Genesis - Fly on a windshield
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Genesis, "Fly on a Windshield/Broadway Melody of 1974".
Tabbed by Charles Seymour <charlesseymour@yahoo.com>.
Fly on a Windshield/Broadway Melody of 1974
Intro: alternating between Em and G
ThGere's something sEmolid forming in the air,
And the wall of Gdeath is lowered in Times Square. Em
CNo-one seems Emto care,
They carry Amon as if nothing was there. Em
B/GThe wind is blowing harder now, G5
Blowing dust intoGadd9 my eyes. Em
The dust B/Gsettles on my skin, G5
Making a crust I cGadd9annot move in Em
Em(XII) Em/maj7 Em6 Em/maj7
And I'm hovering like a fly, waiting for the windshield on the freeway.
Instrumental Interlude: alternating Em and G for many measures, then
F# G F# G
B C B C D Eb D Eb
F F+
Echoes of the Broadway Everglades,
With her mythicalBbm madonnas still walkDbing in their shadFes:
F F+
Lenny Bruce, declares a truce and plays his other hand.
BbmMarshall Mcluhan, casual viewin', head burieDbd in the sand. F
FSirens on the rooftops F7wailing, but there's no shipBbm sailiDbng. Eb
FGroucho, with his movies trailinF7g, stands alone with his Bmpunchline Eb
DbfailinFg.
(as above except for last line)
Klu Klux Klan serve hot soul food and the band plays 'In the Mood'
The cheerleader waves her cyanide wand, there's a smell of
peach blossom and bitter almonde.
Caryl Chessman sniffs the air and leads the parade, he knows
in a scent, you can bottle all you made.
There's Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes, smiling at the
majorettes smoking Winston Cigarettes.
And as the song and dance begins, the children play at home
with needles; nBbeedles anCd pins. D
Outro:
D (X) C Bb C D (X)
Chord definitions:
B/G: [xxx042]
G5: [xxx033]
Gadd9: [xxx035]
Em: [xxx087]
Em (XII): [xxxccc]
Em/maj7: [xxxccb]
Em6: [xxxcc9]
F+: [xx3221]
D (X): [xxcbaa]
C: [xxa988]
Bb: [xx8766]