Salisbury Hill Chords & Tabs
*-- PLEASE NOTE ------------------------------------------------------------*
* This work is simply the author's own interpretation of the named song. *
* It should be for private/study use only. *
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Song: Solsbury Hill
Artist: Peter Gabriel
CD: Dunno, found it on some old cassette tape
Tabber: Roger Olofsson (raggen@passagen.se)
Intro riff:
Play this once first
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B--------2---4h5--5--4---------------|--4--5--4--2-----------------------|
G--3--4--3---4----4--4---------------|--4--4--4--3-----------------------|
D--4--4------4h6--6--4---------------|--4--6--4--4-----------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Then play this 5 times
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B--------2---5--7--4-----------------|--4--5--4--2-----------------------|
G--3--4--3---4--4--4-----------------|--4--4--4--3-----------------------|
D--4--4------6--6--4-----------------|--4--6--4--4-----------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Then comes this and lyrics start
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B--4---2---4--4----4---4-------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4---3---4--4----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--4---4---4--4--4---4---4-----------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Climbing up on Salisbury Hill
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B--4---2---4--4-----4---4------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4---3---4--4----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--4---4---4--4---4---4---4----------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
I could see the city lights
E--4--2--4--4----4--4----------------|-----------------------------------|
B--4--2--4--4------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4--3--4--4---4--4--4--------------|-----------------------------------|
D-----------------(actually you can strum the chords G#m F# as well)-----|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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Wind was blowing, time stood still
E--4--2--4--4----4---4---------------|-----------------------------------|
B--4--2--4--4------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4--3--4--4---4---4--4-------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eagle flew out of the night
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/peter_gabriel/salisbury_hill_tab.html ]
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B--4---2---4--4----4---4-------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4---3---4--4----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--4---4---4--4--4---4---4-----------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
He was something to observe
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B--4---2---4--4----4---4-------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4---3---4--4----------------------|-----------------------------------|
D--4---4---4--4--4---4---4-----------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Came in close, I heard a voice
E--4--2--4--4----4---4---------------|-----------------------------------|
B--4--2--4--4------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4--3--4--4---4---4--4-------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Standing, stretching every nerve
E--4--2--4--4-----4---4--------------|-----------------------------------|
B--4--2--4--4------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4--3--4--4---4---4---4------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
I had to listen had no choice
E--4--2--4--4-----4---4--------------|-----------------------------------|
B--4--2--4--4------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4--3--4--4---4---4---4------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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I did not believe the information
E--4--2--4--4-----4---4--------------|-----------------------------------|
B--4--2--4--4------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4--3--4--4---4---4---4------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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Just had to trust imagination
E--4--2--4--4-----4---4--------------|-----------------------------------|
B--4--2--4--4------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G--4--3--4--4---4---4---4------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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My heart going boom boom boom
E--4--2--4---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B--4--2--4------5---------4----------|-9------2--------4h5--5--4---------|
G--4--3--4------4---------4----------|-9------3--------4----4--4---------|
D---------------7---------4----------|-9------4--------4h7--7--4---------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------back to intro riff|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Son, he said, grab your things I've come to take you home