Capo 2nd fret.
7/4 time
Guitar motif:
Beats 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +
| | ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
| | ---3-----5-----2-----------3-----2-----0---------------0---- | |
| | *----2---------2-------------2---------1-------1---2-------* | |
| | *------4-------2---------------4-------2-------------------* | |
| | ---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------- | |
| | ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
In addition there is a simple melodic figure played at the start of each bar
throughout the verses over top of the chords:
Beats 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +
| | ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
| | ---2-----------0-------------------------------------------- | |
| | *----------------------2---2-------------------------------* | |
| | *----------------------------------------------------------* | |
| | ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
| | ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
Intro:
Guitar motif x6
Verse 1:
A E/A A
A E/A A
Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
F#m E/F# F#m
I could see the city lights
F#m E/F# F#m
Wind was blowing, time stood still
A E/A A
Eagle flew out of the night
A E/A A
He was something to observe
F#m E/F# F#m
Came in close; I heard a voice
F#m E/F# F#m
Standing, stretching every nerve
D7M E/D D7M
I had to listen; had no choice
D7M
I did not believe the information
E/D D7M F#m
Just had to trust imagination
E D7M
My heart going boom boom boom
D7M E/D D7M D E D7M E4
Son, he said, grab your things I've come to take you home
Guitar motif x2
Verse 2:
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
Though my life was in a rut
Till I thought of what I'd say
And 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
Son, he said, grab your things I've come to take you home
Guitar motif x4
Verse 3:
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
So 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 motif to fade (x12)