Áño: 2007 - Álbum: Trick of the Tail (CD/DVD)
(Tony Banks)
Intro 4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4 | Am | D | Bm | C | Emadd9 | Verse Em/D D/C Was it summer when the river ran dry, B7sus4 A/B B7 | Eadd9 E | Or was it just another dam. Em9/D Em/D D/C When the evil of a snowflake in June G/B Bm Cadd9 Could still be a source of relief. Bridge Em9 Em Em7 Em6 O how I love you, I once cried long ago, Em9 Em Em7 Em6 But I was the one who decided to go. Am9 Dm7 Fdim7 To search beyond the final crest, Em7 Bm | Cadd9 | Cadd9 D | Though I'd heard it said just birds could dwell so high. Verse Em/D D/C So I pretended to have wings for my arms B7sus4 A/B B7 | Eadd9 E | And took off in the air. Em9/D Em/D D/C I flew to places which the clouds never see, G/B Bm Cadd9 Too close to the deserts of sand, Bridge Em9 Em Em7 Em6 Where a thousand mirages, the shepherds of lies Em9 Em Em7 Em6 Forced me to land and take a disguise. Am9 Dm7 Fdim7 I would welcome a horse's kick to send me back Em7 Bm | Cadd9 | Cadd9 D | If I could find a horse not made of sand.Instrumental Interlude Middle 8 mostly in 7/8 time Db Gb/Db Hey man, Db B/Db Gb/Db I'm the sand man. Db Gb/Db And boy have I news for you; Db B/Db Gb/Db Db Gbm/Db They're gonna throw you in gaol Db B/Db And you know they can't fail Db Gbm/Db Db B/Db 'cause sand is thicker than blood. E A/E But a prison in sand E B/E Is a haven in hell, A/E E A/E E For a gaol can give you a goal | 2/4 | 7/8 A/E B/E Db Eb F And a goal can find you a role Bb/F C/F F Bb/F On a muddy pitch in Newcastle, C/F F Bb/F Where it rains so much C/F F Bb/F C/F You can't wait for a touch of | 2/4 | 4/4 D/F# E/G# Eb7sus4 Sun and sand, sun and sand ... Verse Em/D D/C Within the valley of shadowless death B7sus4 A/B B7 | Eadd9 E | They pray for thunderclouds and rain, Em9/D Em/D D/C But to the multitude who stand in the rain G/B Bm Cadd9 Heaven is where the sun shines. Bridge Em9 Em Em7 Em6 The grass will be greener till the stems turn to brown Em9 Em Em7 Em6 And thoughts will fly higher till the earth brings them down. Am9 Dm7 Fdim7 Forever caught in desert lands Em7 Bm | Cadd9 | Cadd9 D | One has to learn to disbelieve the sea.E F#m If this desert's all there'll ever be F#m7(5b) F C Then tell me what becomes of me. D/C Bb/C A fall of rain? F Fdim7 Bb F That must have been another of your dreams, Am/E F Bmadd11/A Bm7/E | Amaj7/E E9 | E | Amaj7/D E9/D | E/D | A dream of mad man moon.Interlude Am7 | % | C/D | % | C#m (break) Coda 4/4 3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4 | F#m | B | G#m | A | C#m | % | C#mE F#m If this desert's all there'll ever be F#m7(5b) F C Then tell me what becomes of me. D/C Bb/C A fall of rain? F Fdim7 Bb F That must have been another of your dreams, Am/E F Bmadd11/A Bm7/E | Amaj7/E E9 | E | Amaj7/D E9/D | E/D | A dream of mad man moon.