Chords for James Walsh Man on the hill
Tempo:
90.2 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Ab
Db
Bbm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [F]
[Db]
[Ab] I'm the one who lives there in that house upon the hillside, [Fm] everybody knows.
[Ab] You say you'd all live there somewhere in the future, [Fm] but nobody goes.
[Bbm] Yes, you wish you were [Db] up here.
[Bbm] Well, I wish I was [Db] down there.
We'd go [Fm] nowhere.
[Ab] I feel small and isolated.
You feel like the walls are [Fm] caving in around your soul.
[Ab] My open space is desolated.
Your busy life's so complicated.
[Fm] We're losing control.
Yes, you wish you [Ab] were [Db] up here.
And I wish I was down there.
We'd go
[Ab] home.
Somebody [Bbm] hears.
I can't see across this black river in cold light [Db] of winter.
[Ab] Now I see it [Bbm] so clear.
[Fm] Being surrounded by beauty, it plays [Db] on my fear.
It plays [Fm] on my fear.
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab] Like the leaves on the evergreen, nothing ever changed for [Fm] me.
One week to the next,
[Ab] every day a new decision.
Down there on your silent [Fm] mission, easy to forget.
[Bbm] That I wish I was [Db] down there.
[Bbm] And you wish you [Db] were up here.
We'd go [Bbm] [Ab] home.
Somebody [Bbm] hears.
I [Bb] [Fm] can't see across this black river in cold light of [G] winter.
[Db] [Ab] Now I see [F] it so clear.
[Bbm]
[Fm] Being surrounded by beauty, it plays on [Fm] my fear.
[Db] It plays on [Fm] my fear.
[Db]
[Ab] I'm the one who lives there in that house upon the hillside, [Fm] everybody knows.
[Ab] You say you'd all live there somewhere in the future, [Fm] but nobody goes.
[Bbm] Yes, you wish you were [Db] up here.
[Bbm] Well, I wish I was [Db] down there.
We'd go [Fm] nowhere.
[Ab] I feel small and isolated.
You feel like the walls are [Fm] caving in around your soul.
[Ab] My open space is desolated.
Your busy life's so complicated.
[Fm] We're losing control.
Yes, you wish you [Ab] were [Db] up here.
And I wish I was down there.
We'd go
[Ab] home.
Somebody [Bbm] hears.
I can't see across this black river in cold light [Db] of winter.
[Ab] Now I see it [Bbm] so clear.
[Fm] Being surrounded by beauty, it plays [Db] on my fear.
It plays [Fm] on my fear.
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab]
[Fm]
[Ab] Like the leaves on the evergreen, nothing ever changed for [Fm] me.
One week to the next,
[Ab] every day a new decision.
Down there on your silent [Fm] mission, easy to forget.
[Bbm] That I wish I was [Db] down there.
[Bbm] And you wish you [Db] were up here.
We'd go [Bbm] [Ab] home.
Somebody [Bbm] hears.
I [Bb] [Fm] can't see across this black river in cold light of [G] winter.
[Db] [Ab] Now I see [F] it so clear.
[Bbm]
[Fm] Being surrounded by beauty, it plays on [Fm] my fear.
[Db] It plays on [Fm] my fear.
Key:
Fm
Ab
Db
Bbm
F
Fm
Ab
Db
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[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] I'm the one who lives there in that house upon the hillside, [Fm] everybody knows. _ _ _ _
[Ab] You say you'd all live there somewhere in the future, [Fm] but nobody goes. _ _ _
[Bbm] Yes, you wish you were [Db] up here. _
[Bbm] Well, I wish I was [Db] down there. _
We'd go _ [Fm] nowhere. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I feel small and isolated.
You feel like the walls are [Fm] caving in around your soul.
_ _ _ [Ab] My open space is desolated.
Your busy life's so complicated.
[Fm] We're losing control. _
_ _ Yes, you wish you [Ab] were [Db] up here.
_ And I wish I was down there.
We'd go _ _
[Ab] home.
_ _ _ _ Somebody [Bbm] hears. _ _ _ _ _
I can't see across this black river in cold light [Db] of winter. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Now I _ see it [Bbm] so clear. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Being surrounded by beauty, it plays [Db] on my fear.
_ _ _ It plays [Fm] on my fear. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Like the leaves on the evergreen, nothing ever changed for [Fm] me.
One week to the next, _ _ _ _
[Ab] every day a new decision.
Down there on your silent [Fm] mission, easy to forget. _ _ _
[Bbm] That I wish I was [Db] down there. _
[Bbm] And you wish you [Db] were up here. _
We'd go [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ home. _
_ _ _ Somebody [Bbm] hears.
I _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] can't see across this black river in cold light of [G] winter. _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Now _ I _ see [F] it so clear.
[Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] Being surrounded by beauty, it plays on [Fm] my fear.
_ _ _ [Db] It plays on [Fm] my fear.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] I'm the one who lives there in that house upon the hillside, [Fm] everybody knows. _ _ _ _
[Ab] You say you'd all live there somewhere in the future, [Fm] but nobody goes. _ _ _
[Bbm] Yes, you wish you were [Db] up here. _
[Bbm] Well, I wish I was [Db] down there. _
We'd go _ [Fm] nowhere. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] I feel small and isolated.
You feel like the walls are [Fm] caving in around your soul.
_ _ _ [Ab] My open space is desolated.
Your busy life's so complicated.
[Fm] We're losing control. _
_ _ Yes, you wish you [Ab] were [Db] up here.
_ And I wish I was down there.
We'd go _ _
[Ab] home.
_ _ _ _ Somebody [Bbm] hears. _ _ _ _ _
I can't see across this black river in cold light [Db] of winter. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Now I _ see it [Bbm] so clear. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Being surrounded by beauty, it plays [Db] on my fear.
_ _ _ It plays [Fm] on my fear. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] Like the leaves on the evergreen, nothing ever changed for [Fm] me.
One week to the next, _ _ _ _
[Ab] every day a new decision.
Down there on your silent [Fm] mission, easy to forget. _ _ _
[Bbm] That I wish I was [Db] down there. _
[Bbm] And you wish you [Db] were up here. _
We'd go [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ home. _
_ _ _ Somebody [Bbm] hears.
I _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] can't see across this black river in cold light of [G] winter. _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Now _ I _ see [F] it so clear.
[Bbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] Being surrounded by beauty, it plays on [Fm] my fear.
_ _ _ [Db] It plays on [Fm] my fear.
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