There must be (B)some kind a way (A)out ta here,
said the jok (B)er to the thief.
There’s too much (B)con fu sion.
I can’t (B)get no re lief.
Busi ness men (B)they, ah, ah, (A)drink my wine.
Plow men (B)dig my earth.
None will (B)lev el on the vine.
No bod y (B)of it is worth.
Hey, hey.
No rea son (B)to get ex ci (A)ted,
the thief he (B)kind ly spoke.
There are man (B)y here a mong (A)us
who feel that life is but a joke.
But, uh, but you and (B)I, we’ve been through that, (B)but, uh, and this is (B)not our fate.
So let us (B)not talk false ly now.
The ho ur’s (B)get tin’ late.
(B)Hey, well, (C#m)all a (B)long the watch tow er
princ es (B)kept the view,
while all the (B)wom en came and (B)went.
Bare feet (B)ser vants, too.
Well, ah, oh, (C#m)out side (B)in the cold (A)dis tance, uh,
a wild cat did growl.
Two rid ers (B)were ap proach in’,
and the (C#m)wind be (B)gan to howl.
(B)Hey.
Ah.
All a (B)long the watch tow (C#m)er.
Have you (A)ev er?
(B)Don’t be a way out (C#m)here?
Ah.
All a (B)long the watch tow (C#m)er.
Have you (A)ev er?
(B)Don’t be a way out (C#m)here?
This page shows “All Along The Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 120 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.