Chords for Castles in the air Don Mclean
Tempo:
162.55 bpm
Chords used:
F#
E
B
F#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[E]
[F#]
[E] [F#]
[E]
And if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you that [F#m] I'm tired [B] of castles
[E] in the air.
I've [F#] got a dream that [B] I want the [E] world to share, and castle [F#] walls, [B] they lead me [E] to despair.
Hills of forest green, when the mountains touch the sky, [F#] a dream come true, I'll live
there till I die.
I'm asking you to say our last [E] goodbye, the love we [F#] knew ain't worth [F#m] another [E] try.
Save
[F#m]
me from all the [F#] trouble and the [E] pain, [F#] I know I'm weak, but I can't face that girl [B] again.
[F#]
[F#m]
Tell her the [B] reasons why I can't remain, perhaps [A]
she'll [F#m] understand [E] [F#] if you tell it to [B] her plain.
[F#m] [F#]
[E] Words cannot express the feel of sunlight in the [F#] morning in the hills away from city strife.
I [F#] need a country woman for my [E] wife, I'm [F#] city born, but I love the country [E] life.
For I will not be part of her cocktail generation, [F#] partners, walls,
[B] devoid of all [E] romance, the
music [F#] plays [B] and everyone [E]
must [F#] dance.
I'm bowing out, I need a [E] second chance.
[F#]
Save me from all the trouble and the pain, I know I'm weak, but I can't face that girl [B] again.
[F#] [F#m]
Tell her the [B] reasons why I can't [E] remain, perhaps [A] she'll [F#m] understand if you tell it to [B] her plain.
[F#]
[E] And if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you that [F#] I'm tired [B] of castles [E] in the air.
I've got [F#] a dream that [B] I want the [E] world to share [F#] and castle walls just lead [E] me to despair.
La la la [E] la la la la la la [F#m] la la [F#]
la la [E] la
[F#] la la la
[E] la la [F#] la la la la la [E] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Em]
[A] [N]
[E]
[F#]
[E] [F#]
[E]
And if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you that [F#m] I'm tired [B] of castles
[E] in the air.
I've [F#] got a dream that [B] I want the [E] world to share, and castle [F#] walls, [B] they lead me [E] to despair.
Hills of forest green, when the mountains touch the sky, [F#] a dream come true, I'll live
there till I die.
I'm asking you to say our last [E] goodbye, the love we [F#] knew ain't worth [F#m] another [E] try.
Save
[F#m]
me from all the [F#] trouble and the [E] pain, [F#] I know I'm weak, but I can't face that girl [B] again.
[F#]
[F#m]
Tell her the [B] reasons why I can't remain, perhaps [A]
she'll [F#m] understand [E] [F#] if you tell it to [B] her plain.
[F#m] [F#]
[E] Words cannot express the feel of sunlight in the [F#] morning in the hills away from city strife.
I [F#] need a country woman for my [E] wife, I'm [F#] city born, but I love the country [E] life.
For I will not be part of her cocktail generation, [F#] partners, walls,
[B] devoid of all [E] romance, the
music [F#] plays [B] and everyone [E]
must [F#] dance.
I'm bowing out, I need a [E] second chance.
[F#]
Save me from all the trouble and the pain, I know I'm weak, but I can't face that girl [B] again.
[F#] [F#m]
Tell her the [B] reasons why I can't [E] remain, perhaps [A] she'll [F#m] understand if you tell it to [B] her plain.
[F#]
[E] And if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you that [F#] I'm tired [B] of castles [E] in the air.
I've got [F#] a dream that [B] I want the [E] world to share [F#] and castle walls just lead [E] me to despair.
La la la [E] la la la la la la [F#m] la la [F#]
la la [E] la
[F#] la la la
[E] la la [F#] la la la la la [E] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
[Em]
[A] [N]
Key:
F#
E
B
F#m
A
F#
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you that [F#m] I'm tired [B] of castles
[E] in the air.
I've [F#] got a dream that [B] I want the [E] world to share, and castle [F#] _ walls, [B] they lead me [E] to _ _ despair.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hills of forest green, when the mountains touch the sky, [F#] a dream come true, _ I'll live
there till I die.
I'm asking you to say our last [E] goodbye, the love we [F#] knew _ ain't worth [F#m] another [E] try. _
Save _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
me from all the [F#] trouble and the [E] pain, [F#] I know I'm weak, _ but I can't face that girl [B] _ again.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ Tell her the [B] reasons why I can't remain, perhaps [A]
she'll _ [F#m] understand _ [E] _ [F#] if you tell it to [B] her plain. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ Words cannot _ express the feel of sunlight _ in the [F#] morning in the hills _ away from city strife.
I [F#] need a _ country woman for my [E] wife, I'm [F#] city born, but I love the country [E] life. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ For I will not be part of her cocktail _ _ generation, [F#] _ partners, walls, _
[B] devoid of all [E] romance, the
music [F#] _ plays [B] and everyone [E]
must [F#] dance.
I'm bowing out, I need a [E] second _ _ _ chance. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Save me from all the trouble and the pain, I know I'm weak, _ but I can't face that girl [B] _ _ again. _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ Tell her the [B] reasons why I can't [E] remain, perhaps [A] she'll _ _ [F#m] understand _ if you tell it to [B] her plain. _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] And if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you that [F#] I'm tired [B] of castles [E] in the air.
I've got [F#] a dream that [B] I want the [E] world to share [F#] and castle walls just lead [E] me to _ despair. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ La la la [E] la la la _ la la la [F#m] la la _ [F#]
la _ la [E] la _ _
[F#] la _ la la _
[E] _ la la [F#] la la la la la [E] la la la la la la _ _ la la la la _ _ _ _ la _ _ _ _ _ la la _ la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you that [F#m] I'm tired [B] of castles
[E] in the air.
I've [F#] got a dream that [B] I want the [E] world to share, and castle [F#] _ walls, [B] they lead me [E] to _ _ despair.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Hills of forest green, when the mountains touch the sky, [F#] a dream come true, _ I'll live
there till I die.
I'm asking you to say our last [E] goodbye, the love we [F#] knew _ ain't worth [F#m] another [E] try. _
Save _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
me from all the [F#] trouble and the [E] pain, [F#] I know I'm weak, _ but I can't face that girl [B] _ again.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ Tell her the [B] reasons why I can't remain, perhaps [A]
she'll _ [F#m] understand _ [E] _ [F#] if you tell it to [B] her plain. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ Words cannot _ express the feel of sunlight _ in the [F#] morning in the hills _ away from city strife.
I [F#] need a _ country woman for my [E] wife, I'm [F#] city born, but I love the country [E] life. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ For I will not be part of her cocktail _ _ generation, [F#] _ partners, walls, _
[B] devoid of all [E] romance, the
music [F#] _ plays [B] and everyone [E]
must [F#] dance.
I'm bowing out, I need a [E] second _ _ _ chance. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
Save me from all the trouble and the pain, I know I'm weak, _ but I can't face that girl [B] _ _ again. _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ Tell her the [B] reasons why I can't [E] remain, perhaps [A] she'll _ _ [F#m] understand _ if you tell it to [B] her plain. _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] And if she asks you why, you can tell her that I told you that [F#] I'm tired [B] of castles [E] in the air.
I've got [F#] a dream that [B] I want the [E] world to share [F#] and castle walls just lead [E] me to _ despair. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ La la la [E] la la la _ la la la [F#m] la la _ [F#]
la _ la [E] la _ _
[F#] la _ la la _
[E] _ la la [F#] la la la la la [E] la la la la la la _ _ la la la la _ _ _ _ la _ _ _ _ _ la la _ la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _