The Edgar Broughton Band - Evening over rooftops

The ^Dmair was thick like ^Dmhoney ^CLooking from a ^Croom The ^Bbroom had open wi^Cndows To ^Dmlet this springtime th^Dmrough Ev^Dmening stood by wat^Dmchin' At the ^Cside of summer's ^Cpromise The ^Bbflowers in her ^Cgarden Were the ^Dmenvy of her fr^Dmiends

How ^Dmfar are we from ^Dmdying Is it ^Cnearly at an e^Cnd? How f^Bbar are we from d^Cying Is it ^Dmnearly at an e^Dmnd?

The ^Dmsmoke hung on the s^Dmkyline The ^Ccity fell in si^Clence The ^Bbsunset, ripe and ^Cmellow Was the ^Dmlight to write some th^Dmoughts by

Her ch^Dmildren watched for f^Dmather From a ^Cwindow in the wall^{C Bb}Said a prayer for ^Cgrandpapa And ^Dmmaybe many more ^Dm

^DmSomewhere in the dist^Dmance On the r^Coad so far away^C I he^Bbard the sound of life^C Though the ^Dmpeople left for home^Dm

Three ^Dmbirds flew off a build^Dming Standing ^Cproud against the sky^{C Bb}Many more flew with them^C Spiralled ^Dmupwards like laught^Dmer

^DmFaster, har^Dmder They ^Crose up in a c^Column ^BbHundreds upon hun^Cdreds And ^Dmtwice that many ^Dmwingspeed

^DmFour miles acr^Dmoss Stretched a m^Cillion miles h^Cigh The ^Bbliving pulsing colum^Cn In the l^Dmady of the s^Dmky

^DmFeathers thrashed toget^Dmher ^CLocked in that huge swar^Cm I kn^Bbew no-one could see it^C And no^Dmw that it was gon^Dme

I rubb^Dmed my eyes and tri^Dmed to find A ^Creason for the fli^Cght ^BbExodus, escape^C Or was it j^Dmust for me to s^Dmee?

Like the ma^Dmting of the ear^Dmth and air Like ^Cwater is to flowers^C The ^Bbenvy of her friend^Cs How far are we from ^Dmdying, is it nearly at an ^Dmend?

How f^Dmar are we from dyi^Dmng Is it ^Cnearly at an en^Cd? ^BbHow far are we from dy^Cing Is it n^Dmearly at an end?^Dm...