{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1103565,"song":"City On The Hill","artist":"Casting Crowns","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11245321-city-on-the-hill-chords-by-casting-crowns/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1103565?type=chord","rating":4.35694,"votes":13,"content":"This song is played with a capo 3.\r\nIf you do not have a capo, up it 3 half steps.\r\nThe chords in the passage part repeat all over the song, between the other parts.\r\nSorry about the organization of the chords in the lyrics. The text editor didn't help. =D\r\nThe chords are (positions relative to the capo):\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]*         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Em7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n(e) ----- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 2 ----\r\n(B) ----- 3 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 ----\r\n(G) ----- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 ----\r\n(D) ----- 4 -------- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 ----\r\n(A) ----- 2 -------- 5--------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- X ----\r\n(E) ----- X -------- X -------- X -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- X ----[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab](e) -----------2-----------2----------0---------------------------------|\r\n(B) --------3------------3---------2---2-----------------3-------3------|\r\n(G) ---- 4-- ---------2----------2-------2-------------0-------0--------|\r\n(D) -------------------------------------------------2-------2----------|\r\n(A) --2 ----------5-----------0-----------------------------------------|\r\n(E) ----------------------------------------------0---------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nDid you hear of the city on the hill?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nSaid one old man to the other[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nIt once shined bright and it would be shining still[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nBut they all started turning on each other[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nYou see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nAnd the soldiers thought the poets were weak[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nAnd the elders saw the young ones as foolish[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nAnd the rich man never heard the poor man speak[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd one by one[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey ran away[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith their made up minds[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nTo leave it all behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the light began to fade[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn the city on the hill[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 3:\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nEach one thought that they knew better[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThat they were different by design[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]*\r\nInstead of standing strong together[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThey let their differences divide[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd one by one[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey ran away[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith their made up minds[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nTo leave it all behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the light began to fade[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn the city on the hill[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]*   [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n                And the world is searching still[/tab]\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]*   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it was the rhythm of the dancers[/tab]\r\nThat gave the poets life\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was the spirit of the poets[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat gave the soldiers strength to fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was the fire of the young ones[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIt was the wisdom of the old[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was the story of the poor man[/tab]\r\nThat needed to be told\r\n\r\nEnding:\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]*      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n                Come home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nAnd the Father's calling still[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]*      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n                Come home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nTo the city on the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]*      [ch]A[/ch]\r\n                Come home[/tab]","plain_text":"This song is played with a capo 3.\nIf you do not have a capo, up it 3 half steps.\nThe chords in the passage part repeat all over the song, between the other parts.\nSorry about the organization of the chords in the lyrics. The text editor didn't help. =D\nThe chords are (positions relative to the capo):\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3:\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm   D*   A\n\nBridge:\n\nThat gave the poets life\n\n\n\n\n\nThat needed to be told\n\nEnding:","chords":["D","Bm","C","Em7","G","B","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}