Members The band was founded in Saddleworth, a civil parish now in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme and Mel Pritchard (1948-2004).
History
After early success in the UK with their second album Once Again, the band broke into the mainstream European market with their 1977 set Gone to Earth.
Woolly Wolstenholme – whose mellotron playing was a trademark of the band's sound in the 70s – left in 1979.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Intro chords EADGBE C+ ? - 005450 ? Not sure of these chord names so I used + signs, D+ ? - 003230 ? please correct if you know them D5 - 000230 A+ ? - 002200 ?
A+ D5 Sitting here, me and Chris's son A + D5 We've got a story to strike you down F(Eopen) A About a girl with the light in her eyes F( high Eopen) E Black on the night, drive on the day A Let the wheels run dry
Intro before each verse
(2nd verse)
Sitting here, waiting for the sun
Little darling, for you to come
By the light of the moon flashing by
Black on the night, drive on the day
Let the wheels run dry
(chorus) AGD Fly on by silver bird in the sky AGD Fly on day, black on night, roll on by AGD Bring on the sunshine shine in her eyes FGA Fly on by silver bird
(3rd verse) Sitting here in the early grey Of a Delph town morning, we sit and pray For a sight of the light in her eyes Black on the night, drive on the day Let the wheels run dry
(chorus) Fly on by silver bird in the sky Fly on day, black on night, roll on by Bring on the sunshine shine in her eyes Fly on by silver bird