G:                      355433
Gm:             355333
A:                      x02220
A*:             577655

Verse 1 ( Capo 2nd Fret )

                                D                                                                                                                                                                               D/A
The Kings been in his bedroom for weeks
                                D                                                                                                                                                       G
In exile from the world, he never speaks
                                Gm                                                                                                                                                                                                     D
The Queen is in the counting house, her fingers in the till
                                A                                                                                                                                                                       A*
Something is happening to the castle on the hill

Verse 2
                                D                                                                                                                                                                               D/A
The jesters telling jokes to everyone
                                D                                                                                                                                                       G
Sayin "now he's gone, well ain't it fun"
                                Gm                                                                                                                                                                                                     D
There's whispers in the courtroom, is he crazy is he ill?
                                A                                                                                                                                                                       A*
Nobody has an answer but they keep on asking still


Chorus
                                        G                                                                                                                                                               D
And a friend of mine, one of the few
                                        A                                                                               G                                                                                                               D
Has locked himself away like Howard Hughes
                                        G                                                                                                                                                                                                       D
They're trying to replace him but they know they never will
                                        A                                                                                                               G                                                                                                       A                               G                               D
And it ain't the same with out him, in the castle on the hill