Standard tuning EADGBE

An amazing song. Plays great in its original electric band format. 
Also works beautifully as a solo acoustic vox & guitar piece!! 

No barre-ing, just beautiful plangent open chords all the way.

Chords
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D5     xx023x
Dsus4  x00030
Dsus2  x0233x  
D      xx0232
G      320033
Em7    020033
D/F#   2x0232
Em     022000
A      x02220
Em7/D  xx0033


Intro - nb this is mostly in free time, all based on the D chords as below:
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D5 Dsus4 Dsus2 D5


Verse 1
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          D                  G
When your heart is black and broken

        D              G
And you need a helping hand

            D          Em7
When you're so much in love

          D/F#          G            A
You don't know just how much you can stand


Verse 2
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          D               G
When your questions go un-answered

        D                  G
And the silence is killing you

            D/F#    Em
Take my hand baby I'm your man

         G                 A
I've got loving enough for two


Chorus 1
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D       G      D
    Ten storey love song

  G          D/F#      Em
I built this thing for you oooh ooh oooh

D           G        D
    Who can take you higher

     G         D/F#     Em
Than twin peak mountain blue

          G          D/F#      Em   Em7/D
Oh well I built this thing for you

      A 
And I love you true


Verse 3
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           D         G      D
There's no sure-fire set so-lutions

   D                    G
No shortcut through the trees

   D             Em7     
No breach in the wall

          D/F#         G             A 
That they put there to keep you from me


Verse 4
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          D                   G
As you're lying awake in this darkness

     D
This everlasting night

G       D/F#            Em
Someday soon don't know where or when

             G           D/F#    A
You're gonna wake up and see the light


Chorus 2
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D       G      D
    Ten storey love song

  G          D/F#      Em
I built this thing for you oooh ooh oooh

D           G        D
    Who can take you higher

     G         D/F#     Em
Than twin peak mountain blue

          G          D/F#      Em   Em7/D
Oh well I built this thing for you

      A 
And I love you true


Guitar solo over the following chords
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G  A  G  A  G  A  G  D/F#  Em  Em7/D  A


Chorus 3
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D       G      D
    Ten storey love song

  G          D/F#      Em
I built this thing for you oooh ooh oooh

D           G        D
    Who can take you higher

     G         D/F#     Em
Than twin peak mountain blue

          G          D/F#      Em   Em7/D
Oh well I built this thing for you

      A              D
And I love you true




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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
July 2011

watfordkev@gmail.com