Standard tuning EADGBE
An amazing song. Plays great in its original electric band format.
Also works beautifully as a solo acoustic vox & guitar piece!!
No barre-ing, just beautiful plangent open chords all the way.
Chords
D5 xx023x
Dsus4 x00030
Dsus2 x0233x
D xx0232
G 320033
Em7 020033
D/F# 2x0232
Em 022000
A x02220
Em7/D xx0033
Intro - nb this is mostly in free time, all based on the D chords as below:
[D5] [Dsus4] [Dsus2] [D5]
Verse 1
When your [D]heart is black and [G]broken
And you [D]need a helping [G]hand
When you're [D]so much in [Em7]love
You don't [D/F#]know just how [G]much you can [A]stand
Verse 2
When your [D]questions go un-[G]answered
And the [D]silence is killing [G]you
Take my hand[D/F#] baby I'[Em]m your man
I've got [G]loving enough for [A]two
Chorus 1
[D] Ten [G]storey [D]love song
I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you oooh ooh oooh
[D] Who can [G]take you [D]higher
Than [G]twin peak [D/F#]mountain [Em]blue
Oh well I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you[Em7/D]
And I [A]love you true
Verse 3
There's no [D]sure-fire [G]set so-[D]lutions
No [D]shortcut through the [G]trees
No [D]breach in the [Em7]wall
That they [D/F#]put there to [G]keep you from [A]me
Verse 4
As you're [D]lying awake in this [G]darkness
This [D]everlasting night
[G]Someday [D/F#]soon don't know [Em]where or when
You're gonna [G]wake up and [D/F#]see the [A]light
Chorus 2
[D] Ten [G]storey [D]love song
I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you oooh ooh oooh
[D] Who can [G]take you [D]higher
Than [G]twin peak [D/F#]mountain [Em]blue
Oh well I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you[Em7/D]
And I [A]love you true
Guitar solo over the following chords
[G] [A] [G] [A] [G] [A] [G] [D/F#] [Em] [Em7/D] [A]
Chorus 3
[D] Ten [G]storey [D]love song
I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you oooh ooh oooh
[D] Who can [G]take you [D]higher
Than [G]twin peak [D/F#]mountain [Em]blue
Oh well I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you[Em7/D]
And I [A]love you true[D]
-----------------------------------------
I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
July 2011
watfordkev@gmail.com
An amazing song. Plays great in its original electric band format.
Also works beautifully as a solo acoustic vox & guitar piece!!
No barre-ing, just beautiful plangent open chords all the way.
Chords
D5 xx023x
Dsus4 x00030
Dsus2 x0233x
D xx0232
G 320033
Em7 020033
D/F# 2x0232
Em 022000
A x02220
Em7/D xx0033
Intro - nb this is mostly in free time, all based on the D chords as below:
[D5] [Dsus4] [Dsus2] [D5]
Verse 1
When your [D]heart is black and [G]broken
And you [D]need a helping [G]hand
When you're [D]so much in [Em7]love
You don't [D/F#]know just how [G]much you can [A]stand
Verse 2
When your [D]questions go un-[G]answered
And the [D]silence is killing [G]you
Take my hand[D/F#] baby I'[Em]m your man
I've got [G]loving enough for [A]two
Chorus 1
[D] Ten [G]storey [D]love song
I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you oooh ooh oooh
[D] Who can [G]take you [D]higher
Than [G]twin peak [D/F#]mountain [Em]blue
Oh well I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you[Em7/D]
And I [A]love you true
Verse 3
There's no [D]sure-fire [G]set so-[D]lutions
No [D]shortcut through the [G]trees
No [D]breach in the [Em7]wall
That they [D/F#]put there to [G]keep you from [A]me
Verse 4
As you're [D]lying awake in this [G]darkness
This [D]everlasting night
[G]Someday [D/F#]soon don't know [Em]where or when
You're gonna [G]wake up and [D/F#]see the [A]light
Chorus 2
[D] Ten [G]storey [D]love song
I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you oooh ooh oooh
[D] Who can [G]take you [D]higher
Than [G]twin peak [D/F#]mountain [Em]blue
Oh well I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you[Em7/D]
And I [A]love you true
Guitar solo over the following chords
[G] [A] [G] [A] [G] [A] [G] [D/F#] [Em] [Em7/D] [A]
Chorus 3
[D] Ten [G]storey [D]love song
I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you oooh ooh oooh
[D] Who can [G]take you [D]higher
Than [G]twin peak [D/F#]mountain [Em]blue
Oh well I [G]built this [D/F#]thing for [Em]you[Em7/D]
And I [A]love you true[D]
-----------------------------------------
I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
July 2011
watfordkev@gmail.com
