Colossus Of Roads
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Intro: G C Am Cmaj7
[Verso 1]
G
Hold my head like a live wire,
Cmaj7
Duck quick now I hear gunfire.
Am
Caught somewhere in the space between
Cmaj7
Do you love me and do you love me?
[Verso 2]
G
Everything is advancing,
C
I love to see you out dancing.
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There's women up in the mountains,
Cmaj7
We could be up there if we could get up there.
[Verso 3]
G
Say goodbye to America,
C
I wanna see it dissolve.
Am Cmaj7
I can be your poster boy for the great American fall.
[Verso 4]
G
Now I'm out and I'm prowling,
C
You make me wanna start growling.
Am Cmaj7
You will live forever as this bombshell
G C Am Cmaj7
In my mind.
[Verso 5]
G
I know that it's dangerous,
Cmaj7
But I wanna see you undress.
Am
Wrap you up in the bomb shelter
Cmaj7
Of my feather bed.
[Verso 6]
G
Eileen, I must be living twice.
C
Colossus of roads, Buz blur in the night.
Am
Cowboy hat and a cigarette,
Cmaj7
Grease marker in my leather vest.
[Verso 7]
G
Let's go paint the oil cans,
C
Write our names on a grain of sand.
Am
No one will remember us,
Cmaj7
Like I will remember us.
[Verso 8]
G
Meet me down in the Castro,
C
We'll pretend it's 1985.
Am
Before we were a twinkle,
Cmaj7
In our great grandfather's eyes.
Outro:
G
Children forever!
Cmaj7
In the end
Am
Of the night, baby
Cmaj7
Of the night.
Cmaj7
In the night, baby
G Am Cmaj7
In the night.
How to play Colossus Of Roads
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.