Crumbling Castle
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Crumbling Castle
[Intro]
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B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-7h9--9-9-9-9--9-|---9--9-9-9-9--9---|
A|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-8--7-----7---------|-----------7h8p7tr----|-8-7------7---------|-10--10h11p10-------------|
B|-7--7-----7---------|------7h8-------------|-7-7------7---12h13-|--------------12h13p12----|
G|-9--7-----7---------|-7h8------------------|-9-7------7---------|--------------------------|
D|----9-----9---9h10--|----------------------|---9------9---------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
[Intro with vocals]
B5
Meet me glassy eyed, blind, and divine. Hold down the fort on the coastline
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D|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|2---/9---7-9-5----5-7-4---4-5-4h5p4--------0---|-2---/9---7-9-5---5-7-4----4-5-4h5p4------------0--|
E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7-|---7----7--------7------7-------------7-0-7-2-7---7|
B5
The castle is a pimple on the face of the world, a humble spot for tracks to drop if you listen
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A|2---/9---7-9-5----5-7-4---4-5-4h5p4--------0--|-2---/9---7-9-5----5-7-4---4-5-4h5p4------------0---|
E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7|---7----7-------7--------7------------7-0-7-2-7----7|
[Main theme 2]
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G|-4---/11-------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6---------2-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------4-----------|
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E|--7-------7-7----------7-7--------7-7------------7---7-7---7---|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------10------12---------------------------------------------|
G|-4----/11------11-12-------------12-11h12p11-------11-12-11h12p11--7---9----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7-----------7-7-------------------7-7----------------7---7----7-|
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------|
B|-----7----5-7----------5--------------------------|------------|
G|-6--------------7----7---6----6-7-6h7p6-4-4-------|:-4-----:4x-|
D|-----------------------------------------------2--|:-4-----:---|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--2---------|
E|---2----2----------2-5-------2-5------------2-----|------------|
[Verse 1]
B5
I see through the bricks, to the sea, crumbling castle
Water's rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
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B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---/11-----9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6----2---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-----7-7----------7-7--------7-7-------------7---7-7---7-|
Are we safe in our citadel?
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7----5-7----------5-----------------------------|
G|-6-------------7-----7---6-----6-7-6h7p6-4-4---------|
D|------------------------------------------------2----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---2----2--------2-2-------2-2----------------2----2-|
[Chorus 1]
F#5 G5 A5 E5
Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
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B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---/11------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6---------2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------4-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7---------7-7--------7-7------------7---7-7---7---|
F#5 G5 A5 E5
You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
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B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---/11------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------4-----2-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7---------7-7--------7-7------------7---7-7---7---|
B5
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|:-4-----:4x-|
D|:-4-----:---|
A|--2---------|
E|------------|
[Guitar and bass break]
C#5
e|--9-------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-------------------------------------------------|
G|:--x----------------------------------------------:2|
D|:-11------11-11-11--11--11--11--11--11--11\-------:-|
A|--11------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------9---9-9-9h10p9--9--9-9--9--|----------------9---9-9-9h10p9--9--9-9--9--|
B|-----------9-10-----------------------------|-----------9-10----------------------------|
G|------10-11---------------------------------|------10-11--------------------------------|
D|-11-12--------------------------------------|-11-12-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Dual guitar part
e|----------------9---9-9-|-9h10p9--9--12-10--9--|-9h10p9--9--12-10--9-|-9h10p9--9--12-10--9-|
B|-----------9-10---------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|------10-11-------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-11-12------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
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e|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------9---9-9-|-9h10p9--9--12-10--9--|-9h10p9--9--12-10----|-9h10p9--9--12-10--9-----|
G|-------------10-10---------|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-12-12---------------|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9-9h10p9---------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9-9h10p9---------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--9--9--9-9h10p9---------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--11--11--11-11h12p11----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9-9h10p9---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9-9h10p9---------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--11--11--11-11h12p11----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--11--11--11-11h12p11----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#m Bm/D
e|----------------9---9-9-----|-9h10p9--9--9-9----------|-9-----------------------|-10----------------------|
B|-----------9-10-------------|-------------------------|-9-----------------------|-12----------------------|
G|------10-11-----------------|-------------------------|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
D|-11-12----------------------|-------------------------|-11----------------------|-12----------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 3]
B5
We pray for the death, that does not come, crumbling castle
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B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---/11-----9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6----2---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-----7-7----------7-7--------7-7-------------7---7-7---7-|
Dug all of our holes in God's Acre, crumbling castle
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B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---/11-----9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6----2---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-----7-7----------7-7--------7-7-------------7---7-7---7-|
We have even said our last rites, crumbling castle
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B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---/11-----9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6----2---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-----7-7----------7-7--------7-7-------------7---7-7---7-|
Are we safe in our holding cell?
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------10-------12-----------------------------------------------|
G|-4----/11------11-12-------------12-11h12p11-------11-12-11h12p11----7----9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7-----------7-7-------------------7-7------------------7----7----7-|
[Chorus 1]
F#5 G5 A5 E5
Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---/11-------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------4------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-----7-7-----------7-7---------7-7-------------7---7-7---7---|
F#5 G5 A5 E5
We head to our extinction, crumbling castle
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---/11-------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6---------2-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------4-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-------7-7----------7-7--------7-7------------7---7-7---7---|
B5
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|:-4-----:4x-|
D|:-4-----:---|
A|--2---------|
E|------------|
[Synthesizer break 3:11-3:28]
B5
[Verse 4]
B5
The sounds of the constant lightning would be enough to block out the
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B|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
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D|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|2---/9---7-9-5----5-7-4---4-5-4h5p4--------0---|-2---/9---7-9-5---5-7-4----4-5-4h5p4------------0--|
E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7-|---7----7--------7------7-------------7-0-7-2-7---7|
B5
Fall of the end of the world if it were not for the tinnitus from the bomb
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A|2---/9---7-9-5----5-7-4---4-5-4h5p4--------0--|-2---/9---7-9-5----5-7-4---4-5-4h5p4------------0---|
E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7|---7----7-------7--------7------------7-0-7-2-7----7|
[High Guitar break]
B5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------10-12---10h12p10-------------------------------------------|
G|-4---/11------9-11------------------12-11------9-11-11--7-9-9--6-7-7--4-6-6--2-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-----7-7-------------7----------------7-7----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------2-3---------3-2h3p2-------2-3-3------------------------|
G|-4---4-------2h4---------------------------------4-6-6--2-4-4--0-2-2----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---7-7--------7-7----------------7-7--------------------------------|
[Build-up]
B5 D E F#
e|---------|-2-------|-0-------|-2-------|
B|---------|-4-------|-0-------|-2-------|
G|-4-------|-4-------|-1-------|-3-------|
D|-4-------|-4-------|-2-------|-4-------|
A|-2-------|-2-------|-2-------|-4-------|
E|---------|---------|-0-------|-2-------|
[Verse 5]
F#m
In the wind I sway, back and forth
I'm brittle as an aged human being
When my walls are safe from wild weather
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------9--11------9h11p9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---/11----9-11----------------------12-11-------9-11-11--7-9-9--6-7-7--4-6-6--2--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2----2-2--------------2-2------------------2-2----------------------------------------|
F#m
The filth forms into great nastiness
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------1-2------2-1h2p1----1-2-2------------------------|
D|-4---4-------2h4----------------------------4-6-6-2-4-4--0-2-2----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------4-|
E|---2-----2-2---------2-2----------2-2-----------------------------|
[Build-up]
F#5 A5 B5 C#
Poly- gon- dwa- naland
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B|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|-2-------|-4-------|-6-------|
D|-4-------|-2-------|-4-------|-6-------|
A|-4-------|-0-------|-2-------|-4-------|
E|-2-------|---------|---------|---------|
[Synthesizer break 4:49-5:01]
F#m
[Chorus 2]
F#m
I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
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B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
[Dual guitar break. First section 3x, then second section]
F#m
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B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------9--11---9h11p9---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---/11----9-11------------------12-11----9-11-11--7-9-9--6-7-7--4-6-6--2--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2-----2-2-----------2----------------2-2---------------------------------------|
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------9-10---12h13p13-7----------------------------------------|
G|-2---/9----7-9---------------------9----7-9-9--6--7-7--4--6--6--2-4-7]4--1-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2----2-2----2---------------------2-2-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------2------------------------------------------|
G|--------------1-2-----2-1h2p1-----1-2-2------------------------|
D|-4---4----2h4---------------------------4-6-6---2-4-4--0-2-2---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------4--|
E|---2---2-2-------2-2----------2-2------------------------------|
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-----------------------------------------|
G|-2---2----1h2-4-6------6-4h2p2----4-6-6--2-4-4--1-2-2----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------4-6-6--2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2---2-2-------2-2----------2-2------------------------------|
[Verse 6 (with high guitar break riff]
F#m
I don't want to fall into dust
I don't want nothing but to live on
The ache inside my keep spurs me on
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------9-11---9h11p9---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---/11----9-11------------------12-11----9-11-11--7-9-9--6-7-7--4-6-6--2-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2-----2-2-----------2----------------2-2--------------------------------------|
F#m
I don't want to be visible
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------2-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------1-2-----2-1h2p1----1-2-2------------------------|
D|-4---4----2h4---------------------------4-6-6--2-4-4--0-2-2---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------4-|
E|---2---2-2-------2-2----------2-2-----------------------------|
[Build-up]
F#5 A5 B5 C#
Poly- gon- dwa- naland
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|-2-------|-4-------|-6-------|
D|-4-------|-2-------|-4-------|-6-------|
A|-4-------|-0-------|-2-------|-4-------|
E|-2-------|---------|---------|---------|
[Synthesizer break and flute solo 6:16-6:40]
F#m
[Chorus 2]
F#m
I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
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B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
[Guitar break from intro]
B5
e|------------------------|-------------------------|-8-7-------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|-7-7-------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|-9-7-------|
D|-7h9--9-9-9-9--9--------|---9--9-9-9-9--9---------|---9-------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|
[Verse 7]
B5
On this very day, in one thousand years the earth will be relative to the
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B|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|2---/9---7-9-5----5-7-4---4-5-4h5p4--------0---|-2---/9---7-9-5---5-7-4----4-5-4h5p4------------0--|
E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7-|---7----7--------7------7-------------7-0-7-2-7---7|
B5
Sun and the moon and a new world will be created, I know because it is written here
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B|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
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D|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|2---/9---7-9-5----5-7-4---4-5-4h5p4--------0--|-2---/9---7-9-5----5-7-4---4-5-4h5p4------------0---|
E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7|---7----7-------7--------7------------7-0-7-2-7----7|
[Arpeggiator break 7:38-8:00]
B5
[Verse 2, first half with synthesizer still going]
B5
I see through the bricks to the sea, crumbling castle
Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
Water rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---/11-----9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6----2---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-----7-7----------7-7--------7-7-------------7---7-7---7-|
B5
Are we safe in our citadel?
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------10-------12-----------------------------------------------|
G|-4----/11------11-12-------------12-11h12p11-------11-12-11h12p11----7----9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7-----------7-7-------------------7-7------------------7----7----7-|
[Guitar/harmonica solo]
B D E
B D E
B D E
B D E
[Chorus 1]
F#5 G5 A5 E5
Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---/11------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6---------2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------4-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7---------7-7--------7-7------------7---7-7---7---|
F#5 G5 A5 E5
You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---/11------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6---------2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------4-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7---------7-7--------7-7------------7---7-7---7---|
[Guitar/harmonica solo]
B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5
B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5
B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5
B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5 B5 D5
B5
[Outro (only play the 'I' the first time)]
F#5 A5 G#5 C#5 E C#5 G#5 A5 B5 A5 B5 D5 C#5 B5 G#5 A5 G#5 F#5
I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling ca- stle
Don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling ca- stle
Don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling ca- stle
Don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling ca- stle
e|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---|-2---------6------------2-----2-----4---2-4----7--6-4--------2---------|
D|-4-|-2----6----6----2-------2--6--2-----4---2-4----7--6-4----6---2--6------|
A|-4-|-0----6----4----2---4---0--6--0-----2---0-2----5--4-2----6---0--6--4---|
E|-2-|------4---------0---4------4-----------------------------4------4--4---|
h-hammer on
How to play Crumbling Castle
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.