Castle On The Hill by Ed Sheeran
Capo no capo
/ Tuning E A D G B E
/ Key D
/ Difficulty Intermediate
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
When I was six years old I broke my leg
And I was running from my brother and his friends
And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass as I rolled down
I was younger then, take me back to when I
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Found my heart and broke it here
Made friends and lost them through the years
And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I've grown
But I can't wait to go home
[Chorus 1]
I'm on my way, driving at ninety
Down those country lanes singing to Tiny Dancer
And I miss the way you make me feel and it's real
When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
[Verse 2]
Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes
Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends
Had my first kiss on a Friday night, I don't reckon I did it
Right, I was younger then, take me back to when we found
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Weekend jobs and when we got paid
We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight
Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long, oh how we've grown
But I can't wait to go home
[Chorus 2]
I'm on my way, driving at ninety
Down those country lanes singing to Tiny Dancer
And I miss the way you make me feel and it's real
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill
[Bridge]
One friend left to sell clothes, one works down by the coast
One had two kids but lives alone, one's brother overdosed
One's already on his second wife, one's just barely getting by but
These people raised me and I-I-I, can't wait to go home
[Chorus 3]
And I'm on my way, I still remember
These old country lanes when we did not know the answers
And I miss the way you make me feel and it's real
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill
Over the castle on the hill
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As played by Ed on BBC Radio 1 on Jan 6, 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytb7J0ciBcE
[Verse] and [Pre-Chorus] (palm mute):
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