Chris De Burgh – The Tower chords ver. 2

THE TOWER - CHRIS DE BURGH - 

CAPO 5th - I played this without a capo at first and then conformed to the capo 
5th - it depends on the individual style and the octaves you can achieve with your 
vocals - it sounds good either way - a beautiful ballad

C - Em - F - C
 
   C                                     Em1. A great lord came walking through the forest one morning
            F             C    with a weapon in his hand
                          Em     rich was his castle, he lacked for nothing
     F              G    killing was his plan.
           Am                       Em    When a white bird flew by, she fell from the sky,
   F               C          Dm             G              C    nothing was found, only blood on the ground,     she was gone.
 
   C                        Em      2. Cursing his fortune, he turned to the forest
    F               C    to kill once again.
    C                         Em          Standing before him was a lovely young woman
             F            G    with her head hung in pain.
            Am                     Em    When he saw her, his eyes were filled with desire,
        F           C          Dm          G                         he said, "I must have her, she must be mine !
                C       - F - G    She will be mine !"
 
       C                     Em      3. He offered her silver, he offered her gold,
            F                C    but she threw it on the ground.
           C                   Em          He fell to his knees and he begged her, "Oh please,
          F                             G    come with me, what you wish will be found."
              Am                      Em    She said, "Sir, I'll go if you'll put up your bow,
    F           C          Dm             G                       spare these creatures, leave them in peace.
                   E    You have no need.”
  
 
            Dm         G           C    But her words were lost in the wind,
        F         C           G    his eyes were fixed on a queen.
     Am                  Em        Dm      G           C    And all he saw was a woman but all she was, was a dream.
     F   G   E  Am F          C          G   - G7    Ah ah, ah ah, la la la, la la la, la.
   Am                    Em        Dm      G          C    And all he saw was a woman but all she was, was a dream.
 
   C                              Em      4. He took her and bound her with ropes tied around her,
           F             C    to his castle he did ride.
    C                      Em          In a wood was a bower where stood an old tower,
           F               G    and he threw her deep inside.
             Am                       Em    Then the birds left the sky and a terrible cry,
            F                C     Dm              G                     brought thunder and lightning, rain falling down,
                 C            tears on the ground.
 
   C                           Em5. All through the days on her face he would gaze,
               F              C    for she was lovely as the spring.
    C                              Em    No words would she speak but, “Leave them in peace!”
             F                    G    And some sad lament she would sing.
 
            Am                      Em          Oh, one day by the door, at the window he saw
        F          C       Dm           G                        a single white feather lying on the floor :
                     C      - F    She was there no more.
  
 
      G     C                        Em6. Now that great lord is dying, his cold heart is crying,
            F        C    for the love of a girl,
    C                       Em    for many an hour he has wept on the tower,
            F                   G    for she meant more than the world.
        Am                Em    But once in the sky a white bird flew by,
        F             C      Dm             G                    he lifted his hands, he cried out in pain :
                  E    “Come back again !”
 
            Dm         G              C    But his words were lost in the wind,
        F          C           G    his castle was built upon sand.
    Am             Em          Dm       G            C    All he has is a memory, and all he yearns is her hand.
     F   G   E  Am F          C          G    - G7    Ah ah, ah ah, la la la, la la la, la.
    Am                 Em          Dm       G           C    All he has is this memory, and all he yearns is her hand.
 
(orig. = capo 5th)    (Chris de Burgh)