Hawkwind - High Rise --- Essentially the whole song is done on the following 8-bar progression: [F][F][Cm][Cm,Dm][Eb][Eb,F][Gm][Dm] where the chord change in the 4th and 6th bars is on the 4th beat of the bar. Note I've only put in the chord at the start of each bar below. --- [F]Flat block [F]

Of ^Cmtwo dimensions ^Cm ^EbNeon totem pole ^Ebto the sky Keeping ^Gmscores of people ^Dmstacked up so high A[F]bove the ground [F] But all they can ^Cmhear is the sound ^Cm Of the ^Ebwind in the an^Ebtennae It's a ^Gmhuman zoo A [Dm]suicide machine

[F]High rise [F]

Living in a ^Cmhigh rise ^Cm [Eb]High rise [Eb] Living in a ^Gmhigh rise ^Dm [F]High rise [F] Living in a ^Cmhigh rise ^Cm [Eb]High rise [Eb] All stacked up in a ^Gmhigh rise block ^Dm

[F]Childhood [F]

Of ^Cmconcrete cube shaped ^Cm A ^Ebflypaper stuck with ^Ebhuman life ^GmCaged up rage ^DmSwarming all the time ^FTear out the telephones ^FRip up the pages of di^Cmrectories And ^Cmwreck all these High speed ^Eblifts and ele^Ebvators Be a ^Gmsabotage rebel with^Dmout a cause

[F]High rise [F]

Living in a ^Cmhigh rise ^Cm [Eb]High rise [Eb] Living in a ^Gmhigh rise ^Dm [F]High rise [F] Living in a ^Cmhigh rise ^Cm [Eb]High rise [Eb] All stacked up in a ^Gmhigh rise block ^Dm

[F]Starfish [F]

Of ^Cmhuman blood shape ^Dm ^EbTentacles of ^Ebhuman gore ^GmSpread out on the pavement from the ^Dm99th floor Well ^Fsomebody said that he ^Fjumped But we ^Cmknow he was pushed ^Cm He was ^Ebjust like you ^Ebmight have been On the ^Gm99th floor of a ^Dmsuicide machine

[F]High rise [F]

Living in a ^Cmhigh rise ^Cm [Eb]High rise [Eb] Living in a ^Gmhigh rise ^Dm [F]High rise [F] Living in a ^Cmhigh rise ^Cm [Eb]High rise [Eb] All stacked up in a ^Gmhigh rise block ^Dm