The Edgar Broughton Band - Evening over rooftops

^DmThe air was thick like honey ^CLooking from a room ^BbThe room had open ^Cwindows To ^Dmlet the springtime through

^DmEvening stood by watchin' At the ^Cside of summer's promise The ^Bbflowers in her ^Cgarden Were the ^Dmenvy of her friends

^DmHow far are we from dying Is it ^Cnearly at an end? How ^Bbfar are we from ^Cdying Is it ^Dmnearly at an end?

^DmThe smoke hung on the skyline The ^Ccity fell in silence ^BbThe sunset, ripe and ^Cmellow Was the ^Dmlight to write some thoughts by

^DmHer children watched for father From a ^Cwindow in the wall ^BbSaid a prayer for ^Cgrandpapa And ^Dmmaybe many more

^DmSomewhere in the distance On the ^Croad so far away I ^Bbheard the sound of ^Clife Though the ^Dmpeople left for home

^DmThree birds flew off a building Standing ^Cproud against the sky ^BbMany more flew ^Cwith them Spiralled ^Dmup like laughter

^DmFaster, harder They ^Crose up in a column ^BbHundreds upon ^Chundreds And ^Dmtwice that many wingspeed

^DmFour miles across Stretched a ^Cmillion miles high The ^Bbliving pulsing ^Ccolumn In the ^Dmlady of the sky

^DmFeathers thrashed together ^CLocked in that huge swarm ^BbI knew no-one could ^Csee it And ^Dmnow that it was gone

^DmI rubbed my eyes and tried to find A ^Creason for the flight ^BbExodus, esca^Cpe Or was it ^Dmjust for me to see?

^DmLike the mating of the earth and air Like ^Cwater is to flowers ^BbThe envy of her ^Cfriends How far are we from ^Dmdying, is it nearly at an end?

^DmHow far are we from dying Is it ^Cnearly at an end? How ^Bbfar are we from ^Cdying Is it ^Dmnearly at an end? ^DmHow far are we from dying Is it ^Cnearly at an end? How ^Bbfar are we from ^Cdying Is it ^Dmnearly at an end? ^DmHow far are we from dying Is it ^Cnearly at an end? How ^Bbfar are we from ^Cdying Is it ^Dmnearly at an end?