Xtc – Towers Of London chords

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[Chorus]
F         Fsus2Towers of London
F             Fsus2     When they had built you
F       Fsus2          F         GDid you watch over the men who fell
F          Fsus2Towers of London
F             Fsus2When they had built you
F          Fsus2     F   Bb           F  Fsus2  FVictoria's gem found in somebody's hell 

[Verse 1]
C                                       FPavements of gold leading to the underground
C                                          FGrenadier Guardsmen walking pretty ladies around
C                                               F               Bmaj7Fog is the sweat of the never never navvies who pound, pound, pound, pound, pound
G              G7            C               C/D    Am    F/A   GSpikes in the rails to their very own heaven 


[Chorus]
F         Fsus2Towers of London
F             Fsus2     When they had built you
F       Fsus2          F         GDid you watch over the men who fell
F          Fsus2Towers of London
F             Fsus2When they had built you
F          Fsus2     F   Bb           F  Fsus2  FVictoria's gem found in somebody's hell 

[Verse 2]
C                                       FBridges of muscles spanning so long and high
C                                       FMerchants from Stepney walking pretty ladies by
C                                       F         Bbmaj7Rain is the tears of the never never navvies who cry
        G                   G7For the bridge that doesn't go
        C                  C/D   Am/C   F/A GIn the direction of Dublin

[Chorus]
F         Fsus2Towers of London
F             Fsus2     When they had built you
F       Fsus2          F         GDid you watch over the men who fell
F          Fsus2Towers of London
F             Fsus2When they had built you
F          Fsus2     F   Bb           F  Fsus2  F   D   Dmaj7  D6   DVictoria's gem found in somebody's hell 

[Middle]
F#m                   DAnd I've seen it in a painting
F#m                   DAnd I've seen it in engraving
F#m                       DAnd I've seen it in their faces
         Bm                     D7     D7sus4Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving 

Insturmenal (Chorus up one step)
G  Gsus2   G  Gsus2   G   Gsus2   G
Gsus2 G  Gsus2   G  Gsus2   G   A
G  Gsus2   G  Gsus2   G   Gsus2   G
Gsus2 G  Gsus2   G  Gsus2   G   Ab   G
G   Gsus2  G   F     D   Dmaj7  D6   D 

[Middle]
F#m                   DAnd I've seen it in a painting
F#m                   DAnd I've seen it in engraving
F#m                       DAnd I've seen it in their faces
         Bm                     D7     D7sus4Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving 


[Chorus]
G          Gsus2Towers of London
G                  Gsus2When they had built you
G        Gsus2         G          ADid you watch over the men who fell
G           Gsus2Towers of London
G              Gsus2When they had built you
G           Gsus2     G   B        G     Gsus2  GVictoria's gem found in somebody's hell 


[Outro]
G          AmTowers of London
G          AmTowers of London
G          AmTowers of London
G          AmTowers of London
G         AmLa la Londinium
G         AmLa la Londinium
G         AmLa la Londinium
G         AmLa la Londinium