the turning point
DMaj7That you find out how you fight
Asus2In the cold, feel the cold
AbmAll around...
F#sus2And the rush of crashing water
DMaj7Surrounds me with its sound
It's the same chord progression through the whole short song. The vocals and the band 
in intensity as the track goes on, but the chords remain the same.
Here are the chords tabbed out.
Keep in mind, I fingerpick EVERYTHING I play, so my chords are the simplest ones 
and may be different from the ones most flat pickers use. If you flat pick, mute the x'd 
on each chord while strumming or play your barre chords.
e---Bx----E4----A0--Asus2--0---Abm-4--F#sus2--2----DMaj72----|
b---4----5----2----0----4----2----2----|
G---4----4----2----2----4----1----2----|
D---4----x----2----2----x----x----0----|
A---x----x----0----0----x----x----x----|
E---x----x----x----x----4----2----x----|
One of the best tracks on the album in my opinion. I play a version of it regularly 
straight into "it.", a song which I will be posting the chords for soon.
Let the record show that as of this date (Oct. 17, 2010), I have NEVER found a tab/chord 
this song online or in print in my years of searching! Now one is available for 
to learn and share.

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In The Rapids

by Genesis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abm

F#sus2

DMaj7

Asus2

Second to last track on Genesis's 1975 masterpiece (and disasterpiece) album "The Lamb

Down on Broadway". These are the chords. This may not be 100% accurate, but you can play

whole song and sing the original melody easily this way.

B E B A

| |

B E B Abm

| |

F#sus2 DMaj7

| | |

Asus2 Abm F#sus2 DMaj7

| | | | |

The pattern is simple

Asus2

Moving down the water

Abm

John is drifting out of sight

F#sus2

It's only at the turning point

DMaj7

That you find out how you fight

Asus2

In the cold, feel the cold

Abm

All around...

F#sus2

And the rush of crashing water

DMaj7

Surrounds me with its sound

It's the same chord progression through the whole short song. The vocals and the band

in intensity as the track goes on, but the chords remain the same.

Here are the chords tabbed out.

Keep in mind, I fingerpick EVERYTHING I play, so my chords are the simplest ones

and may be different from the ones most flat pickers use. If you flat pick, mute the x'd

on each chord while strumming or play your barre chords.

B E A Asus2 Abm F#sus2 DMaj7

e---x----4----0----0----4----2----2----|

b---4----5----2----0----4----2----2----|

G---4----4----2----2----4----1----2----|

D---4----x----2----2----x----x----0----|

A---x----x----0----0----x----x----x----|

E---x----x----x----x----4----2----x----|

One of the best tracks on the album in my opinion. I play a version of it regularly

straight into "it.", a song which I will be posting the chords for soon.

Let the record show that as of this date (Oct. 17, 2010), I have NEVER found a tab/chord

this song online or in print in my years of searching! Now one is available for

to learn and share.

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