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Solsbury Hill

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I'll like to share this beautiful song with everyone, so here it is. 
 
This song is one of the greatest Peter Gabriel have composed, and it sounds just 
heaven. Try to pick the chords as shown below, but you can also pick the chords. 
It sounds best with a capo on the 4th fret. 
I haven't yet figured out which chords there is picked on the last vers, but 
try to be creative :) 
Try to listen to the song for the rytme 
 
 
Intro: 
 
   Section A (1X)                    Section B (5X)                  to 
Verse.. 
E||--------|-----------|-----------||--------|-----------|----------||--------- 
B||--------|-0---1---0-|-1---0---3-||--------|-1---3--0--|-1---0--3-||--------- 
G||----0-2-|--0---0--0-|--0---0--2-||----0-2-|--0-----0-0|--0--0--2-||----0-2-- 
D||--4-----|---0---2-0-|---2---0-0-||--4-----|---2----0--|---2-0--0-||--4------ 
A||--------|-----------|-----------||--------|-----------|----------||--------- 
E||--------|-----------|-----------||--------|-----------|----------||--------- 
            (G)  (C)(G)  (C) (G)(D)           (C)    (G)   (C)(G)(D) 
 
 
G     D    G                             G     D     G 
                Climbing up on Solsbury Hill 
                                        Em     D     Em 
                I could see the city lights 
                                        Em     D     Em 
          Wind was blowing, time stood still 
                                        G      D     G 
                 Eagle flew out of the night 
                                        G      D     G 
                 He was something to observe 
                                        Em     D     Em 
              Came in close, I heard a voice 
                                        Em     D     Em 
             Standing stretching every nerve 
                                        Cmaj7  D        Cmaj7 
                           Had to listen had no choice  I did not believe the 
           information 
               D               Cmaj7 
              {I} just had to trust imagination 
                D        Cmaj7 
               My heart going boom boom boom 
 
              "Son," he said   "Grab your things, I've come to take you 
home." 
 
Instrumental: Section A (1X), then Section B (1X) 
 
To keep in 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 
Tho' my life was in a rut 
'Til 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 going boom boom boom 
"Hey" he said "Grab your things 
         I've come to take you home." 
 
 
Instrumental: Section A (1X), then Section B (1X) 
 
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 on 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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