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 ====== 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: ===== D5 Dsus4 Dsus2 D5 Verse 1 ======= 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 ======= 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 ======== 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 ======= 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 ======= 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 ======== 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 =========== G A G A G A G D/F# Em Em7/D A Chorus 3 ======== 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 ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England July 2011 watfordkev@gmail.com