Ride - Castle on the hill
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Capo: 2
Castle On the Hill by RIDE
An outstanding ballad from what was sadly the final offering of a really great band.
Chords: Song is played with capo on 2nd Fret and all chords are shown here relative to shape and
pitch.
C: xx0232
C/G: x00230
F: 355433
Fm: 355333
G: x02220
G*: 577655
Verse 1 ( Capo 2nd Fret )
C C/G
The Kings been in his bedroom for weeks
C F
In exile from the world, he never speaks
Fm C
The Queen is in the counting house, her fingers in the till
G G*
Something is happening to the castle on the hill
Verse 2
C C/G
The jesters telling jokes to everyone
C F
Sayin "now he's gone, well ain't it fun"
Fm C
There's whispers in the courtroom, is he crazy is he ill?
G G*
Nobody has an answer but they keep on asking still
Chorus
F C
And a friend of mine, one of the few
G F C
Has locked himself away like Howard Hughes
F C
They're trying to replace him but they know they never will
G F G F C
And it ain't the same with out him, in the castle on the hill
I cant remember the exact words for Verse 3 but the guitar part is the same, the break in the middle has a
easy lead part but i can't be bothered to TAB that now so you'll have to listen to the CD and work it out
ones self. Enjoy..