Solsbury Hill chords by Peter Gabriel (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
Verse 1
(A major) (E/A) (A major)
Climbing up on Solsbury (A major) Hill (E/A) (A major)
I could see the city light (F sharp minor) (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
Wind was blowing,
time stood (F sharp minor) still (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
Eagle flew out of the night (A major) (E/A) (A major)
He was something to observe (A major) (E/A) (A major)
Came in close, I heard a voice (F sharp minor) (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
Standing,
stretching every (F sharp minor) nerve (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
Had to listen, had no (D minoraj7) choice
(E/D) I did (D minoraj7) not believe the informa (D minoraj7) tion
(E/D) Just (D minoraj7) had to trust imagina (F sharp minor) tion
(E major) My heart (D minoraj7) going boom, boom, boom
(F sharp minor) "Son", (E major) he said, (F sharp minor)
(B minor) "grab your things, (A/C#) I've (D major) come to take (E7) you
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Interlude 1
(D/A) (home") (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
Verse 2
(A major) (E/A) (A major)
To keep in silence I resigned (A major) (E/A) (A major)
My friends would think
I was a (F sharp minor) nut (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
Turning water into wine (F sharp minor) (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
Open doors would soon be (A major) shut (E/A) (A major)
So I went from day to day (A major) (E/A) (A major)
Though my life was in a rut (F sharp minor) (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
'Til I thought of what I'll (F sharp minor) say (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
Which connection I should (D minoraj7) cut
(E/D) I (D minoraj7) was feeling part of the scene (D minoraj7) ry
(E/D) I walked (D minoraj7) right out of the machinery
(B minor) (E/B) My heart (B minor7) going
boom, boom, boom
(B minor) "Hey", (E/B) he said, (B minor7)
(B minor) "grab your things, (A/C#) I've (D major) come to take (E7) you
Interlude 2
(D/A) (home") (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
Hey, back (D/A) home (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
Verse 3
(A major) (E/A) (A major)
When illusion spin her (A major) net (E/A) (A major)
I'm never where I want to (F sharp minor) be (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
And liberty she pirouette (F sharp minor) (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
When I think that I am (A major) free (E/A) (A major)
Watched by empty silhouettes (A major) (E/A) (A major)
Who close their eyes
but still can (F sharp minor) see (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
No one taught them etiquette (F sharp minor) (E/F#) (F sharp minor)
I will show another me (D minoraj7)
(E/D) Today (D minoraj7) I don't need a replace (D minoraj7) ment
(E/D) I'll tell (D minoraj7) them what the smile
on my face (B minor) meant
(E/B) My heart (B minor7) going boom, boom, boom
(B minor) "Hey", (E/B) I said, (B minor7) "you can
(B minor) keep my (A/C#) things, they've (D major) come to take (E7) me
Outro 1
(D/A) (home") (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
(D/A) (A major) (D/A) (A major) (E/A)
[Repeat and fade]
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