D G He drove in a doomed CorvetteD G Helen was in the passenger seat eating melon and spitting out the seedsD G D G D G Feeling happy to be alone but still turning a saxophone as cold as stone kinda like [Verse 2]D G She said this is what the apocalypse will look likeD G A tornado with human eyesD Poisoned birdbaths and torrents of chemical rainG D G Like the heads of state hyperventilating in clouds of methaneD G D G Sundown on the human heart [Verse 3]D G And this is what the apocalypse will sound likeD G But it will be loud as a mushroom cloudD It will sound like final jeopardyG But somehow be ghostly like a glockenspielD G Like the testing of bombs or the tapping of stiletto heels [Chorus]D It will sound like jazzG Jazz jazz jazzD Jazz on the autobahnG D It will sound like jazzG Jazz jazz jazzD G Jazz on the autobahn [Verse 4]D The sheriff disagreedG D He tried to make the distinction between death and extinctionG D They stopped off at a place called Hamburger Heaven to grab a bite to eatG D But Helen had no appetite, she just drank a 7 UpG While the sheriff tapped his coffee cup to a distant beat [Interlude]D G D G [Verse 5]D It won't look like those old frescoes, man I don't think soG D There will be no angels with swords, man I don't think soG D No jubilant beings in the sky above, man I don't think soG D And it won't look like those old movies neitherG D There will be no drag racing through the bombed out streets neitherG D No shareholders will be orbiting the earth, man neitherG D It will be hard to recognize each other through our oxygen masksG D The successful sons of businessmen will set their desks on fireG D While five star generals of the free world weep in the oil-choked tide [Chorus]G D It won't sound like jazzG Jazz jazz jazzD Jazz on the autobahnG D It won't sound like jazzG Jazz jazz jazzD Jazz on the autobahn [Verse 6]G D They agreed to disagreeG D They zoomed off in a doomed CorvetteG D The sheriff couldn't recall feeling this way his entire lifeG D As he drove through the principalities of unrealityG On the run with somebody else's wifeD G D G The heiress of Texas oil [Verse 7]D What is freedom? He thoughtG D Is it to be empty of desire?G D Is it to find everything I've lost or have been in search of?G D Or is it to return to the things is which there is no more returning? [Chorus]G D Does it feel like jazz?G Jazz jazz jazzD Jazz on the autobahnG D Does it feel like jazz?G Jazz jazz jazzD Jazz on the autobahnG D Does it feel like jazz?G Jazz jazz jazzD Jazz on the autobahnG D Does it feel like jazz?G Jazz jazz jazzD Jazz on the autobahnG D Does it feel like jazz?G Jazz jazz jazzD Jazz on the autobahnG D Does it feel like jazz?G Jazz jazz jazzD G D Jazz on the autobahn
Jazz On The Autobahn
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