The Tower Chords by Chris De Burgh

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_ _ _ _ A great lord came walking through the forest one morning [Bb] with a weapon _ _ in [F] his hand. _ _ _ _
Rich was his cousin, _ he lacked for nothing, [Bb] but killing _ was his [C]
plan.
_ _ _ [Dm] When a white bird flew by, [Am] she fell from the sky.
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Nothing was [F] found, _ [Gm] only blood on the [C] ground. _ _
_ _ _ _ She was [F] gone. _ _ _
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_ _ _ Cursing his fortune, he turned to the forest [Bb] to kill _ _ once [F] again. _ _
_ _ Standing before him was a lovely [C] young woman with [Bb] her hand _ _ hung [C] in pain. _
When [Dm] he saw her, his [F] eyes [Am] were filled with desire.
_ [Bb] He said, I [F] must have her, [Gm] she must [C] be mine. _ _ _ _
_ She will [F] be mine.
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He [F] offered her silver, _ [F] he offered her gold, [Bb] but she threw it _ [C] on the [F] ground. _ _ _
He fell to his knees and he begged her, oh please come [Bb] with me.
What you wish will be [C] found.
_ _ She [Dm] said, I'll go with you, [Am] put up your bow, _ [Bb]
spare these [F] creatures, _
[Gm] leave them in [C] peace.
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You have [A] no _ need. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But her [Gm] words _ [C] were lost [F] in the wind.
_ _ _ [Bb] His eyes [F] were fixed [C] on a queen. _ _ _
[Dm] And all he saw was a [Am] woman, _ _ _ _ [Gm] and all she [C] was was a [F] dream. _ _ _
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_ _ [Dm] All he saw was [Am] a woman, _ _
_ _ [Gm] and all [C] she was [F] was a dream. _
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_ _ He took her and bound her with [F] ropes tied around her to his [Bb] castle.
He did [F] right. _
_ In a wood was a bower where stood [Am] an old tower, [Bb] and he threw her _ deep [G] inside.
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_ [Dm] Then the birds left the sky [Am] and a terrible cry _ [Bb] brought thunder [F] and lightning [Gm] and rain [C] falling down. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Tears on the ground.
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All through the days on her face he would gaze for she [Bb] was loving _ as [F] the spring.
_ _ _ No word would she speak but _ leave them in peace and [Bb] some sad lament _ she [C] would sing.
_ _ Oh, [Dm] one day by the door at [Am] the window he saw _ [Bb] a single [F] white feather [Gm] was lying on [C] the floor. _
She _ _ _ was there [F] no more. _
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Now [F] that great lord is dying his cold heart is crying [Bb] for the love _ of [F] the girl. _ _
_ For many an hour he [F] has wept on the tower for [Bb] she meant _ more than [F] a world.
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Once _ [Dm] _ in the sky a [Am] white bird flew by.
[Bb] He lifted his [F] hand [Gm] and he cried [C] out in pain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ come back [A] _ _ _ _ _
again. _ _ _ _
But [Gm] his words [C] were lost in [F] the wind. _ _
_ [Bb] His castle was built upon _ sand. _
_ _ [Dm] And all he has is [Am] _ memories _
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_ [F] of the land.
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_ _ he has is this [Am]
memory.
_ _ _ [Gm] And all he [C] earns is [F] her hand. _ _ _ _
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