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In The Wilderness

Genesis
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
 2x's finger picking. 2nd time A7=A
Leaving all  the world to play  they disappear
And  the leaves  have gathered dust  to run like deer
Tearing pieces  from our lives  to feed the dawn
&4&
 Mist surrounds the seagulls christened by the storm
 /  /]  / / /]<  building, tempo change - faster
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 time1  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
 Same as intro, but then like coming out of verse into the chorus
 /  / ]  /  / :]  /  /]  / / / ]
 repeat chorus 2x's
 after 2nd chorus ...end
 The album ends with a fade on the third chorus. This ending should work well.

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Readable chord sheet for In The Wilderness by Genesis

[F]   [C]     [Dm]  [A7]

[1&2&3&4&][/ / / /] 2x's finger picking. 2nd time A7=A

[F]Leaving [C]all the world to [Dm]play they disa[A7]ppear
[F]And the [C]leaves have gathered [Dm]dust to run like d[A]eer
[F]Tearing [C]pieces from our [Dm]lives to feed the [A7]dawn
[F]     [C]                     [Dm]                 [A3]&4&
Mist surrounds the seagulls christened by the storm

[[A] /[A7] /][[C] / / /][C1&a2&a]< building, tempo change - faster

[D]Music, all[Dsus4] I hea[D]r i[D2]s m[D]usic - guara[Dsus4]nteed [D]to[D2] pl[G]ease
And I l[Em]ook for something e[A]lse
[D]Rain drops p[Dsus4]ouring d[D]own t[D2]he r[D]ooftops Flow[Dsus4]ing in[D] th[D2]e dr[G]ains
As the [Bm]people run their l[Em]ives As their [Bm]liv[D]es are run by [A]time[[D]1  2  [C]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.

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