Towers Of London chords by XTC

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Towers Of London - Andy Partridge

Chords:
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   FF  Fsus2Fsus2  G+G  Bb majorBb   C majorC BbMaj9Bbmaj9 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 G7G7  C/DC/D Am/C F/AF/A  D MajorD  Dmaj7Dmaj7  D6D6
e   1   1   3   1   3   1   1  1   X   0  1   2   2   2
BB   1   1   3   3   5   1   3  0   5   1  1   3   2   3
G+G   2   0   0   3   5   2   1  0   5   2  2   2   2   4
D MajorD   3   3   0   3   5   3   3  0   5   2  3   0   0   4
A augmentedA   3   3   2   1   3   1   1  2   5   3  3   X   X   X
E MajorE   1   1   3   X   X   X   X  3   X   X  X   X   X   X
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   F# minorF#m  B minorBm  D7D7 D7sus4D7sus4 Gsus2Gsus2  A augmentedA  Am/GAm/G
e   2  2   2   3   3  0   0
BB   2  3   1   1   3  2   1
G+G   2  4   2   2   0  2   2
D MajorD   4  4   0   0   0  2   2
A augmentedA   4  2   X   X   0  0   0
E MajorE   2  X   X   X   3  X   3
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Intro:
 /    /    /    /    /    /    /    /
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|---------1----------------------|-1-----------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|---------3---0---0-------------|
D MajorD|-2---3-------3---2-----------0--|-----0-------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-------------------------3------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|


Chorus:
FF     Fsus2Fsus2
Towers of London
FF       Fsus2Fsus2
When they had built you
FF    Fsus2Fsus2     FF     G+G
Did you watch over the men who fell
FF     Fsus2Fsus2
Towers of London
FF       Fsus2Fsus2
When they had built you
FF     Fsus2Fsus2   FF  Bb majorBb      FF Fsus2Fsus2 FF
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell

Verse 1:
C majorC                    FF
Pavements of gold leading to the underground
C majorC                     FF
Grenadier Guardsmen walking pretty ladies around
C majorC                        FF        BMaj7Bmaj7
Fog is the sweat of the never never navvies who pound, pound, pound, pound, pound
G+G       G7G7      C majorC        C/DC/D  A minorAm  F/AF/A  G+G
Spikes in the rails to their very own heaven

Chorus:
FF     Fsus2Fsus2
Towers of London
FF       Fsus2Fsus2
When they had built you
FF    Fsus2Fsus2     FF     G+G
Did you watch over the men who fell
FF     Fsus2Fsus2
Towers of London
FF       Fsus2Fsus2
When they had built you
FF     Fsus2Fsus2   FF  Bb majorBb      FF Fsus2Fsus2 FF
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell

Verse 2:
C majorC                    FF
Bridges of muscles spanning so long and high
C majorC                    FF
Merchants from Stepney walking pretty ladies by
C majorC                    FF     Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
Rain is the tears of the never never navvies who cry
    G+G          G7G7
For the bridge that doesn't go
    C majorC         C/DC/D  Am/C  F/AF/A G+G
In the direction of Dublin

Chorus:
FF     Fsus2Fsus2
Towers of London
FF       Fsus2Fsus2
When they had built you
FF    Fsus2Fsus2     FF     G+G
Did you watch over the men who fell
FF     Fsus2Fsus2
Towers of London
FF       Fsus2Fsus2
When they had built you
FF     Fsus2Fsus2   FF  Bb majorBb      FF Fsus2Fsus2 FF  D MajorD  Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6  D MajorD
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell

Middle:
F# minorF#m          D MajorD
And I've seen it in a painting
F# minorF#m          D MajorD
And I've seen it in engraving
F# minorF#m            D MajorD
And I've seen it in their faces
     B minorBm           D7D7   D7sus4D7sus4
Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving

Insturmenal (Chorus up one step)
G+G Gsus2Gsus2  G+G Gsus2Gsus2  G+G  Gsus2Gsus2  G+G
Gsus2Gsus2 G+G Gsus2Gsus2  G+G Gsus2Gsus2  G+G  A augmentedA
G+G Gsus2Gsus2  G+G Gsus2Gsus2  G+G  Gsus2Gsus2  G+G
Gsus2Gsus2 G+G Gsus2Gsus2  G+G Gsus2Gsus2  G+G  AbAb  G+G
G MajorG  Gsus2Gsus2 G+G  FF   D MajorD  Dmaj7Dmaj7 D6D6  D MajorD

Middle:
F# minorF#m          D MajorD
And I've seen it in a painting
F# minorF#m          D MajorD
And I've seen it in engraving
F# minorF#m            D MajorD
And I've seen it in their faces
     B minorBm           D7D7   D7sus4D7sus4
Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving


Chorus:
G+G     Gsus2Gsus2
Towers of London
G+G         Gsus2Gsus2
When they had built you
G+G    Gsus2Gsus2     G+G     A augmentedA
Did you watch over the men who fell
G+G      Gsus2Gsus2
Towers of London
G+G       Gsus2Gsus2
When they had built you
G+G      Gsus2Gsus2   G+G  BB    G+G   Gsus2Gsus2 G+G
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell


Outro:
G+G     A minorAm
Towers of London
G+G     A minorAm
Towers of London
G+G     A minorAm
Towers of London
G+G     A minorAm
Towers of London
G+G     A minorAm
La la Londinium
G+G     A minorAm
La la Londinium
G+G     A minorAm
La la Londinium
G+G     A minorAm
La la Londinium