in the wilderness genesis from genesis to revelations 1967

this is a clever little song written by early genesis , probably banks and philips .
if you follow the album track with a metronome , you’ll notice the tempo change .
good song for piano and/or guitar .

verse key of F tempo = 98
chorus key of D tempo = 106

F C Dm A7
intro : [ 1&2&3&4& ] [ / / / / ] 2x’s finger picking . 2nd time A7 = A

F C Dm A7
leaving all the world to play they disappear
F C Dm A
and the leaves have gathered dust to run like deer
F C Dm A7
tearing pieces from our lives to feed the dawn
F C Dm a3&4&
mist surrounds the seagulls christened by the storm

[ A /A7 / ] [ C / / / ] [ c1&a2&a ]
D Dsus D D2 D Dsus D D2 G
music , all i hear is music – guaranteed to please
Em A
and i look for something else
D Dsus D D2 D Dsus D D2 G
rain drops pouring down the rooftops flowing in the drains
Bm Em Bm/D A D C
as the people run their lives as their lives are run by time [ 1 2 3 4 ]
transition^tempo – slower

fighting enemies with weapons made to kill
death is easy as a substitute for pride
victors join together , happy in their bed
leaving cold outside the children of the dead

( chorus )
music , all i hear is music – guaranteed to please
and i look for something else
rain drops pouring down the rooftops
flowing in the drains
as the people run their lives
as their lives are run by time D C

same as intro , but then like coming out of verse into the chorus
[ : F / C / ] [ Dm / A7 / : ] [ A / A7 / ] [ C / / / ] [ c1&a2&a ]

repeat chorus 2x’s

after 2nd chorus D C F C D . . . end

the album ends with a fade on the third chorus . this ending should work well .