Solsbury hill
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D (6x)
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- G
1. Climbing up on Solsbury Hill,
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I could see the city lights,
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a
wind was blowing, time stood still.
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Eagle flew out of the night,
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he
was something to observe,
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came
in close, I heard a voice,
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standing,
stretching every nerve,
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I had to listen, I had no
choice,
Am
I did not believe the information,
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I just had to trust imagination,
Am
my
heart going boom-boom-boom.
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"Son", he said, "Grab your things,
I've come to take you home."
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2. To keep in
silence I resigned,
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my
friends would think I was a nut,
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turning
water into wine,
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open
doors would soon be shut,
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So I went from day to day,
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though
my life was in a rut,
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'til I thought of what I'd
say,
C
which
connection I should cut,
Am
I was feeling part of the
scenery,
C
I walked right out of the
machinery,
Am
my
heart going boom-boom-boom,
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"Son", he said, "Grab your things,
I've come to take you home".
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D C - G - G - D
+ Hey,
back home !
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3. When illusion
spin her net,
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I'm never where I want to be,
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and
liberty she pirouette.
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- G
When I think that I am free,
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watched
by empty silhouettes,
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Em
who
close their eyes, but still can see,
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no one
taught them etiquette,
C
I will show another me,
Am
today
I don't need a replacement,
C
I'll show them what the smile
on my face meant,
Am
my
heart going boom-boom-boom,
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"Hey", I said, "You can keep my things,
D G
they've come to take
me home".
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(orig. = capo 4th) (Peter
Gabriel)