Solsbury Hill chords by
Peter Gabriel

1977Pop2.2K views

Key: B major

Intro 1
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Verse 1
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D D 
 
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Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
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D D 
 
Em Em 
 
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing,
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D D 
 
Em Em 
 
time stood still
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D D 
 
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Eagle flew out of the night
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D D 
 
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He was something to observe
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
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Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing,
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D D 
 
Em Em 
 
stretching every nerve
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Had to listen, had no choice
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C C 
 
C C 
 
I  did not believe the information
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C C 
 
Em Em 
 
Just had to trust imagination
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C C 
 
My heart going boom, boom, boom
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
"Son", he said,
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
"grab your things, I've come to take you

Interlude 1

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D

(home")

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Verse 2
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To keep in silence I resigned
My friends would think
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D D 
 
Em Em 
 
I was a nut
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D D 
 
Em Em 
 
Turning water into wine
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G G 
 
Open doors would soon be shut
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So I went from day to day
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Though my life was in a rut
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D D 
 
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'Til I thought of what I'll say
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Which connection I should cut
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I was feeling part of the scenery
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C C 
 
I  walked right out of the machinery
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
My heart going
boom, boom, boom
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
"Hey", he said,
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
"grab your things, I've come to take you

Interlude 2

C

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D

(home")

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D

Hey, back home

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Verse 3
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When illusion spin her net
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D D 
 
Em Em 
 
I'm never where I want to be
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And liberty she pirouette
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When I think that I am free
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Watched by empty silhouettes
Who close their eyes
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Em Em 
 
but still can see
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Em Em 
 
No one taught them etiquette
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I will show another me
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C C 
 
C C 
 
Today I  don't need a replacement
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C C 
 
I'll tell them what the smile
Am Am 
 
on my face meant
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Am Am 
 
My heart going boom, boom, boom
Am Am 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
"Hey", I  said, "you can
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
keep my things, they've come to take me

Outro 1
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(home")
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[Repeat and fade]

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