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When I was six years (F)old I broke my leg, rolled cig ar ettes,
I was run ning (F)from my broth er and his (Am)ting friends,
(G7sus)with my (C)friends.
and tast ed the (F)sweet per fume of the (Am)moun I tain grass I (Gsus)rolled that I down.
did it right, but I was young er (F)then.
Take me back to (Gsus)when we I
found my (Gsus)heart and broke it (C)here, made friends and (F)lost them through drink the (Am)years.
And I’ve not (Gsus)seen the roar ing (C)fields in so long.
(F)I know I’ve grown,
but I can’t (Gsus)wait to go home.
(C)I’m on my (F)way,
(Am)driv ing at (G)nine ty down (C)those coun try (F)lanes,
(Am)sing ing to (G)“Ti ny Danc er,” and (C)I miss the (F)way you make
me feel, and it’s real, when (C)we watched the (F)sun set
(Am)o ver the (G)cas tle on the hill.
When I Fif teen years (F)old and smok ing hand rolled cig ar ettes,
run ning from the (F)law through back fields and get (Am)ting drunk
(G7sus)with my (C)friends.
Had my first the (F)kiss on Fri day the (Am)night; I don’t reck on (Gsus)rolled that I down.
did it right, but I was young er (F)then.
Take me back to (Gsus)when we found
week end (Gsus)jobs.
When we got (C)paid we’d buy cheap (F)spir its and drink them (Am)straight.
Me and my (Gsus)friends have not thrown (C)up in so long: (F)oh, how we’ve grown,
but I can’t (Gsus)wait to go home.
(C)I’m on my (F)way,
(Am)driv ing at (G)nine ty down (C)those coun try (F)lanes,
(Am)sing ing to (G)“Ti ny Danc er,” and (C)I miss the (F)way you make
me feel, and it’s real, when (C)we watched the (F)sun set
(Am)o ver the (G)cas tle on the hill.
Hee hoo,
(Am)o ver the (G)cas tle on the hill,
hee hoo,
(Am)o ver the (G)cas tle on the hill.
One friend (F)left to sell clothes,
and one works (G)down by the coast; one had two (F)kids but lives a lone;
one’s (G)broth er o ver dosed;
one’s al (F)read y on his sec ond wife;
one’s just (G)bare ly get ting by.
But these peo ple (F)raised me and I
can’t wait to go home.
And (C)I’m on my (F)way,
(Am7)I still re (G)mem ber these (C)old coun try (F)lanes
when (Am7)we did not (G)know the an swers.
And (C)I miss the (F)way you make
me feel, and it’s real, when (C)we watched the (F)sun set
(Am)o ver the (G)cas tle on the hill.
Hee hoo,
(Am)o ver the (G)cas tle on the hill,
hee hoo,
(Am)o ver the (G)cas tle on the hill.
This page shows “Castle On The Hill” by Ed Sheeran 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 C at 120 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.