Castles In The Air chords by Hoodoo Gurus

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice


Verse 1:
               Em G
Once I built a castle in the air,
          D
A home for you and I
D
In a blue, blue sky.
                    Em  G
We'd leave behind the weight of worldly care,
          D
I thought we could fly
D

We only had to try.

Bridge 1:
G         Em          G
Ah, I had to learn fast, (For your own good)
G        D
I had to learn fast
G          Em        G
And when I knew at last (You understood)
G     A
I knew at last

Verse 2:
D                  Em G
Hell and heaven can be one and the same,
         D
If you don't know how
D
You should know by now,
                Em       G
Every pleasure always holds an equal share of pain
         D
But it all works out,
D
I have no doubt.

Instrumental:
D A Em C
D Am Em C

Bridge 2:
G         Em          G
Ah, I had to learn fast, (For your own good)
G        D C G
I had to learn fast
G          Em        G
And when I knew at last (You understood)
G     A  G
We knew at last

Verse 3:
D              Em        G
Every kite has got to have a string for it to fly
        D
Up to who knows where? Castles in the air.
D                Em   G
So there are strings attached to you and I
          D
Though they hold us tight
D
We can take flight - we can take flight

Outro:
  D   A   Em C
Wa-hah Wa-hah Wa-hah
  D   A   Em C
Wa-hah Wa-hah Wa-hah
D     A      Em     C
 Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha
D     A      Em     C
 Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha
D     A      Em     C
 Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha Ah-ha-ha-ha
D A Em C
D A Em C