Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

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                                                 Solsbury Hill
                                                    By Todd
(Capo on 4th fret) (7/4 time)
 
(Notes and chords for intro, instrumental and outro with capo on 4th fret) 

        
        B|----
        G|----
        D|-4--

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------|      xx201x   xx000x   xx023x                       
0--2--|                          
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       (Notes only)                         (Notes only)
(Intro)                    (6x)            

           
              

              
  Climbing up 

             
on Solsbury Hi

            
ll      I coul

              
d see the city

 
 lights
           
              

              
  Wind was blo

              
wing, time sto

         
od still      

              
eagle flew out

        
 of the night
            
              

              
  He was somet

             
hing to observ

            
e     came in 

              
close, I heard

        
 a voice
           
              

              
  Standing str

              
etching every 

         
nerve      had

              
 to listen had

    
 no choice 
              
              

             
  I did not be

         
lieve the info

          
rmation       

    
         
              

             
  Just had to 


trust imaginat

ion   
         
              

             
  My heart goi

         
ng boom boom b

            
oom   son, he 

             
said   grab yo

           
ur things
              
              

            
  I've come to

                                                
 take you home

                             (Notes only)                    (Notes only)
(Instrumental)                                        
                                               

           
              

              
  To keep in s

             
ilence I resig

            
ned     my fri

              
ends would thi

                 
nk I was a nut
           
              

              
  Turning wate

           
r into wine   

            
    open doors

              
 would soon be

  
 shut
            
              

              
  So I went fr

             
om day to day 

            
     though' m

              
y life was in 

  
a rut
           
              

              
  Till I thoug

              
ht of what I'd

         
 say      whic

              
h connection I

                            
 should cut
              
              

             
  I was feelin

     
g part of the 

scenery    
          
              

            
  I walked rig

         
ht out of the 

                          
machinery
          
              

            
  My heart goi

         
ng boom boom b

            
oom hey he sai

             
d   grab your 

 
things
              
              

            
  I've come to

            
 take you home

                            (Notes only)                   (Notes only)
(
              

        
              

         
             H

                  (    
ey back home

  
           
              

              
  When illusio

             
n spin her net

            
     I'm never

              
 where I want 

   
to be
           
              

              
  And liberty 

            
she pirouette 

           
     when I th

              
ink that I am 


free
            
              

              
  Watched by e

             
mpty silhouett

        
es
              
              

              
  Who close th

              
eir eyes but s

              
till can see
           
              

              
  No one taugh

            
t them etiquet

           
te      I will

              
 show another 


me
              
              

             
  Today I don'

         
t need a repla

            
cement 
          
              

            
  I'll tell th

            
em what the sm


ile on my face

 meant
          
              

            
  My heart goi

         
ng boom boom b

              
oom 
              
              

           
  Hey I said  

              
 you can keep 

           
my things
              
              

            
  They?ve come

           
 to take me ho

                                       
me

                      (Notes only)                         (Notes only)
(Outro)                             (3x)          (hold)

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