Genesis - In the wilderness
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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
Intro: [F1&amCp;2&amDmp;3&A7amp;4&][/ / / /] 2x's finger picking. 2nd time A7=A
FLeaving Call the world to Dmplay they disaA7ppear
FAnd the Cleaves have gathered Dmdust to run like dAeer
FTearing Cpieces from our Dmlives to feed the A7dawn
F C Dm A3&4&
Mist surrounds the seagulls christened by the storm
[A /A7 /][C / / /][C1&a2&a]< building, tempo change - faster
DMusic, allDsus I heDar D2is Dmusic - guarDsusanteeDd D2to Gplease
And I lEmook for something eAlse
DRain drops pDsusouring Ddown D2the Drooftops FloDsuswing Din D2the Gdrains
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.