Edinburgh Castle
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
Em D/F#
I woke up in the morning
A Cmaj7
Seven twenty-four
Em D/F#
Drank a cup of coffee
A Cmaj7
Stepped out the door
Em D/F#
I said Goodbye
A Cmaj7
To my old best friend
Em D/F#
I took a ride
A Cmaj7
To the old West End
[Verse 2]
Em D/F#
I walked along Princes Street
A Cmaj7
My feet were hurting bad
Em D/F#
As I squirmed inside my shoes
A Cmaj7
I was thinking about my dad
Em D/F#
There was the bones of a song
A Cmaj7
Beatin' around my head
Em D/F#
Unless I remember it wrong
A Cmaj7
This is what it said:
[Chorus]
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
Edinburgh Castle hugging the sky
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
Cold grey stone, humourless and dry
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
Sitting like a cork, on top of the town
Em D/F# A Cmaj7 Em D/F# A Cmaj7
One of these days, I'm gonna blow you down
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
[Verse 3]
Em D/F#
I jumped on a bus
A Cmaj7
A good old number 23
Em D/F#
To the Botanical Gardens
A Cmaj7
Where a ghost was calling me
Em D/F#
I saw a brace of weeping willows
A Cmaj7
A burnt and withered land
Em D/F#
I saw a man and a little boy
A Cmaj7
Holding hands
[Verse 4]
Em D/F#
I scanned the skyline
A Cmaj7
It was like the backdrop of a play
Em D/F#
I never saw your heartless beauty
A Cmaj7
Until I'd been away
Em D/F#
As I was climbing up The mound
A Cmaj7
It struck me like a chime
Em D/F#
I must have dreamed this scene
A Cmaj7
About a thousand times !
[Chorus]
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
Edinburgh Castle hugging the sky
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
Cold grey stone, humourless and dry
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
Sitting like a cork, on top of the town
Em D/F# A Cmaj7 Em D/F# A Cmaj7
One of these days, I'm gonna blow you down
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
[Verse 5]
Em D/F#
I found myself on Forrest Road
A Cmaj7
Feeling pretty sore
Em D/F#
This city once was mine
A Cmaj7
But it ain't mine anymore
Em D/F#
And here's my old school, "Jingling Geordie's"
A Cmaj7
And I must confess
Em D/F#
I couldn't step through that gate
A Cmaj7
Until I'm better dressed
[Verse 6]
Em D/F#
Back at Waverly Station
A Cmaj7
Half dead on my feet
Em D/F#
I got on board the four forty-four
A Cmaj7
Promptly fell asleep
Em D/F#
I woke up in Queen Street
A Cmaj7
At my journey's end
Em D/F#
I've got to say it's totally great
A Cmaj7
To be back in Glasgow again !
[Chorus]
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
Edinburgh Castle hugging the sky
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
Cold grey stone, humourless and dry
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
Sitting like a cork, on top of the town
Em D/F# A Cmaj7 Em D/F# A Cmaj7
One of these days, I'm gonna blow you down
Em D/F# A Cmaj7
One of these days
Em D/F# A Cmaj7 Em D/F# A Cmaj7
One of these days, I'm gonna blow you down
Em D/F# A Cmaj7 (x3)
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