Genesis, "Fly on a Windshield/Broadway Melody of 1974".
Tabbed by Charles Seymour .
Fly on a Windshield/Broadway Melody of 1974
Intro: alternating between Em and G
GEm
There's something solid forming in the air,
GEm
And the wall of death is lowered in Times Square.
CEm
No-one seems to care,
AmEm
They carry on as if nothing was there.
B/GG5
The wind is blowing harder now,
Gadd9 Em (VII)
Blowing dust into my eyes.
B/GG5
The dust settles on my skin,
Gadd9 Em (VII)
Making a crust I cannot move in
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
FGFGBCBCDEDEbFF+
Echoes of the Broadway Everglades,
BbmDbF
With her mythical madonnas still walking in their shades:
FF+
Lenny Bruce, declares a truce and plays his other hand.
BbmDbF
Marshall Mcluhan, casual viewin', head buried in the sand.
FF7BbmDbEb
Sirens on the rooftops wailing, but there's no ship sailing.
FF7BmEb
Groucho, with his movies trailing, stands alone with his punchline
DbF
failing.
(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
BbCD
with needles; needles and pins.
Outro:
D (X) C (VIII) Bb (VI) C (VIII) D (X)
Chord definitions:
xxx042
B/G:
xxx033
G5:
xxx035
Gadd9:
xxx087
Em (VII):
xxxccc
Em (XII):
xxxccb
Em/maj7:
xxxcc9
Em6:
xx3221
F+:
xxcbaa
D (X):
xxa988
C (VIII):
xx8766
Bb (VI):
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