I Built You A Tower A
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{Instrumental}
G
[Refrão]
G A/F# Em D Bm
I built you a tower, A tower in my mind
G A/F# Em D Bm
A place that no one else, No one else would ever find
G A/F# Em D Bm
Cause I needed you, I needed you contained
G A/F# Em D Bm
You'd run circles round, Circles 'round my brain
{PreChorus}
Bm C D E F# A G
Until I couldn't think, Until I couldn't think of anyone else
[Refrão]
G A/F# Em D Bm
At first the silence felt, Felt like an old friend
G A/F# E D Bm
From whom I was estranged, But finally made amends
G A/F# E D Bm
But into this void, Into this empty space
G A/F# E D Bm
All my sleeping fears, They began to race
[Pós-Refrão]
Bm C D E F# A G A/F# Em D
Until I couldn't think, Until I couldn't think of anyone else
Bm C D E F# A G
Until I couldn't think, Until I couldn't think of anyone else
{Insturmental}
G for while, low E G A E A G (bass)
[Refrão]
G A/F# Em D Bm
I thought that I could keep, Could keep you locked away
G A/F# Em D Bm
That in this soundless spire, Was where you'd always stay
G A/F# Em D Bm
But there was no shape, That you could not escape
G A/F# Em D Bm
What a fool I was, To think that I was safe
[Pós-Refrão]
Bm C D E F# A G A/F# Em D
And now I cannot think, And now I cannot think of anyone else
[Ponte]
D Em F# A G
O how this penchant is a curse
D Em F# A G
All the way from the cradle to the hearse
D Em F# A G
And there are days when I wish you'd just become
D Em F# A G
An acquaintance or a time-to-time someone
[Refrão]
G A/F# Em D Bm
I built you a tower, A tower in my mind
G A/F# Em D Bm
A place that no one else, No one else would ever find
G A/F# Em D Bm
Cause I needed you, I needed you contained
G A/F# Em D Bm
You'd run circles round, Circles 'round my brain
Bm C D E F# A G A/F# Em D
And now I cannot think, And now I cannot think of anything else
Bm C D E F# A G (end on {G})
And now I cannot think, And now I cannot think of anyone else
How to play I Built You A Tower A
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.