How to Play Castle On The Hill on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill can be played in the key of D using the D, G, Bm, A chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Castle On The Hill with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.

Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill Chords

Chord reference D, G, Bm, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[D]When I was six years [G]old I broke my leg. [Bm] [A] [D]And I was running [G]from my brother and [Bm]his friends. [A] [D]And tasted the [G]sweet perfume of the [Bm]mountain grass as I [A]rolled down. [D]I was younger [G]then, [Bm]take me back to [A]when I.

[G]Found my [A]heart and broke it [D]here. Made friends and [G]lost them through the years. [G]And I’ve not [A]seen the roaring [D]fields in so long, I [G]know I’ve grown. [G]But I can’t [A]wait to go home.

[D]I’m on my [G]way, [Bm]driving at [A]ninety. Down [D]those country [G]lanes [Bm]singing to [A]Tiny Dancer. And [D]I miss the [G]way you make [Bm]me feel [A]and it’s real. When [D]we watched the [G]sunset [Bm]over the [A]castle on the [D]hill.

[D]Fifteen years [G]old and smoking [Bm]hand-rolled cigaret[A]tes. [D]Running from the law [G]through the backfields and [Bm]getting drunk with my [A]friends. [D]Had my first [G]kiss on a Friday [Bm]night, I don’t [A]reckon I did it. [D]Right, I was younger [G]then, [Bm]take me back to [A]when we found.

[G]Weekend [A]jobs and when we got [D]paid. We’d buy cheap [G]spirits and drink them straight. Me and my [A]friends have not thrown [D]up in so long, [G]oh how we’ve grown. [G]But I can’t [A]wait to go home.

[Bm] [G] [D] [A] [Bm]One friend [G]left to sell clothes, [D]one works [A]down by the coast [Bm]One had two [G]kids but lives alone, [D]one’s [A]brother overdosed [Bm]One’s al[G]ready on his second wife, [D]one’s just [A]barely getting by but [Bm]These people [G]raised me and I I I, [D]can’t [A]wait to go home

And [D]I’m on my [G]way, [Bm]I still re[Bm]member These [D]old country [G]lanes when [Bm]we did not [A]know the answers And [D]I miss the [G]way you make [Bm]me feel [A]and it’s real [D]We watched the [G]sunset [Bm]over the [A]castle on the hill [D] [G] [Bm]Over the [A]castle on the hill… [D] [G] [Bm]Over the [A]castle on the hill…

[D] [G] [Bm] [A]

Artist Ed Sheeran

Album Divide

Genres Pop

Year 2017

Key D

Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill can be played in the key of D using the D, G, Bm, A chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Castle On The Hill with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.