Solsbury Hill
Peter Gabriel



Verse 1:
                  A  E/A  A

                  A  E/A  A
Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
                  F#m  E/F#  F#m
I could see the city lights
                       F#m  E/F#  F#m
Wind was blowing, time stood still
                A  E/A  A
Eagle flew out of the night
                A  E/A  A
He was something to observe
                   F#m  E/F#  F#m
Came in close; I heard a voice
                     F#m  E/F#  F#m
Standing, stretching every nerve
                  Dmaj7  E/D  Dmaj7
I had to listen; had no choice
                       Dmaj7
I did not believe the information
E/D         Dmaj7        F#m
Just had to trust imagination
E(1)        Dmaj7
My heart going boom boom boom
Dmaj7   E/D  Dmaj7   D         A           Esus4   E(2)
Son, he said,        grab your things I've come to take you home

Verse 2:
To keep in silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
Turning water into wine
Open doors would soon be shut
So I went from day to day
Though my life was in a rut
Till I thought of what I'd say
And which connection I should cut
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
Son, he said, grab your things I've come to take you home

Verse 3:
When illusion spin her net
I'm never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free
Watched by empty silhouettes
Who close their eyes but still can see
No one taught them etiquette
So I will show another me
Today I don't need a replacement
I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant
My heart going boom boom boom
Hey, I said, you can keep my things they've come to take me home

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