Caterpillars

Intro: E E7 C E Am Oh-oh-oh Am C Sylvia was struck by lightning Dm F while reading in bed one night Am C She'd left the windows open, Dm F and the storm caught her by surprise Am C For days she lay still as stone Dm F hooked to pumps and tubes Am C Then out her window, the street lights flashed Dm F and at last her fingers moved F E She awoke to a cacophony F E of electric and radio waves F E Pulsing rays of energy F E E7 falling from outer space C E Am Oh-oh-oh Am C High in swaying towers, Dm F down in basements full of dust Am C She could not escape the static Dm F or the sixty cycle hum Am C She wore dark-tinted spectacles Dm F several fur-lined capes Am C Three pairs of velvet gloves Dm F a veil of dotted swiss F E But all the Earth's vibrations F E still pounded through her ears F E So she packed a steamer trunk F E E7 and flew a prop plane to Belize C E Am Oh-oh-oh Am C From there a log raft took her Dm F over raging waterfalls Am C Deep within uncharted jungle Dm F where giant caterpillars crawl Am C They spun their silk around her Dm F a cocoon beneath the trees Am C And still she hangs there swaying Dm F deep within the dripping leaves F E Keeping time with every rumble, F E every quiver of the Earth F E And she slowly changes shape F E E7 with the turning of the world C E Am Oh-oh-oh Am C Dm F x4 F E x 4 E7 C E Am Oh-oh-oh