XTC – Towers Of London (Guitar)

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Towers Of London - Andy Partridge Chords: *********************************************************************************
      F   Fsus2   G    Bb      C  Bbmaj9 Bbmaj7  G7    C/D  Am/C  F/A    D   Dmaj7   D6
e     1     1     3     1      3      1      1    1     X     0    1     2      2     2
B 1 1 3 3 5 1 3 0 5 1 1 3 2 3 G 2 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 2 4 D 3 3 0 3 5 3 3 0 5 2 3 0 0 4 A 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 5 3 3 X X X E 1 1 3 X X X X 3 X X X X X X *********************************************************************************
     F#m   Bm    D7  D7sus4 Gsus2   A    Am/G
e      2    2     2      3      3   0      0
B 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 G 2 4 2 2 0 2 2 D 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 A 4 2 X X 0 0 0 E 2 X X X 3 X 3 **********************************************************************************
[Intro]
  /       /       /       /        /       /       /       /
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------1----------------------|-1-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------3---0---0-------------|
D|-2---3-------3---2-----------0--|-----0-------------------------|  x2
A|-------------------------3------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[Chorus]
F         Fsus2
Towers of London

F             Fsus2     
When they had built you

F       Fsus2          F         G
Did you watch over the men who fell

F          Fsus2
Towers of London

F             Fsus2
When they had built you

F          Fsus2     F   Bb           F  Fsus2  F
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell 
[Verse 1]
C                                       F
Pavements of gold leading to the underground

C                                          F
Grenadier Guardsmen walking pretty ladies around

C                                               F               Bmaj7
Fog is the sweat of the never never navvies who pound, pound, pound, pound, pound

G              G7            C               C/D    Am    F/A   G
Spikes in the rails to their very own heaven 
[Chorus]
F         Fsus2
Towers of London

F             Fsus2     
When they had built you

F       Fsus2          F         G
Did you watch over the men who fell

F          Fsus2
Towers of London

F             Fsus2
When they had built you

F          Fsus2     F   Bb           F  Fsus2  F
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell 
[Verse 2]
C                                       F
Bridges of muscles spanning so long and high

C                                       F
Merchants from Stepney walking pretty ladies by

C                                       F         Bbmaj7
Rain is the tears of the never never navvies who cry

        G                   G7
For the bridge that doesn't go

        C                  C/D   Am/C   F/A G
In the direction of Dublin
[Chorus]
F         Fsus2
Towers of London

F             Fsus2     
When they had built you

F       Fsus2          F         G
Did you watch over the men who fell

F          Fsus2
Towers of London

F             Fsus2
When they had built you

F          Fsus2     F   Bb           F  Fsus2  F   D   Dmaj7  D6   D
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell 
[Middle]
F#m                   D
And I've seen it in a painting

F#m                   D
And I've seen it in engraving

F#m                       D
And I've seen it in their faces

         Bm                     D7     D7sus4
Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving 
Insturmenal (Chorus up one step) G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G A G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Ab G G Gsus2 G F D Dmaj7 D6 D [Middle]
F#m                   D
And I've seen it in a painting

F#m                   D
And I've seen it in engraving

F#m                       D
And I've seen it in their faces

         Bm                     D7     D7sus4
Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving 
[Chorus]
G          Gsus2
Towers of London

G                  Gsus2
When they had built you

G        Gsus2         G          A
Did you watch over the men who fell

G           Gsus2
Towers of London

G              Gsus2
When they had built you

G           Gsus2     G   B        G     Gsus2  G
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell 
[Outro]
G          Am
Towers of London

G          Am
Towers of London

G          Am
Towers of London

G          Am
Towers of London

G         Am
La la Londinium

G         Am
La la Londinium

G         Am
La la Londinium

G         Am
La la Londinium