------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track 2 – Castle on the Hill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Verse Pre-Chorus Chorus Bridge ------------ ---------- -------------- -------------- D xx023x G 3x00xx D xx0232 Bm x20233 D/F# 2x023x A x022xx D/F# 2x0232 G 3x0033 G 3200xx D xx023x G 3x0033 D xx0232 Bm x202xx Bm x20233 A7sus4 x02033 A x022xx A7sus4 x02033 [Intro] D [Verse 1]

^D When I was six ^D/F#years ^Gold I broke my leg ^Bm ^A ^D And I was runn^D/F#ing ^Gfrom my brother and h^Bmis friends ^A ^D And tasted ^D/F#the sw^Geet perfume of the m^Bmountain grass as I ^Arolled down ^D I was youn^D/F#ger t^Ghen,^Bm take me back to w^Ahen I

[Pre-Chorus 1]

^G Found my h^Aeart and broke it h^Dere Made friends and l^Gost them through the years ^G And I've not s^Aeen the roaring f^Dields in so long, I^G know I've grown ^G But I can't w^Aait to go home

[Chorus 1]

^DI'm on ^D/F#my ^Gway, ^Bmdriving at ^A7sus4ninety Down ^Dthose coun^D/F#try ^Glanes ^Bmsinging to ^A7sus4Tiny Dancer And ^DI miss ^D/F#the ^Gway you make^Bm me feel^A7sus4 and it's real When ^Dwe watched ^D/F#the ^Gsunset ^Bmover the c^A7sus4astle on the hill ^D

[Verse 2]

^D Fifteen ^D/F#years ^Gold and smoking ^Bmhand-rolled cigarettes ^A ^D Running from ^D/F#the law^G through the backfields and^Bm getting drunk with my ^Afriends ^D Had my ^D/F#first k^Giss on a Friday n^Bmight, I don't r^Aeckon I did it ^DRight, I was youn^D/F#ger ^Gthen,^Bm take me back to w^Ahen we found

[Pre-Chorus 2]

^G Weekend j^Aobs and when we got p^Daid We'd buy cheap s^Gpirits and drink them s^Gtraight Me and my f^Ariends have not thrown u^Dp in so long, o^Gh how we've grown ^G But I can't ^Await to go home

[Chorus 2]

^DI'm on ^D/F#my ^Gway, ^Bmdriving at ^A7sus4ninety Down ^Dthose coun^D/F#try ^Glanes ^Bmsinging to ^A7sus4Tiny Dancer And ^DI miss ^D/F#the ^Gway you make^Bm me feel^A7sus4 and it's real ^DWe watched ^D/F#the ^Gsunset ^Bmover the c^A7sus4astle on the hill

^D ^D/F# ^G ^BmOver the c^A7sus4astle on the hill ^D ^D/F# ^G ^BmOver the c^A7sus4astle on the hill

[Bridge] Bm G D A7sus4

^Bm One friend l^Geft to sell clothes and,^D one works d^A7sus4own by the coast ^Bm One had two k^Gids but lives alone,^D one's b^A7sus4rother overdosed ^Bm One's al^Gready on his second wife,^D one's just b^A7sus4arely getting by but ^Bm These people r^Gaised me and I-I-I,^D can't w^A7sus4ait to go home

[Chorus 3]

And ^DI'm on ^D/F#my ^Gway, ^BmI still re^A7sus4member These ^Dold coun^D/F#try ^Glanes when ^Bmwe did not ^A7sus4know the answers And ^DI miss ^D/F#the ^Gway you make^Bm me feel^A7sus4 and it's real ^DWe watched ^D/F#the s^Gunset ^Bmover the c^A7sus4astle on the hill

^D ^D/F# ^G ^BmOver the c^A7sus4astle on the hill ^D ^D/F# ^G ^BmOver the c^A7sus4astle on the hill D

----------- 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): D D/F# G Bm A e|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|-3--------3------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| G|-2--------2------------|--------------------------|-2--------2--------2--2-2-|-2--------2--------2--2-2-| D|-0--0--0--0--0--0------|-0--------0--------0--0-0-|-0--------0--------0--0-0-|-2--------2--------2--2-2-| A|-----------------------|-2--------2--------2--2-2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-| E|-------------------2---|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-|--------------------------|--------------------------| ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ > > > > > > > > > > > > [Chorus] (let ring): D D/F# G Bm (actually Bm7#5) A7sus4 e|-2--------3--------2---|-3--------3--------3--3-3-|-3--------3--------3--3-3-|-3--------3--------3--3-3-| B|-3--------3--------3---|-3--------3--------3--3-3-|-3--------3--------3--3-3-|-3--------3--------3--3-3-| G|-2--------2--------2---|-0--------0--------0--0-0-|-2--------2--------2--2-2-|-0--------0--------0--0-0-| D|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|-0--------0--------0--0-0-|-0--------0--------0--0-0-|-2--------2--------2--2-2-| A|-------------------x---|-x--------x--------x--x-x-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-| E|-------------------2---|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3-|--------------------------|--------------------------| ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓↑ = strumming pattern > = accented note

Ed Sheeran - Castle on the hill