7 Chords used in the song: A, E, F#m, D, D7M, Asus4, B
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[intro]A
E
A
A
E
A
Climbing up on Solsbury HillA
E
A
I could see the city lightF#m
E
F#m
Wind was blowing, time stood stillF#m
E
A
Eagle flew out of the night
A
E
A
He was something to observeA
E
A
Came in close, I heard a voiceF#m
E
F#m
Standing stretching every nerveF#m
E
D
I had to listen had no choice
[Chorus 1]
F#m
A
D
I did not believe the informationF#m
A
D
Just had to trust imaginationD7M
E
F#m
My heart going boom boom, boomD7M
E
Son, he saidD
A
E
Grab your things, I've come to take you home.A
Asus4
E
D
Eh, don't quitA
Asus4
E
D
[Verse 2]A
E
A
To keeping silence I resignedA
E
A
My friends would think I was a nutF#m
E
F#m
Turning water into wineF#m
E
A
Open doors would soon be shutA
E
A
So I went from day to dayA
E
A
Though my life was in a rutF#m
E
F#m
'till I thought of what I'd sayF#m
E
D
Which connection I should cut
[Chorus 2]F#m
A
D
I was feeling part of the sceneryF#m
A
D
I walked right out of the machineryF#m
A
B
My heart was going boom boom boomF#m
A
Hey, he saidD
A
E
Grab your things, I've come to take you home.
[Post-Chorus 2]A
Asus4
E
D
Yeah back homeA
Asus4
E
D
[Verse 3]A
E
A
When illusion spin her netA
E
A
I'm never where I want to beF#m
E
F#m
And liberty she pirouetteF#m
E
A
When I think that I am freeA
E
A
Watched by empty silhouettesA
E
A
Who close their eyes, but still can seeF#m
E
F#m
No one taught them etiquetteF#m
E
D
I will show another me
[Chorus 3]F#m
A
D
Today I don't need a replacementF#m
A
D
I'll tell them what the smile on my face meantF#m
A
B
My heart going boom boom boomF#m
A
Hey, I saidD
A
E
You can keep my things, they've come to take me homeA
Asus4
E
D
A
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About this song: Solsbury Hill
"Solsbury Hill" is a song written by the British musician Peter Gabriel, about a spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somerset, England. Gabriel wrote the song after his departure from the progressive rock band Genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception, explaining the reasons behind his departure. Recorded in 1976 and released in 1977, this song was Gabriel's debut single and it is included in the author's first solo album named also "Peter Gabriel". Read more on Last.fm.