XTC – Towers Of London (Guitar Intro)

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Chords

EADGBe 4/4 and 2/4 timing Hybrid tab including guitar fills [Chords] Fsus2 - x33011 Csus4 - x33010 Bb - x1333x Am - x02210 F/G - 3x3010 F/A - x03211
G7     -   3x343x
Gsus4  -   3x2013 or xx5533

D      -   xx0232

[Intro]

   1/2       1/2
e||--------------------|------------------||[x2]
B||---------1----------|---------0--------||
G||--------------------|---5--------0----:||
D||-2^r--3-----2^r-----|------------------||
A||----------------3/5-|------5-----------||
E||--------------------|------------------||
[Chorus]
F         Fsus2    F             Fsus2
Towers of London  When they had built you

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

F         Fsus2    F             Fsus2
Towers of London  When they had built you

  F       Fsus2     F   Bb            Fsus2  NC
e|--1-------1-------1----|-------------1-1--|------------------|
B|--1-------1-------1---|--------------1-1--|------------------|
G|--2-------0-------2---|--------------0-0--|------------------|
D|--3-------3-------3---|--------------3-3--|---------3---2p0--|
A|--3-------3-------3---|-1p0----------3-3--|----0h1-----------|
E|----------------------|-----3--1----------|-1-3--------1-----|
 Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Verse]
C                                       Csus4
Pavements of gold leading to the underground

C                                          Csus4
Grenadier Guardsmen walking pretty ladies around

C                                               Csus4
Fog is the sweat of the never never navvies who pound, pound, pound, pound, pound

G              G7
Spikes in the rails to their...

  C                  Fsus2             Am                 F/A      G
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------3--3--|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------3--3--|
G|------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2--4--4--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3--5--5--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--5--5--|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
very own heaven
[Chorus]
F         Fsus2    F             Fsus2
Towers of London  When they had built you

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

F         Fsus2    F             Fsus2
Towers of London  When they had built you

  F       Fsus2          Bb                Fsus2  F        NC
e|--1--------1----------|----------------|--1-1-----------|-----------|
B|--1--------1----------|----------------|--1-1-----------|-----------|
G|--2--------0----------|----------------|--0-0-----------|-----------|
D|--3--------3----------|----------------|--3-3-----------|-3----2p0--|
A|--3--------3----------|-1p0------------|--3-3------0h1--|-----------|
E|----------------------|-------3--1-----|-------1-3------|----1------|
 Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Verse]
C                                        Csus4
Bridges of muscles spanning so long and high

C                                        Csus4
Merchants from Stepney walking pretty ladies by

C                                            Csus4
Rain is the tears of the never never navvies who cry

        G                   G
For the bridge that doesn't go In the

  C                  Fsus2             Am                 F/A      G
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------3--3--|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------3--3--|
G|------------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0--4--4--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3--5--5--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--5--5--|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
direction of Dublin
[Chorus]
F         Fsus2    F             Fsus2
Towers of London  When they had built you

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

F         Fsus2    F             Fsus2
Towers of London  When they had built you

                                                         *(2/4 Time)
   F          Fsus2        Bb               Fsus2        D  1/2         F#m
e|---1----------1---------|----------------|--1---------|--9^r--------|-------|
B|---1----------1---------|----------------|--1---------|-------12-10-|-------|
G|---2----------0---------|----------------|--0---------|-------------|-11----|
D|---3----------3---------|----------------|--3---------|-------------|-------|
A|---3----------3---------|-1-0------------|--3---------|-------------|-------|
E|------------------------|-------3--1-----|------------|-------------|-------|
  Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Break]
F#m                   D        F#m                   D
And I've seen it in a painting And I've seen it in engraving

F#m                      D                 Bm                     C      D7sus4 D7
And I've seen it in their faces   Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving

[Guitar 2]
  F#m              D                              F#m
e|---------------|-12----------------12--14--17-|-14---------------|
B|---------------|--------15-----15-------------|------------------|
G|--11-------/14-|----14------14----------------|--------------11--|
D|---------------|------------------------------|------------------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|------------------|
 And I've seen it in a painting                     And I've seen it in engraving

 D                           F#m                 D
e|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|-12-----10----10-12-----10-|-----------------|-----15----15--|
G|-----11----11-------13-----|-11--------------|--14----14-----|
D|---------------------------|-----------------| --------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------|

                              And I've seen it in their faces   Clear as
  Bm                  C   1/2
e|------------------|-------------------|
B|-----15----15-----|---12^r\10-8-7-----|
G|--16----16--------|---------------9-7-|
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
 children's chalk lines on the paving
[Instrumental]
 G    Gsus2     G    Gsus2   G    Gsus2     G       A           NC
e|-----3--3-3-|-----3--3-3--|-----3-3-3-3-3|-3-3-3------------|-~~~~~-|
B|-----3--5-3-|-----3--5-3--|-----3-5-5-3-3|-3-3-3--2--5--10--|-14----|
G|-4-5----4---|-4-5----4-4--|-4-5---4-4-4-4|-5-5-4--2--6---9--|-14----|
D|------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|-------|
A|------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|-------|
E|------------|-------------|--------------|------------------|-------|

  G    Gsus2          G    Gsus2
e|-------10--12-13-|-------------------|
B|12--13-12--13-12-|-------12--15-12---|
G|12--14-----------|-12-14-12--14-12---|
D|-----------------|-12-14-----12-12---|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|

                                           *(2/4 Time)
 G               C           G           D   1/2           F#m
|----8--10--12-|-8---------|-0----------|---9^r--------|-------------|
|-12-10-12--13-|-8---------|-3----------|-------12-10--|-------------|
|-12-----------|-7^r--5\4--|-4----------|--------------|-11----------|
|--------------|-----------|-5----------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-----------|-5----------|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-----------|------------|--------------|-------------|
[Break]
F#m                   D        F#m                   D
And I've seen it in a painting And I've seen it in engraving

F#m                       D              Bm                     C      D7sus4 D7
And I've seen it in their faces Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving

[Gtr 2]
  F#m              D                     1/2   F#m       NC
e|---------------|----------------/17-19-21^-|r21------|-----------|
B|---------------|-15----15/17-19------------|---------|-----------|
G|---------11/14-|----14---------------------|---------|--------16-|
D|---------------|---------------------------|---------|-----------|
A|---------------|---------------------------|---------|-----------|
E|---------------|---------------------------|---------|-----------|
And I've seen it in a painting               And I've seen it in engraving

  D                           F#m        D
e|---------------16-17-------|-----------|---------------|
B|---19----17/19-------19-17-|-----------|-----15----15--|
G|-----16--------------------|18\--------|-/14----14-----|
D|---------------------------|-----------|---------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------|---------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------|---------------|
                                   And I've seen it in their faces clear as

                       D7    D7sus4
  Bm         C         1/2

e|------------------|------------------|
B|-----15----15-----|--12^r\10\8-7-----|
G|-/16----16--------|--------------9-7-|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|
  children's chalk lines on the paving
[Chorus]
G         Gsus2    G             Gsus2
Towers of London  When they had built you

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

G         Gsus2    G             Gsus2
Towers of London  When they had built you

  G          Gsus2       C                G     NC
e|----------------------|---------------|-3----|------|
B|----------------------|---------------|-3----|------|
G|----------------------|---------------|-0----|------|
D|----------------------|---------------|-5----|------|
A|----------------------|---3-2-0-------|-5----|------|
E|----------------------|---------3-----|------|------|
  Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Outro]
G          Gsus4      G         Gsus4
Towers of London...   Towers of London

G          Gsus4       G         Gsus4
Towers of London...   Towers of London ...oh oh oh oh...

  NC                      NC               G         F/G
e|----------------------|---------------|--3-------|--0----------||
B|--------1-------------|---------0-----|--3-------|--1----------||
G|----------------------|--5---------0--|--0-|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|--:|| x infinity
D|-2^r-3------2^--------|---------------|--0-------|--3----------||
A|-----------------3/5--|------5--------|--2-------|-------------||
E|----------------------|---------------|--3-------|--3----------||
La la Londinium...... La la la Londinium...... La la la Londinium...... La la la Londinium...... [Legend] ^ - bend ^r - bend whole step then release bend ^r\ - bend whole step then release bend then slide \ - slide down / - slide up | - chord strum