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Solsbury Hill

Peter Gabriel
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Guitar 1: x5
e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------0-----------------------------|
B|-------0----2h3---3----2--------3-----2----0--|--------0----2h3--------2--------3-----2----0----|
G|--1--2-----------------2----2--------------1--|*--1--2-----------------2----2--------------1---*|
D|----------------------------------------------|*-----------------------------------------------*|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3-----3----2--------2-----2----0--|-------------2-----2----2--------2-----2----0----|
G|--------------2--------2----------2--------1--|*--------------2--------2----------2--------1---*|
D|----------------2------2-----2------2------2--|*----------------2------2-----2------2------2---*|
A|------------0-------0-----0-----0-------0-----|-------------0-------0-----0-----0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
 Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
 I could see the city light
 Wind was blowing, time stood still
 Eagle flew out of the night
 He was something to observe
 Came in close, I heard a voice
 Standing stretching every nerve
 I had to listen had no choice
  I  did not believe  the information
   Just had to  trust imagination
  My  heart going  boom boom, boom
  Son,  he said
  Grab  your things,  I've come  to take  you home.
  Eh, don't quit
 To keeping silence I resigned
 My friends would think I was a nut
 Turning water into wine
 Open doors would soon be shut
 So I went from day to day
 Though my life was in a rut
 'till I thought of what I'd say
 Which connection I should cut
   I was feeling  part of the scenery
  I  walked right  out of the machinery
  My  heart was  going boom boom boom
  Hey,  he said
  Grab  your things,  I've come  to take  you home.
  Yeah back home
 When illusion spin her net
 I'm never where I want to be
 And liberty she pirouette
 When I think that I am free
 Watched by empty silhouettes
 Who close their eyes, but still can see
 No one taught them etiquette
 I will show another me
  Today I  don't need a replacement
  I'll  tell them what  the smile on my face meant
  My  heart going  boom boom boom
  Hey,  I said
  You can keep  my things,  they've come  to take  me home
Guitar 1:
D/G
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0h1-1--0----1--0-----------0h1-1--0----1--0-----|
G|---0-2-0---0--0-0--0--0--3----0-2-0---0--0-0--0--0--3--|
D|-4-----0---0--0----------4--4-----0---0--0----------4--|
A|-------------------------5--------------------------5--|
e|-------3-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---1--0----1---0----------1---3--0---1---0-----|
G|---0-2--0-------0---0----2----0-2--0-------0--0-----2--|
D|-4-------0-----------0------4-------0----------0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
 I could see the city light
 Wind was blowing, time stood still
 Eagle flew out of the night
 He was something to observe
 Came in close, I heard a voice
 Standing stretching every nerve
 I had to listen had no choice
  I  did not believe  the information
   Just had to  trust imagination
  My  heart going  boom boom, boom
  Son,  he said
  Grab  your things,  I've come  to take  you home.
  Eh, don't quit
 To keeping silence I resigned
 My friends would think I was a nut
 Turning water into wine
 Open doors would soon be shut
 So I went from day to day
 Though my life was in a rut
 'till I thought of what I'd say
 Which connection I should cut
   I was feeling  part of the scenery
  I  walked right  out of the machinery
  My  heart was  going boom boom boom
  Hey,  he said
  Grab  your things,  I've come  to take  you home.
  Yeah back home
 When illusion spin her net
 I'm never where I want to be
 And liberty she pirouette
 When I think that I am free
 Watched by empty silhouettes
 Who close their eyes, but still can see
 No one taught them etiquette
 I will show another me
  Today I  don't need a replacement
  I'll  tell them what  the smile on my face meant
  My  heart going  boom boom boom
  Hey,  I said
  You can keep  my things,  they've come  to take  me home.

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Readable chord sheet for Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel

Guitar 1:                                          x5
e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------0-----------------------------|
B|-------0----2h3---3----2--------3-----2----0--|--------0----2h3--------2--------3-----2----0----|
G|--1--2-----------------2----2--------------1--|*--1--2-----------------2----2--------------1---*|
D|----------------------------------------------|*-----------------------------------------------*|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3-----3----2--------2-----2----0--|-------------2-----2----2--------2-----2----0----|
G|--------------2--------2----------2--------1--|*--------------2--------2----------2--------1---*|
D|----------------2------2-----2------2------2--|*----------------2------2-----2------2------2---*|
A|------------0-------0-----0-----0-------0-----|-------------0-------0-----0-----0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

[A]   [E/A]     [A]   Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
[A]   [E/A]     [A]   I could see the city light
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   Wind was blowing, time stood still
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   Eagle flew out of the night

[A]   [E/A]     [A]   He was something to observe
[A]   [E/A]     [A]   Came in close, I heard a voice
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   Standing stretching every nerve
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   I had to listen had no [Dmaj7]choice

           [E/D]I did not [Dmaj7]believe the informa[Dmaj7]tion
        [E/D]   Just had [Dmaj7]to trust imagina[B7sus2]tion
           [E]My heart [B7sus2]going boom boom, boom

           [B7sus2]Son,   [E] he said[B7sus2]
           [Bm7]Grab your [A/C#]things, I've [D]come to [E]take you [A]home.

           Eh, don't quit

[A]   [E/A]     [A]   To keeping silence I resigned
[A]   [E/A]     [A]   My friends would think I was a nut
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   Turning water into wine
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   Open doors would soon be shut

[A]   [E/A]     [A]   So I went from day to day
[A]   [E/A]     [A]   Though my life was in a rut
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   'till I thought of what I'd say
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   Which connection I should [Dmaj7]cut

        [E/D]   I was [Dmaj7]feeling part of the scene[Dmaj7]ry
           [E/D]I walked [Dmaj7]right out of the machinery
    [B7sus2]       [E]My heart [B7sus2]was going boom boom boom

           [B7sus2]Hey,   [E] he said[B7sus2]
           [Bm7]Grab your [A/C#]things, I've [D]come to [E]take you [A]home.

           Yeah back home

[A]   [E/A]     [A]   When illusion spin her net
[A]   [E/A]     [A]   I'm never where I want to be
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   And liberty she pirouette
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   When I think that I am free

[A]   [E/A]     [A]   Watched by empty silhouettes
[A]   [E/A]     [A]   Who close their eyes, but still can see
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   No one taught them etiquette
[F#m]     [E]   [F#m]   I will show another [Dmaj7]me

           [E/D]Today [Dmaj7]I don't need a replace[Dmaj7]ment
           [E/D]I'll tell them [Dmaj7]what the smile on my face [B7sus2]meant
           [E]My heart [B7sus2]going boom boom boom

           [B7sus2]Hey,   [E] I said [B7sus2]
           You can [Bm7]keep my [A/C#]things, they've [D]come to [E]take me [A]home


Guitar 1:
         [Gsus4]  [G] [Gsus4] [A] [D/G]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0h1-1--0----1--0-----------0h1-1--0----1--0-----|
G|---0-2-0---0--0-0--0--0--3----0-2-0---0--0-0--0--0--3--|
D|-4-----0---0--0----------4--4-----0---0--0----------4--|
A|-------------------------5--------------------------5--|
e|-------3-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:                                                        x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---1--0----1---0----------1---3--0---1---0-----|
G|---0-2--0-------0---0----2----0-2--0-------0--0-----2--|
D|-4-------0-----------0------4-------0----------0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

[G]   [D/G]     [G]   Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
[G]   [D/G]     [G]   I could see the city light
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    Wind was blowing, time stood still
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    Eagle flew out of the night

[G]   [D/G]     [G]   He was something to observe
[G]   [D/G]     [G]   Came in close, I heard a voice
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    Standing stretching every nerve
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    I had to listen had no [Cmaj7]choice

           [D/C]I did not [Cmaj7]believe the informa[Cmaj7]tion
        [D/C]   Just had [Cmaj7]to trust imagina[A7sus2]tion
           [D]My heart [A7sus2]going boom boom, boom

           [A7sus2]Son,   [D] he said[A7sus2]
           [Am7]Grab your [G/B]things, I've [C]come to [D]take you [G]home.

           Eh, don't quit

[G]   [D/G]     [G]   To keeping silence I resigned
[G]   [D/G]     [G]   My friends would think I was a nut
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    Turning water into wine
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    Open doors would soon be shut

[G]   [D/G]     [G]   So I went from day to day
[G]   [D/G]     [G]   Though my life was in a rut
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    'till I thought of what I'd say
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    Which connection I should [Cmaj7]cut

        [D/C]   I was [Cmaj7]feeling part of the scene[Cmaj7]ry
           [D/C]I walked [Cmaj7]right out of the machinery
    [A7sus2]       [D]My heart [A7sus2]was going boom boom boom

           [A7sus2]Hey,   [D] he said[A7sus2]
           [Am7]Grab your [G/B]things, I've [C]come to [D]take you [G]home.

           Yeah back home

[G]   [D/G]     [G]   When illusion spin her net
[G]   [D/G]     [G]   I'm never where I want to be
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    And liberty she pirouette
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    When I think that I am free

[G]   [D/G]     [G]   Watched by empty silhouettes
[G]   [D/G]     [G]   Who close their eyes, but still can see
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    No one taught them etiquette
[Em]    [D]   [Em]    I will show another [Cmaj7]me

           [D/C]Today [Cmaj7]I don't need a replace[Cmaj7]ment
           [D/C]I'll tell them [Cmaj7]what the smile on my face [A7sus2]meant
           [D]My heart [A7sus2]going boom boom boom

           [A7sus2]Hey,   [D] I said [A7sus2]
           You can [Am7]keep my [G/B]things, they've [C]come to [D]take me [G]home.

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