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
[email protected]
