Ripples (Genesis)       legend: 7+ = maj7, +7 = add7, -1 = sub1



       E/B                   B7+   Bsus          +7   E/B       +9-1

     Bluegirls come in every size, some are wise and some otherwise



                G#m7            Dm6                     E/D

     They got pretty blue eyes, for an hour a man may change



     Dm6                           C              D              G

     For an hour her face looks strange, looks strange, looks strange



      E                        B7+

     Marching to the promised land



               Bsus7/E           E       A/E     E    A/E

     Where the honey flows and takes you by the hand



                G#m7                Dm6                        E/D

     Pulls you down on your knees, while you're down a pool appears



         Cdim/Eb                 Em           Adim/F#                  C/G

     The face in the water looks up, and she shakes her head as if to say



                    D/C                          Bsus7  B7

     That it's the last time you'll look like today



     Chorus:



     A7+         B/A   E7+                E7/D

     Sail away, away, ripples never come back



     F#m7              F#sus  F#  A7+        B/A     E

     Gone to the other side,      sail away, away





     The face that launched a thousand ships



     Is sinking fast that happens you know



     The water gets below, seems not very long ago



     Lovelier she was than any that I know





     Angels never know it's time, to close the book and gracefully decline



     The song has found a tale, my what a jealous pool is she



     The face in the water looks up, she shakes her head as if to say



     That the bluegirls have all gone away

 

     Chorus:



     A7+         B/A   E7+                E7/D

     Sail away, away, ripples never come back



             F#m7              F#sus    F#

     They've gone to the other side



     A7+            B/A   E7+                E7/D

     Look into the pool, ripples never come back



     F#m7                                    F#sus                 F#

     Dive to the bottom and go to the top, to see where they have gone



                    A7+               B/A       E

     1. Oh they've gone to the other side 





     Instrumental (base notes are for left hand octaves) :



     |  C#m   |



     |  C#m   | Bm/D   |  C#m   | Bm/D  |  A/E   | C#m/G#-E |  F#/C#   |



     |  C#m   | Bm/D   |  C#m   | Bm/D  |  A/E   | C#m/G#-E | F#/C# Bm |   



     |   A    | A/B-C# |   Eb   | C#m7  | C#m7/G# | C#m7  |



     |  A/C#  |  E/B   |  B/A   |  E/G# |



     |  A/F#  |  E/B   |  B/A   |  E/G# |



     |  A/F#  |  E Eb  | G#m/Eb |



     | C#m/F# |  Bm/F# | C#m/F# |  Bm/F# | 



  8va|   Bm   | Bm/F#-B|   Bm   | Bm/F#-B|



  8va|   Bm   | Bm/F#-B|   Bm   1 Bm/B-E 2 Bm/B-C#|



     (Repeat instrumental part)



     |   A/E  |  B/E   |  E7+   |   E7   |  A/F# |  B/F#  |  F#  |



     (Repeat previous chorus except last line)



                   A7+                B/A   E7+                E7/D

     2. Oh they've gone to the other side, ripples never come back



     F#m7       F#sus    F#

     Sail away, away



     A7+         B/A    E7+                E7/D

     Sail away, away, ripples never come back…… (fade)

          

     transcribed by jonasjar (youtube), mostly for piano, 

     based on Mick Anderson