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Blow Away For Bill

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BLOW AWAY by Kate Bush (1980)
"chorded" by Levchek
A splendidly convoluted chord progression written in 
memory of lighting director Bill Duffield who passed 
away during the Bush's 'The Tour Of Life' back in 1979.
Emaj7 F#/G#
C#m7 C#/D# B/G#
F#/G# G#
Emaj7One of the F#/G#band
C#m7Told me last C#/D#night
ThG#mat music is A#mall thaC#mt he's
Got C#/D#in his life
AnEmaj7d where will it gF#/G#o?
SureC#m7ly not with hC#/D#is soulG#m/B?
WilG#ml all of hiA#ms licks and C#mhis R'n B
C#/D#Blow away?
 Emaj7Blow aC#m9way
 G#m9Blow aC#m9way
 G#m9Blow aC#m9way
 G#m9Blow aC#m9way
C#m7 C#/D#
Emaj7Our enginF#/G#eer
C#m7Had a differenC#/D#t idea
From G#mpeople whA#mo who nearlC#my died
BuC#/D#t survived
Emaj7Feeling no feF#/G#ar
Of C#m7Leaving theiC#/D#r bodies heG#m/Bre
AnG#md went tA#mo a room that wC#mas soon full
C#/D#Of visitors:
  Emaj7HellC#m9o
  G#m9MinnC#m9ie
  G#m9MoonC#m9y
  G#m9ViciC#m9ous
  G#m9ViciC#m9ous
  G#m9BuddC#m9y
  G#m9HollC#m9y
  G#m9SandC#m9y
  G#m9DennC#m9y
C#m7Aah C#/D#  
Emaj7Please don'E/F#t thump me
Don'F#/G#t bump me
Don'C#/D#t dump me G#back there
EmajPlease donE/F#'t thump me
Don'F#/G#t bump me
Don'C#/D#t dump me G#back there
Emaj7Please donE/F#'t thump me
Don'F#/G#t bump me
C#/D#I want to G#stay here
Emaj7Put out the lF#/G#ight
C#m7Then put ouC#/D#t the light
G#mVibes in thA#me sky inviC#mte
YoC#/D#u to die
Emaj7Dust to F#/G#dust
C#m7Blow to C#/D#blow
G#mBolan and A#mMoonC#my are
HeadiC#/D#ng the show
Tonight
 Emaj7Blow aC#m9way
 G#m9Blow aC#m9way
 G#m9Blow aC#m9way
 G#m9Blow aC#m9way

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Blow Away For Bill

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

F#/G#

C#m7

C#/D#

B/G#

G#m

A#m

C#m

G#m/B

C#m9

G#m9

E/F#

Emaj

BLOW AWAY by Kate Bush (1980)

"chorded" by Levchek

A splendidly convoluted chord progression written in

memory of lighting director Bill Duffield who passed

away during the Bush's 'The Tour Of Life' back in 1979.

Emaj7 F#/G#

C#m7 C#/D# B/G#

F#/G# G#

Emaj7 F#/G#

One of the band

C#m7 C#/D#

Told me last night

G#m A#m C#m

That music is all that he's

C#/D#

Got in his life

Emaj7 F#/G#

And where will it go?

C#m7 C#/D# G#m/B

Surely not with his soul?

G#m A#m C#m

Will all of his licks and his R'n B

C#/D#

Blow away?

Emaj7 C#m9

Blow away

G#m9 C#m9

Blow away

G#m9 C#m9

Blow away

G#m9 C#m9

Blow away

C#m7 C#/D#

Emaj7 F#/G#

Our engineer

C#m7 C#/D#

Had a different idea

G#m A#m C#m

From people who who nearly died

C#/D#

But survived

Emaj7 F#/G#

Feeling no fear

C#m7 C#/D# G#m/B

Of Leaving their bodies here

G#m A#m C#m

And went to a room that was soon full

C#/D#

Of visitors:

Emaj7 C#m9

Hello

G#m9 C#m9

Minnie

G#m9 C#m9

Moony

G#m9 C#m9

Vicious

G#m9 C#m9

Vicious

G#m9 C#m9

Buddy

G#m9 C#m9

Holly

G#m9 C#m9

Sandy

G#m9 C#m9

Denny

C#m7 C#/D#

Aah

Emaj7 E/F#

Please don't thump me

F#/G#

Don't bump me

C#/D# G#

Don't dump me back there

Emaj E/F#

Please don't thump me

F#/G#

Don't bump me

C#/D# G#

Don't dump me back there

Emaj7 E/F#

Please don't thump me

F#/G#

Don't bump me

C#/D# G#

I want to stay here

Emaj7 F#/G#

Put out the light

C#m7 C#/D#

Then put out the light

G#m A#m C#m

Vibes in the sky invite

C#/D#

You to die

Emaj7 F#/G#

Dust to dust

C#m7 C#/D#

Blow to blow

G#m A#m C#m

Bolan and Moony are

C#/D#

Heading the show

Tonight

Emaj7 C#m9

Blow away

G#m9 C#m9

Blow away

G#m9 C#m9

Blow away

G#m9 C#m9

Blow away

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