Blood on the Rooftops — Genesis
Chords and lyrics for Blood on the Rooftops by Genesis (key of G).
Verse 1
Blood On The Rooftops - Genesis (1976)
Verse 1
[G/E]Dark and [Em9]grey, an [Em9/B]English [Am7]film, the [C/D]Wednesday [D/G]Play
We [E]always [B/F#]watch the [Emaj7]Queen on [Amaj7]Christmas Day
[A/D]Won't [D]you [D/G]stay?
Link 1
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Verse 2
[G/E]Though your [Em9]eyes see [Em9/B]shipwrecked [Am7]sailors [C/D]you're still [D/G]dry
The [E]outlook's [B/F#]fine though [Emaj7]Wales might [Amaj7]have some rain
[A/D]Saved [D][D/G]a-gain
[Instrumental Interlude] (7/4)
| [Amaj7]• • • • • • • | [Am7]• • • • • • • | [Esus2]• • • • • • • | [Emaj7]• • • • • • • |
| [Amaj7]• • • • • • • | [Am7]• • • • • • • | [Cmaj7b5/E]• • • • • • • |
Chorus 1
[Em] Let's skip the [D6]news boy [Bm7] [Aadd2] (I'll make some tea)[Gmaj9]
[Em] The arabs and the [D6]jews boy [Bm7] [Aadd2](too much for [Gmaj9]me)
[Em] They get me [D6]confused boy [Bm7] [Aadd2](puts me off to [Gmaj9]sleep)
And the [F#m7]thing I [Gmaj9]hate--Oh [F#m7]Lord!
[G#m7] Is staying up [C#m7]late, to watch some [E]debate, on some nation's [Em7]fate
Link 2
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Verse 3
[G/E][Em9]Hypnotised by [Em9/B][Am7]Batman, [C/D]Tarzan, still [D/G]surprised!
You've [E]won the [B/F#]West in [Emaj7]time to [Amaj7]be our guest
[A/D]Name [D]your [D/G]prize!
Link 3
| [Dmaj7]• • [Ab/Db]• • | [Emaj7]• • [Bb/Eb]• • | [A]• • | [D4/C]• • • • | • • • •
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Verse 4
[G/E]Drop of [Em9]wine, a [Em9/B]glass of [Am7]beer [C/D]dear what's the [D/G]time?
The [E]grime on the [B/F#]Tyne is [Emaj7]mine all [Amaj7]mine all mine
[A/D] Five[D] past [D/G]nine
[Instrumental Interlude] (7/4)
| [Amaj7]• • • • • • • | [Am7]• • • • • • • | [Cmaj7b5/E]• • • • • • • |
Chorus 2
[Em] Blood on the [D6][Bm7]rooftops, [Aadd2] Venice in the [Gmaj9]Spring
[Em] The Streets of San [D6][Bm7]Francisco, [Aadd2] a word from [Gmaj9]Peking
[Em] The trouble was [D6]started,[Bm7] by a [Aadd2]young Errol [Gmaj9]Flynn
Better [F#m7]in my [Gmaj9]day--Oh [F#m7]Lord!
[G#m7] For when we got [C#m7]bored, we'd have a world [E]war, happy but [Em]poor
So let's skip the [D6]news boy[Bm7] [Aadd2] (I'll go and make that [Gmaj9]tea)
[Em] Blood on the [D6]rooftops [Bm7] [Aadd2] (too much for [Gmaj9]me)
[Em] When old Mother [D6]Goose stops [Bm7] and they're [Aadd2]out for 23[Gmaj9]
Then the [F#m7]rain at [Gmaj9]Lords stopped [F#m7]play
[G#m7] Seems Helen of [C#m7]Troy has found a new [E]face [Em7]again
Outro
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