THE TOWER - CHRIS DE BURGH -
CAPO 5th - I played this without a capo at first and then conformed to the capo
5th - it depends on the individual style and the octaves you can achieve with your
vocals - it sounds good either way - a beautiful ballad
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1. A great lord came walking through the forest one morning
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with a weapon in his hand
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rich was his castle, he lacked for nothing
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killing was his plan.
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When a white bird flew by, she fell from the sky,
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nothing was found, only blood on the ground, she was gone.
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2. Cursing his fortune, he turned to the forest
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to kill once again.
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Standing before him was a lovely young woman
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with her head hung in pain.
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When he saw her, his eyes were filled with desire,
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he said, "I must have her, she must be mine !
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She will be mine !"
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3. He offered her silver, he offered her gold,
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but she threw it on the ground.
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He fell to his knees and he begged her, "Oh please,
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come with me, what you wish will be found."
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She said, "Sir, I'll go if you'll put up your bow,
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spare these creatures, leave them in peace.
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You have no need.”
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But her words were lost in the wind,
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his eyes were fixed on a queen.
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And all he saw was a woman but all she was, was a dream.
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Ah ah, ah ah, la la la, la la la, la.
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And all he saw was a woman but all she was, was a dream.
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4. He took her and bound her with ropes tied around her,
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to his castle he did ride.
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In a wood was a bower where stood an old tower,
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and he threw her deep inside.
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Then the birds left the sky and a terrible cry,
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brought thunder and lightning, rain falling down,
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tears on the ground.
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5. All through the days on her face he would gaze,
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for she was lovely as the spring.
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No words would she speak but, “Leave them in peace!”
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And some sad lament she would sing.
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Oh, one day by the door, at the window he saw
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a single white feather lying on the floor :
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She was there no more.
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6. Now that great lord is dying, his cold heart is crying,
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for the love of a girl,
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for many an hour he has wept on the tower,
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for she meant more than the world.
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But once in the sky a white bird flew by,
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he lifted his hands, he cried out in pain :
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“Come back again !”
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But his words were lost in the wind,
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his castle was built upon sand.
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All he has is a memory, and all he yearns is her hand.
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Ah ah, ah ah, la la la, la la la, la.
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All he has is this memory, and all he yearns is her hand.
(orig. = capo 5th) (Chris de Burgh)
