Xtc - Towers Of London

[ intro ]
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[ 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 A# 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 A# 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 A#maj7
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 A# 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 G# 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