Genesis - In The Rapids

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 G#m |
| F#sus2 | Dmaj7 |

| Asus2 | G#m | F#sus2 | Dmaj7 |

the pattern is simple

Asus2
moving down the water
G#m
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
G#m
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 G#m 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 .