Castle On The Hill Chord Chart by Ed Sheeran
Welcome to my Castle On The Hill chord chart by Ed Sheeran. I based this off of the live acoustic version Ed did here on BBC radio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytb7J0ciBcE). I love acoustic versions of songs because you can really hear what the guitar is doing.
CASTLE ON THE HILL GUITAR CHORDS
CASTLE ON THE HILL STRUMMING PATTERNS:
I can hear some improvisation going on here. That happens naturally for most guitar players, especially those at Ed’s skill level. I hear accenting in there as well but the below strumming pattern should be a good foundation for you to start with.
Strumming:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a
DD DD D D D DU
The D/F# chord come is a walkdown on 4
D D/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + a
DD DD D D D DU
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CASTLE ON THE HILL CHORD CHART
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Intro: D
Verse:
|D D/F#| G Bm A
When I was six years old I broke my leg
|D D/F#| G Bm A
And I was running from my brother and his friends
|D D/F#| G Bm A
And tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass as I rolled down
|D D/F#| G Bm A
I was younger then, take me back to when I
Prechorus:
G A D
Found my heart and broke it here
G
Made friends and lost them through the years
G A D G
And I've not seen the roaring fields in so long, I know I've grown
G A (hold)
But I can't wait to go home
Chorus:
|D D/F#| G Bm A
I'm on my way, driving at ninety
|D D/F#| G Bm A
Down those country lanes singing to Tiny Dancer
|D D/F#| G Bm A
And I miss the way you make me feel and it's real
|D D/F#| G Bm A D D
When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill.
Verse:
|D D/F#|G Bm A
Fifteen years old and smoking hand-rolled cigarettes
|D D/F#| G Bm A
Running from the law through the backfields and getting drunk with my friends
|D D/F#| G Bm A
Had my first kiss on a Friday night, I don't reckon I did it
|D D/F#| G Bm A
Right, I was younger then, take me back to when we found.
Prechorus:
G A D
Weekend jobs and when we got paid
G G
We'd buy cheap spirits and drink them straight
A D G
Me and my friends have not thrown up in so long, oh how we've grown
G A(hold)
But I can't wait to go home.
Chorus:
|D D/F#| G Bm A
I'm on my way, driving at ninety
|D D/F#| G Bm A
Down those country lanes singing to Tiny Dancer
|D D/F#| G Bm A
And I miss the way you make me feel and it's real
|D D/F#| G Bm A
When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill.
|D D/F#| G Bm A
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill.
Bridge: D G D A
Bm G D A
One friend left to sell clothes and, one works down by the coast
Bm G D A
One had two kids but lives alone, one's brother overdosed
Bm G D A
One's already on his second wife, one's just barely getting by but
Bm G D A
these people raised me and I-I-I, can't wait to go home.
Chorus:
|D D/F#| G Bm A
I'm on my way, I still remember these
|D D/F#| G Bm A
Old country lanes when we did not know answers
|D D/F#| G Bm A
And I miss the way you make me feel and it's real
|D D/F#| G Bm A
When we watched the sunset over the castle on the hill.
|D D/F#| G Bm A
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
|D D/F#| G Bm A D
We watched the sunset over the castle on the hill
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.