Jefferson Airplane - Alexander The Medium

lead guitar solos in G minor pentatonic .

G D
when the time does come near again
C Em D
when the day does seem clear again
G D
make it in the night time
C Em D
the dream ends in the light time
C D G D
all of you come away
C Em G
just a bow shot away
G D
let me tell you ’bout a story now
C Em D
a tale of glory and power
F C G
and i don’t even know your name
F C G
but i thought i’d tell you all about it just the same
F C G D Em
we are all creatures of fame , lightness and liberty

G D
in the days of the olden times
C Em D
of ancient ladies and maritime splendor
G D
priests of karnak and thebes
C Em D
could walk through the oceans and the seas
C D G D
and when the pyramid she would sigh
C Em G
the waters streamed from the sky
G D
the ocean you know she is your friend
C Em D
your brother , your sister just as sure as sin
F C G
put your hands in the water
F C G
rest your feet on the sea
F C G
you don’t have to let your body die , oh no no no
F C G D Em
you can come back again if you try , if you try , if you try

G D
this song was made then by you and me
C Em D
a billion years before these oceans rolled
G D
oh i can see you burning brightly
C Em D
you shine like silver like sun gold
C D G D
and a hundred years from today
C Em G
all you people will be gone away
G D
down into the heart of the sea
C Em D
back to the time of wonder why you and me
F C G
and i don’t even know your name
F C G
but i thought i’d tell you all about it just the same
F C G
if you laugh real hard you win the game – hands down
F C G
before old alexander ’twas just the same as now
F C G D Em
can you smell the blood of fame , lightness and liberty?

F Em