• Song:

    Ten Storey Love Song

  • Artist:

    Stone Roses

  • Album:

    Ten Storey Love Song

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@1)    xx0232
G (320003@1)    320033
Em7    020033
D/F#   2x0232
Em     022000
A (x02220@1)    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 (xx0232@1)                GWhen (320003@1)your heart is black and broken

D (xx0232@1)            GAnd (320003@1)you need a helping hand

D (xx0232@1)        Em7
When you're so much in love

D/F# (200232@1)        G (320003@1)          AYou (x02220@1)don't know just how much you can stand

Verse 2
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          D (xx0232@1)             GWhen (320003@1)your questions go un-answered

D (xx0232@1)                GAnd (320003@1)the silence is killing you

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

G (320003@1)               AI've (x02220@1)got loving enough for two

Chorus 1
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D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)   Ten storey love song

G (320003@1)        D/F# (200232@1)    EmI (022000@1)built this thing for you oooh ooh oooh

D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)   Who can take you higher

G (320003@1)       D/F# (200232@1)   EmThan (022000@1)twin peak mountain blue

G (320003@1)        D/F# (200232@1)    Em (022000@1) Em7/DOh (020030@1)well I built this thing for you

A (x02220@1)And I love you true

Verse 3
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           D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)    DThere's (xx0232@1)no sure-fire set so-lutions

D (xx0232@1)                  GNo (320003@1)shortcut through the trees

D (xx0232@1)           Em7     
No breach in the wall

D/F# (200232@1)       G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)That they put there to keep you from me

Verse 4
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          D (xx0232@1)                 GAs (320003@1)you're lying awake in this darkness

DThis (xx0232@1)everlasting night

G (320003@1)     D/F# (200232@1)          EmSomeday (022000@1)soon don't know where or when

G (320003@1)         D/F# (200232@1)  AYou're (x02220@1)gonna wake up and see the light

Chorus 2
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D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)   Ten storey love song

G (320003@1)        D/F# (200232@1)    EmI (022000@1)built this thing for you oooh ooh oooh

D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)   Who can take you higher

G (320003@1)       D/F# (200232@1)   EmThan (022000@1)twin peak mountain blue

G (320003@1)        D/F# (200232@1)    Em (022000@1) Em7/DOh (020030@1)well I built this thing for you

A (x02220@1)And I love you true

Guitar solo over the following chords
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G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)Em (022000@1)Em7/D (020030@1)A (x02220@1)Chorus 3
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D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)    D (xx0232@1)   Ten storey love song

G (320003@1)        D/F# (200232@1)    EmI (022000@1)built this thing for you oooh ooh oooh

D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)   Who can take you higher

G (320003@1)       D/F# (200232@1)   EmThan (022000@1)twin peak mountain blue

G (320003@1)        D/F# (200232@1)    Em (022000@1) Em7/DOh (020030@1)well I built this thing for you

A (x02220@1)            DAnd (xx0232@1)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
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