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Castle On The Hill

by Ed Sheeran

Written by: Sheeran & Levin

CASTLE ON THE HILL Sheeran & Levin Ed Sheeran B5 x244xx B Eadd2 024100 G#m F#4 | //// | //// | //// | //// | / When^I=was six years^old.| d^I / broke^my leg | //// | //// | B5 B Eadd2 G#m F#4 | //// | //// | / and^I=was run ning^from.| m my ^bro ther and^his.| s^friends /// | //// | B5 B Eadd2 G#m F#4 | / and tasted the^sweet.| t per ^fume e^of^the^moun.| nn tain grass I | rolled^down nn // | B5 B Eadd2 G#m F#4 | / ~ I=was younger r^then | //// | ~ ^Take me back to^when.| nn / ~ ^I..I | EM7 G#m F# B ||: / ~ ^Found d my ^heart.| tt and^broke e it ^here.| e made ^friends s and ^lost.| ||: / ~ ^week k end ^jobs.| ss when^we e got ^paid.| d We'd ^buy y cheap ^spi.| E6 EM7 G#m F# | tt them^thru u the ^years | / ~ ^and ^Ive not ^seen.| nn the^roar r ing ^fields.| | ii rits^and ^drink them ^straight | / ~ ^me ^and my ^friends.| ss have^not t thrown ^up.| B E6 B | ss in^so o long ^I.| I^know w^Ive e^grown nn | / ~ but^I cant ^wait.| tt to^go home / | | pp in^so o long ^oh.| h how ^we’ve e^grown nn | / ~ but^I cant ^wait.| tt to^go home / | Eadd2 G#m F# B Eadd2 | I'm on my way.| yy /// | Driv ing at tt | nine ty down those.| ee ~ ^coun try lanes.| ss /// | G#m F# | Sing ing to Ti.| ii ny Dancer and | B Eadd2 G#m F# | I ~ ^miss s^the way.| yy y^you u^make ee | / ~ ^me e^feel ll | / and^its s real ^when | B Eadd2 G#m F#7 | We ~ ^watched dd the^sun.| nn n^set tt ~ ^o.| oo o^ver rr the^Cas.| ss tle^On The Hill | B5 B Eadd2 G#m F#4 1. | //// | //// | / ~ ^Fif teen years^old.| d^and ~ ^smok k ing ^hand.| d rolled ci=ga rettes / | //// | B5 B Eadd2 G#m | / ~ ^running from^the=law ww.| w^thru=the backfields ss and | / getting drunk with^my.| F#4 B5 B Eadd2 G#m | y^friends ss // | / Had^my y first ^kiss.| s on ^Fri i day ^night.| tt ~ I dont ^reck | F#4 B5 B Eadd2 | on^that I^did d^it t^right.| t^But ~ I=was younger r^then | //// | G#m F#4 | ~ ^take me back to^when.| nn ~ ^We e^found dd :|| B Eadd2 G#m F# B Eadd2 G#m 2. | //// | /// ~ ^O | oo o^ver rr the^Cas.| ss tle^On n^The Hill | //// | /// ~ ^O | oo o^ver rr the^Cas.| F#7 G#m E B F# G#m B | ss tle^On n^The Hill | //// | //// | //// | //// | / ~ ^One e friend ^left.| tt to^sew w clothes ^and | F#4 G#m E B | / ~ One works ^down.| nn n^by the coast | / one^had two kids.| ss but^lives alone ee | // ~ Ones ^broth | F#4 G#m F# B F# | er over dosed dd | / ~ ^Ones al read | y^on his^sec ond wife | / ~ ones just ^bare.| ee ly^get ting by ^But | G#m F# B F#7 B F#6 EM7 | / these people raised | d me ^and I^I I^I.| I ~ / cant ^wait.| tt to^go home and | Im on my way.| yy /// | G#m F# B BM7 EM7 G#m | I still re ee | mem ber these old.| dd ~ coun try ^lanes.| ss // when | we did not know.| F#7-4 | ww the answers and | CHORUS, ad lib and finish

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Castle On The Hill is performed by Ed Sheeran and written by Sheeran & Levin. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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