Biography:
XTC were a rock band from Swindon, England led by Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals). Active between the late 1970s and the mid 2000s, XTC's music ranged from jerky new wave/punk riffs to lushly-arranged progressive pop. They also drew heavily from vintage pop rock and psychedelia from the 1960s, genres which they began to explore more deeply after creating The Dukes of Stratosphear side-project. While XTC failed to maintain significant commercial success after the 1980s
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- All You Pretty Girls
- Another Satellite
- Ball And Chain
- Ballet For A Rainy Day
- Books Are Burning
- Chalkhills And Children
- Church Of Women
- Crocodile
- Dear God
- Dear Madam Barnum
- Earn Enough For Us
- Easter Theatre
- Generals And Majors
- Grass
- Great Fire
- Harvest Festival
- Holly Up On Poppy
- Humble Daisy
- Id Like That
- King For A Day
- Life Begins At The Hop
- Making Plans For Nigel
- My Train Is Coming
- No Language In Our Lungs
- No Thugs In Our House
- Playground
- Red Brick Dream
- Respectable Street
- Say It
- Senses Working Overtime
- Standing In For Joe
- Statue Of Liberty
- Summers Cauldron
- Ten Feet Tall
- Thanks For Christmas
- Thats Really Super Supergirl
- The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead
- The Dissapointed
- The Last Balloon
- The Loving
- The Mayor Of Simpleton
- The Meeting Place
- The Wheel And The Maypole
- Then She Appeared
- Towers Of London
- Toys
- Where Did The Ordinary People Go
- Wounded Horse
- Wrapped In Grey
- Your Dictionary
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Towers Of London - Andy Partridge
Chords:
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F Fsus2 G Bb C Bbmaj9 Bbmaj7 G7 C/D Am/C F/A D Dmaj7 D6
e 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 X 0 1 2 2 2
B 1 1 3 3 5 1 3 0 5 1 1 3 2 3
G 2 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 2 4
D 3 3 0 3 5 3 3 0 5 2 3 0 0 4
A 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 5 3 3 X X X
E 1 1 3 X X X X 3 X X X X X X
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F#m Bm D7 D7sus4 Gsus2 A Am/G
e 2 2 2 3 3 0 0
B 2 3 1 1 3 2 1
G 2 4 2 2 0 2 2
D 4 4 0 0 0 2 2
A 4 2 X X 0 0 0
E 2 X X X 3 X 3
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[Intro]
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------1----------------------|-1-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------3---0---0-------------|
D|-2---3-------3---2-----------0--|-----0-------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------3------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[Chorus]
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F G
Did you watch over the men who fell
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F Bb F Fsus2 F
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Verse 1]
C F
Pavements of gold leading to the underground
C F
Grenadier Guardsmen walking pretty ladies around
C F Bmaj7
Fog is the sweat of the never never navvies who pound, pound, pound, pound, pound
G G7 C C/D Am F/A G
Spikes in the rails to their very own heaven
[Chorus]
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F G
Did you watch over the men who fell
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F Bb F Fsus2 F
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Verse 2]
C F
Bridges of muscles spanning so long and high
C F
Merchants from Stepney walking pretty ladies by
C F Bbmaj7
Rain is the tears of the never never navvies who cry
G G7
For the bridge that doesn't go
C C/D Am/C F/A G
In the direction of Dublin
[Chorus]
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F G
Did you watch over the men who fell
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F Bb F Fsus2 F D Dmaj7 D6 D
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Middle]
F#m D
And I've seen it in a painting
F#m D
And I've seen it in engraving
F#m D
And I've seen it in their faces
Bm D7 D7sus4
Clear 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 D
And I've seen it in a painting
F#m D
And I've seen it in engraving
F#m D
And I've seen it in their faces
Bm D7 D7sus4
Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving
[Chorus]
G Gsus2
Towers of London
G Gsus2
When they had built you
G Gsus2 G A
Did you watch over the men who fell
G Gsus2
Towers of London
G Gsus2
When they had built you
G Gsus2 G B G Gsus2 G
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Outro]
G Am
Towers of London
G Am
Towers of London
G Am
Towers of London
G Am
Towers of London
G Am
La la Londinium
G Am
La la Londinium
G Am
La la Londinium
G Am
La la Londinium
Chords:
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F Fsus2 G Bb C Bbmaj9 Bbmaj7 G7 C/D Am/C F/A D Dmaj7 D6
e 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 X 0 1 2 2 2
B 1 1 3 3 5 1 3 0 5 1 1 3 2 3
G 2 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 5 2 2 2 2 4
D 3 3 0 3 5 3 3 0 5 2 3 0 0 4
A 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 5 3 3 X X X
E 1 1 3 X X X X 3 X X X X X X
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F#m Bm D7 D7sus4 Gsus2 A Am/G
e 2 2 2 3 3 0 0
B 2 3 1 1 3 2 1
G 2 4 2 2 0 2 2
D 4 4 0 0 0 2 2
A 4 2 X X 0 0 0
E 2 X X X 3 X 3
**********************************************************************************
[Intro]
/ / / / / / / /
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------1----------------------|-1-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------3---0---0-------------|
D|-2---3-------3---2-----------0--|-----0-------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------3------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[Chorus]
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F G
Did you watch over the men who fell
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F Bb F Fsus2 F
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Verse 1]
C F
Pavements of gold leading to the underground
C F
Grenadier Guardsmen walking pretty ladies around
C F Bmaj7
Fog is the sweat of the never never navvies who pound, pound, pound, pound, pound
G G7 C C/D Am F/A G
Spikes in the rails to their very own heaven
[Chorus]
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F G
Did you watch over the men who fell
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F Bb F Fsus2 F
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Verse 2]
C F
Bridges of muscles spanning so long and high
C F
Merchants from Stepney walking pretty ladies by
C F Bbmaj7
Rain is the tears of the never never navvies who cry
G G7
For the bridge that doesn't go
C C/D Am/C F/A G
In the direction of Dublin
[Chorus]
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F G
Did you watch over the men who fell
F Fsus2
Towers of London
F Fsus2
When they had built you
F Fsus2 F Bb F Fsus2 F D Dmaj7 D6 D
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Middle]
F#m D
And I've seen it in a painting
F#m D
And I've seen it in engraving
F#m D
And I've seen it in their faces
Bm D7 D7sus4
Clear 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 D
And I've seen it in a painting
F#m D
And I've seen it in engraving
F#m D
And I've seen it in their faces
Bm D7 D7sus4
Clear as children's chalk lines on the paving
[Chorus]
G Gsus2
Towers of London
G Gsus2
When they had built you
G Gsus2 G A
Did you watch over the men who fell
G Gsus2
Towers of London
G Gsus2
When they had built you
G Gsus2 G B G Gsus2 G
Victoria's gem found in somebody's hell
[Outro]
G Am
Towers of London
G Am
Towers of London
G Am
Towers of London
G Am
Towers of London
G Am
La la Londinium
G Am
La la Londinium
G Am
La la Londinium
G Am
La la Londinium
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Xuitcasecity
Xulfi
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