Chris de Burgh - The tower

1. ^CA great lord came walking through the ^Emforest one morning with a w^Feapon in his h^Cand rich was his castle, ^Emhe lacked for nothing k^Filling was his ^Gplan. When a ^Amwhite bird flew by, she f^Emell from the sky, ^F nothing was fou^Cnd, only bl^Dmood on the grou^Gnd, she was^C gone.

2. ^CCursing his fortune, he t^Emurned to the forest ^Fto kill once aga^Cin. ^CStanding before him was a ^Emlovely young woman with her ^Fhead hung in ^Gpain. When he ^Amsaw her, his eyes were ^Emfilled with desire, he s^Faid, "I^C must have ^Dmher, she mus^Gt be mine ! She will be ^Cmine !&q

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3. He o^Cffered her silver, he ^Emoffered her gold, but she ^Fthrew it on the g^Cround. He fell^C to his knees and he^Em begged her, "Oh please, come w^Fith me, what you wish will be ^Gfound." She said, ^Am"Sir, I'll go if yo^Emu'll put up your bow, ^Fspare these ^Ccreatures, ^Dmleave them in p^Geace. You have no nee^Ed.”

But her ^Dmwords were ^Glost in the ^Cwind, his ^Feyes were ^Cfixed on a q^Gueen. A^Amnd all he saw was a ^Emwoman but ^Dmall she ^Gwas, was a d^Cream. A^Fh ah^G, ah^E ah^Am, l^Fa la la, la^C la la, la.^G

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^{G7 Am} And all he saw was a ^Emwoman but ^Dmall she ^Gwas, was a ^Cdream.

4. ^CHe took her and bound her with ^Emropes tied around her, to his ^Fcastle he did ^Cride. ^CIn a wood was a bower w^Emhere stood an old tower, and he ^Fthrew her deep i^Gnside. Then the ^Ambirds left the sky and a ^Emterrible cry, brought ^Fthunder and light^Cning, ^Dmrain falling dow^Gn, tears on the ^Cground.

5. ^CAll through the days on her ^Emface he would gaze, for she was^F lovely as the ^Cspring. ^CNo words would she speak but, ?^Em??Leave them in peace!” And some ^Fsad lament she would ^Gsing.

Oh, one ^Amday by the door, at the ^Emwindow he saw a si^Fngle white ^Cfeather ^Dmlying on the ^Gfloor : She was there no ^Cmore.

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6. Now^G that ^Cgreat lord is dying, his ^Emcold heart is crying, for the ^Flove of a^C girl, ^Cfor many an hour he has ^Emwept on the tower, for she ^Fmeant more than the ^Gworld. But ^Amonce in the sky a ^Emwhite bird flew by, he ^Flifted his han^Cds, he ^Dmcried out in pa^Gin : “Come back a^Egain !”

But his ^Dmwords were ^Glost in the win^Cd, his ^Fcastle was ^Cbuilt upon s^Gand. ^AmAll he has is a^Em memory, and^Dm all he y^Gearns is her ^Chand. A^Fh ah^G, ah^E ah^Am, l^Fa la la, la^C la la, la.^G

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^{G7 Am}All he has is this ^Emmemory, and ^Dmall he ye^Garns is her ^Chand.