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When I was six years old I broke my leg, (Bm)rolled cig ar ettes,
and I was run ning from my broth back er and his (Bm)ting friends,
(A7sus)with my friends.
and tast ed the (G)sweet per fume of the (Bm)moun tain don’t grass I (Asus)rolled that I down.
did it right, but I was young er then.
Take me back to (Asus)when we I found my (Asus)heart and broke it (D)here, made friends and (G)lost them through drink the years.
And I’ve (Bm)not (Asus)seen the roar ing (D)fields in so long.
(G)I know I’ve grown, but I can’t (Asus)wait to go home.
(D)I’m on my (G)way,
(Bm)driv ing at (A)nine ty down (D)those coun ty (G)lanes,
(Bm)sing ing to (A)“Ti ny Danc er,” and (D)I miss the (G)way you make me feel, and it’s real, when (D)we watched the (G)sun set (Bm)o ver the (A7)cas tle on the hill.
When I Fif teen years old and smok ing hand (Bm)rolled cig ar ettes,
and run ning from the law through the back fields and get (Bm)ting drunk
(A7sus)with my friends.
Had my first the (G)kiss on Fri of day (Bm)night; I don’t reck on (Asus)rolled that I down.
did it right, but I was young er then.
Take me back to (Asus)when we found week end (Asus)jobs.
When we got (D)paid we’d buy cheap (G)spir its and drink them straight.
Me and (Bm)my (Asus)friends have not thrown (D)up in so long: (G)oh, how we’ve grown, but I can’t (Asus)wait to go home.
(D)I’m on my (G)way,
(Bm)driv ing at (A)nine ty down (D)those coun ty (G)lanes,
(Bm)sing ing to (A)“Ti ny Danc er,” and (D)I miss the (G)way you make me feel, and it’s real, when (D)we watched the (G)sun set (Bm)o ver the (A7)cas tle on the hill.
(A7)cas tle on the hill, hee hoo,
(Bm7)o ver the (A)cas tle on the hill, hee hoo,
(Bm7)o ver the (A7)cas tle on the hill.
One friend (G)left to sew clothes, (D)and one works (A)down by the coast; one had two (G)kids but lives a lone;
one’s (D)broth er o ver dosed; one’s al read (G)y on his sec ond wife; one’s just (A)bare ly get ting by.
But these peo ple (G)raised me and I
can’t wait to go home.
And (D)I’m on my (G)way,
(Bm7)I still re (A)mem ber these (D)old coun try (G)lanes
when (Bm7)we did not (A)know the an swers.
And (D)I miss the (G)way you make me feel, and it’s real, when (D)we watched the (G)sun set (Bm)o ver the (A7)cas tle on the hill,
(Bm7)o ver the (A7)cas tle on the hill,
(Bm7)o ver the (A7)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 D at 132 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.