On The Air
Peter Gabriel
On The Air Key: E major Time: 4/4 Tempo: 141 | / /| / /| / / / | |Bsus4 | |/ | | | | |/ | | Verse 1: (0:34-) Built in the belly of junk by the river my cabin stands Made from the trash I dug out ’the heap with my own fair hands Every night I’m back at the shack and I’m sure no one is there I’m putting the aerial up so I can go out on the air |-5 ||7/4 Chorus: (1:05-) ~~~~~~~ (On the air) - on the air (On the air) - on the air On the air______ [Verse 2] (1:20-) Every morning I’m out at dawn with the dwarfs and the tramp For a silent communion lit from above by the sodium lamps Everyone I meet out on the street acts as if I wasn’t there But they’re all going to know who I am ’cos I can go out on the air (Chorus) (1:51-) Bridge: (2:02-) ~~~~~~~ Leaving the car down leafy lane Turning out Tarzan for my Jungle Jane anyone at all from Captain Zero and his brand of superhero standing by a call Oh it’s not easy no no no No no it’s not easy making real friends (Intro) (2:27-) [Verse 3] (2:46-) Don’t you give me your steak-reared milkboys milkboys Half alive on empty white noise white noise I got power I’m proud to be loud; my signal goes out clear I want everybody to know that Mozo is here (Chorus) (3:16-) ~~~~~ |/ | /| |Esus2 | / /| | / /#| (repeat twice) ||Esus2 | | | || | | | On the air________ on the air_____ |Esus2 | (repeat to end)