Genesis - Ripples

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E                      B    Esus               E
Bluegirls come in every size, some are wise and some otherwise
           B               Dm                      E
They got pretty blue eyes, for an hour a man may change
Dm                            C              D              G
For an hour her face looks strange, looks strange, looks strange
 E                        B
Marching to the promised land
          Esus             E
Where the honey flows and takes you by the hand
           B                   Dm                         E
Pulls you down on your knees, while you're down a pool appears
    Cdim                    Em           Cdim                     C
The face in the water looks up, and she shakes her head as if to say
               D                            B
That it's the last time you'll look like today

Amaj7        B   E(add F#)           E
Sail away, away, ripples never come back
F#m               F#sus  F#  Amaj7        B     E
Gone to the other side,      sail away, away
     E                              B
The face that launched a thousand ships
   Esus               E
Is sinking fast that happens you know
     B                 Dm                   E
The water gets below, seems not very long ago
Dm                    C     D      G
Lovelier she was than any that I know
 E                      B       Esus                 E
Angels never know it's time, to close the book and gracefully decline
     B                     Dm                         E
The song has found a tale, my what a jealous pool is she
    Cdim                    Em       Cdim                     C
The face in the water looks up, she shakes her head as if to say
           D                       B
That the bluegirls have all gone away
Amaj7        B   E(add F#)           E
Sail away, away, ripples never come back
        F#m               F#sus    F#
They've gone to the other side
Amaj7          B    E(add F#)           E
Look into the pool, ripples never come back
F#m                                     F#sus                 F#
Dive to the bottom and go to the top, to see where they have gone
           Amaj7              B    E(add F#)           E
Oh they've gone to the other side, ripples never come back
F#m        F#sus    F#
Sail away, away
Amaj7        B   E(add F#)           E
Sail away, away, ripples never come back

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