Solsbury Hill chords by
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel

1977Pop2.2K views
4.6 (5)
Key: B major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
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I could see the city light
Wind was blowing,
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time stood still
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Eagle flew out of the night
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He was something to observe
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Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing,
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stretching every nerve
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Had to listen, had no choice
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I did not believe the information
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Just had to trust imagination
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My heart going boom, boom, boom
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"Son", he said,
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"grab your things, I've come to take you
Interlude 1
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(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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I was a nut
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Turning water into wine
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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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'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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I walked right out of the machinery
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My heart going
boom, boom, boom
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"Hey", he said,
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"grab your things, I've come to take you
Interlude 2
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(home")
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Hey, back home
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Verse 3
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When illusion spin her net
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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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but still can see
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No one taught them etiquette
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I will show another me
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Today I don't need a replacement
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I'll tell them what the smile
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on my face meant
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My heart going boom, boom, boom
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"Hey", I said, "you can
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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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