Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Version 5 of 6
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- Solsbury Hill (Chords) (v2)Rating: 4.68 / 5.00
- Solsbury Hill (Chords) (v3)Rating: 4.64 / 5.00
- Solsbury Hill (Chords) (v4)Rating: 4.82 / 5.00
- Solsbury Hill (Chords) (v6)Rating: 4.7 / 5.00
Capo: Fret 2
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Cli
mbing up on So
lsbury Hill
I c
ould see the c
ity light
Win
d was blowing,
time stood st
ill
Eag
le flew out of
the night
He
was something
to observe
Cam
e in close, I
heard a voice
Sta
nding stretchi
ng every nerve
I h
ad to listen h
ad no choice
[Chorus 1]
I d
id not believe
the informati
on
Jus
t had to trust
imagination
My hea
rt going boom
boom, boom
Son, he sai
d
Grab your thin
gs, I've come
to take you ho
me.
[Post-Chorus 1]
Eh, don't qu
it
[Verse 2]
To
keeping silenc
e I resigned
My
friends would
think I was a
nut
Tur
ning water int
o wine
Ope
n doors would
soon be shut
So
I went from da
y to day
Tho
ugh my life wa
s in a rut
'ti
ll I thought o
f what I'd say
Whi
ch connection
I should cut
[Chorus 2]
I w
as feeling par
t of the scene
ry
I w
alked right ou
t of the machi
nery
My
heart was goin
g boom boom bo
om
Hey, he sai
d
Grab your thin
gs, I've come
to take you ho
me.
[Post-Chorus 2]
Yeah back ho
me
[Verse 3]
Whe
n illusion spi
n her net
I'm
never where I
want to be
And
liberty she p
irouette
Whe
n I think that
I am free
Wat
ched by empty
silhouettes
Who
close their e
yes, but still
can see
No
one taught the
m etiquette
I w
ill show anoth
er me
[Chorus 3]
Tod
ay I don't nee
d a replacemen
t
I'l
l tell them wh
at the smile o
n my face mean
t
My
heart going bo
om boom boom
Hey, I said
You can keep m
y things, they
've come to ta
ke me home
[Outro] (x15)