{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1108268,"song":"The Tower","artist":"Chris de Burgh","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11246466-the-tower-chords-by-chris-de-burgh/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1108268?type=chord","rating":4.76407,"votes":47,"content":"The Tower\r\nWords and music: Chris de Burgh\r\nAlbum: Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975)\r\n\r\nCapo : III\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA great Lord came walking through the forest one morning with a weapon in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRich was his castle, he lacked for nothing, killing was his plan[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhen a white bird flew by, she fell from the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNothing was found, only blood on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe was gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCursing his fortune, he turned to the forest to kill once again[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   \r\nStanding before him was a lovely young woman with her hand hung in pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhen he saw her, his eyes were filled with desire[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said \"I must have her, she must be mine.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe will be mine.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nHe offered her silver, he offered her gold but she threw it on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe fell to his knees and he begged her, \"Oh please come with me, what you wish will be found\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nShe said, \"Sire, I'll go if you'll put up your bow[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd spare these creatures, leave them in peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F#sus4[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nYou have no need\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut her words were lost in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]    \r\nHis eyes were fixed on a queen [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nAnd all he saw was a woman but all she was, was a dream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh Oh Ah Ah DaDaDa DaDaDa Da[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]             \r\nAll he saw was a woman and all she was, was a dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe took her and bound her with ropes tied around her, to his castle he did ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn the wood was a bower where stood an old tower and he threw her deep inside[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd the birds left the sky and a terrible cry [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBrought thunder and lightning, rain falling down[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTears on the ground[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll through the days on her face he would gaze for she was lovely as the spring[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]   \r\nNo words would she speak but \"Leave them in peace\" and some sad lament she would sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne day by the door, through the window he saw a single white feather lying on the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe was there no more[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow that great Lord is dying, his cold heart is crying for the love of the girl[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFor many an hour he has wept on the Tower, for she meant more than the world[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne day in the sky a white bird flew by, he lifted his hands, he cried out in pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#sus4[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nCome back again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut his words were lost in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]    \r\nHis castle was built upon sand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nAll he has is a memory and all he yearns is her hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Asus4[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh Oh Ah Ah DaDaDa DaDaDa Da[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nAll he has is a memory and all he yearns is her hand.[/tab]","plain_text":"The Tower\nWords and music: Chris de Burgh\nAlbum: Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975)\n\nCapo : III\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]","chords":["D","Dmaj7","G","A","Asus4","Bm","F#m","Em","F#sus4","F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,2,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}