Genesis – Blood On The Rooftops (Guitar)
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(3)
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Chords
[Verse 1]
G/E Em9 Em9/B Am7 C/D D/G Dark and grey, an English film, the Wednesday Play E B/F# Emaj7 Amaj7 We always watch the Queen on Christmas Day A/D D D/G Won't you stay?
[Link 1]
Dmaj7 Ab/Db Emaj7 Bb/Eb A D4/C - | • • • • | • • • • | • • | • • • • | • • • • |
[Verse 2]
G/E Em9 Em9/B Am7 C/D D/G Though your eyes see shipwrecked sailors you're still dry E B/F# Emaj7 Amaj7 The outlook's fine though Wales might have some rain A/D D D/G Saved a-gain
[Instrumental Interlude] (7/4)
Amaj7 Am7 Esus2 Emaj7 | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | Amaj7 Am7 Cmaj7b5/E | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • |
[Chorus 1]
Em D6 Bm7 Aadd2 Gmaj9 Let's skip the news boy (I'll make some tea) Em D6 Bm7 Aadd2 Gmaj9 The arabs and the jews boy (too much for me) Em D6 Bm7 Aadd2 Gmaj9 They get me confused boy (puts me off to sleep) F#m7 Gmaj9 F#m7 And the thing I hate--Oh Lord! G#m7 C#m7 E Em7 Is staying up late, to watch some debate, on some nation's fate
[Link 2]
(Em7) A9 Em7 A9 Em9 Em9 | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |
[Verse 3]
G/E Em9 Em9/B Am7 C/D D/G Hypnotised by Batman, Tarzan, still surprised! E B/F# Emaj7 Amaj7 You've won the West in time to be our guest A/D D D/G Name your prize!
[Link 3]
Dmaj7 Ab/Db Emaj7 Bb/Eb A D4/C - | • • • • | • • • • | • • | • • • • | • • • • |
[Verse 4]
G/E Em9 Em9/B Am7 C/D D/G Drop of wine, a glass of beer dear what's the time? E B/F# Emaj7 Amaj7 The grime on the Tyne is mine all mine all mine A/D D D/G Five past nine
[Instrumental Interlude] (7/4)
Amaj7 Am7 Cmaj7b5/E | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • | • • • • • • • |
[Chorus 2]
Em D6 Bm7 Aadd2 Gmaj9 Blood on the rooftops, Venice in the Spring Em D6 Bm7 Aadd2 Gmaj9 The Streets of San Francisco, a word from Peking Em D6 Bm7 Aadd2 Gmaj9 The trouble was started, by a young Errol Flynn F#m7 Gmaj9 F#m7 Better in my day--Oh Lord! G#m7 C#m7 E Em For when we got bored, we'd have a world war, happy but poor D6 Bm7 Aadd2 Gmaj9 So let's skip the news boy (I'll go and make that tea) Em D6 Bm7 Aadd2 Gmaj9 Blood on the rooftops (too much for me) Em D6 Bm7 Aadd2 Gmaj9 When old Mother Goose stops and they're out for 23 F#m7 Gmaj9 F#m7 Then the rain at Lords stopped play G#m7 C#m7 E Em7 Seems Helen of Troy has found a new face again
[Outro]
(Em7) A9 Em7 A9 | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | Em9 Em9 Em9 Em9 | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |