Don McLean – Castles In The Air (Guitar Live)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) • Capo 2
Key
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Versions (4)

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Chords

[Intro] Em Asus4 D Em Asus4 D Em Asus4 D Dmaj7 D6 [Verse 1]
    D               Dmaj7
And if she asks you why

        Dsus2            D                 Em
you can tell her that I told you that I'm tired

    A             D               Em
of castles in the air, I've got a dream

   A                 D                Em
I want the world to share and castle walls

      A             D  Dmaj7  D6
just lead me to despair.
[Verse 2]
D                 Dmaj7
Hills of forest green

          Dsus2                D                Em
where the mountains touch the sky a dream come true

      A                 D              Em
I'll live there till I die, I'm asking you

    A               D                Em
to say my last goodbye ,the love we knew

       A             D  Dmaj7  D6
ain't worth another try.
[Chorus]
Em7                   A               D
Save me from all the trouble and the pain

            G   G/F#  Em7 Em7/D   Em              A   Asus4 A   Asus2
I know I'm weak, but  I  can't  face that girl again

Em7                   A            D
Tell her the reasons why I can't remain

         G      G/F#  Em7  Em7/D   Em              A  Asus4 A  Asus2
Perhaps she'll understand, if you tell it to her plain
[Verse 3]
    D                Dmaj7
But how can words express

            Dsus2            D              Em
the feel of sunlight in the morning in the hills,

  A              D              Em
away from city strife, I need a

         A            D              Em
country woman for my wife, I'm city born,

       A                   D  Dmaj7  D6
but I love the country life.
[Verse 4]
  D            Dmaj7
For I can not be part

       Dsus2         D                Em
of her cocktail generation, partners waltz

   A             D               Em
Devoid of all romance the music plays

    A              D               Em
and everyone must dance I'm bowing out

   A               D  Dmaj7  D6
I need a second chance.
[Chorus]
Em7                   A               D
Save me from all the trouble and the pain

            G   G/F# Em7 Em7/D   Em              A   Asus4 A   Asus2
I know I'm weak, but  I  can't  face that girl again

Em7                   A            D
Tell her the reasons why I can't remain

         G      G/F#  Em7  Em7/D   Em              A  Asus4 A  Asus2
Perhaps she'll understand, if you tell it to her plain
[Verse 1]
    D               Dmaj7
And if she asks you why

        Dsus2            D                 Em
you can tell her that I told you that I'm tired

    A             D               Em
of castles in the air, I've got a dream

   A                 D                Em
I want the world to share and castle walls

      A             D  Dmaj7  D6
just lead me to despair.
[Outro] D Dmaj7 Dsus2 D Em A D Em A D Em A D Dmaj7 D6 D [Chords for D and Dmaj7 in the verses should be played in the 5th position]