Towers Of London chords by XTC

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Towers Of London - Andy Partridge

Chords:
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      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
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     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
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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