All along the watchtower (midi) (sample)

   Am                          G                          F                - G   

1.      There must be some kind of way out of here,

Am             G                 F        -  G   

    said the joker to the thief

Am                                   G         - F–G  Am          G            F   - G

      There's too much confusion,                 I can't get no relief.

Am                 G             F                 - G  Am                 G                - F-G

    Business men, they drink my wine,            plowmen dig my earth.

Am                            G       F                 - G  Am                 G          F   - G

    None of them will ever  own my mind,    know what any of it is worth

    Am  G  F  G      Am  G  F  G      Am  G  F  G     Am   G  F  G   

      Am            G             F   - G Am                     G                 - F - G   

2.   No reason to get excited,           the thief, he kindly spoke.

Am                  G                  F       -  G Am                    G                F   - G    

    There are many here among us,         who feel that life is but a joke.

Am                  G            F                       - G Am               G           F   - G   

    But you and I we've been through that,       and this is not our place.

Am                G               F            -  G  Am                    G        F   - G

    So let us stop talking falsely now,            the hour's getting late.

    Am  G  F  G      Am  G  F  G     Am  G  F  G     Am   G  F  G   

       Am  G             F           -  G    Am        G           F    - G   

3.    All along the watchtower,      princes kept the view.

Am                     G          F                    - G  Am                 G           F    - G   

    While all the women came and went,             barefoot servants too.

     Am       G                F         -  G  Am           G          F    - G   

    Outside in the cold distance ,           a wild cat did growl.

Am                   G                        - F -G             Am        G              - F - G   

    Two riders were approaching,         and the wind began to howl.

    Am  G                     F       -  G

    All along the watchtower...... (rep. and fade)

(capo 3rd)               

    (Jimi Hendrix)