City On The Hill

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City on the Hill
Casting Crowns
God is good! =D
This song is played with a capo 3.
If you do not have a capo, up it 3 half steps.
This is pretty accurate (about 90%), but any corrections are welcome.
The chords in the passage part repeat all over the song, between the other parts.
Sorry about the organization of the chords in the lyrics. The text editor didn't help. =D
The chords are (positions relative to the capo):
Bm D C Em7 G D
*
(e) ----- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 2 ----
(B) ----- 3 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 ----
(G) ----- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 ----
(D) ----- 4 -------- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 ----
(A) ----- 2 -------- 5--------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- X ----
(E) ----- X -------- X -------- X -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- X ----
The introduction and the verses go like this:
(e) -----------2-----------2----------0---------------------------------|
(B) --------3------------3---------2---2-----------------3-------3------|
(G) ---- 4-- ---------2----------2-------2-------------0-------0--------|
(D) -------------------------------------------------2-------2----------|
(A) --2 ----------5-----------0-----------------------------------------|
(E) ----------------------------------------------0---------------------|
Verse 1:
Bm D
*
Did you hear of the city on the hill?
A Em7
Said one old man to the other
Bm D
*
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
A Em7
But they all started turning on each other
Verse 2:
Bm D
*
You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow
A Em7
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
Bm D
*
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
A Em7
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
Chorus:
G
And one by one
D
They ran away
A
With their made up minds
Em7
To leave it all behind
G D
And the light began to fade
A
In the city on the hill
The city on the hill
Verse 3:
Bm D
*
Each one thought that they knew better
A Em7
That they were different by design
Bm D
*
Instead of standing strong together
A Em7
They let their differences divide
Chorus:
G
And one by one
D
They ran away
A
With their made up minds
Em7
To leave it all behind
G D
And the light began to fade
A
In the city on the hill
The city on the hill
Passage:
Bm D A Em7
*
And the world is searching still
Bm D A
*
Bridge:
G
But it was the rhythm of the dancers
That gave the poets life
D
It was the spirit of the poets
A
That gave the soldiers strength to fight
G
It was the fire of the young ones
Bm
It was the wisdom of the old
A
It was the story of the poor man
That needed to be told
Ending:
Bm D A
*
Come home
Em7
And the Father's calling still
Bm D A
*
Come home
Em7
To the city on the hill
Bm D A
*
Come home

City On The Hill chords and lyrics

Free chords for City On The Hill by Casting Crowns. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

City on the Hill
Casting Crowns
God is good! =D
This song is played with a capo 3.
If you do not have a capo, up it 3 half steps.
This is pretty accurate (about 90%), but any corrections are welcome.
The chords in the passage part repeat all over the song, between the other parts.
Sorry about the organization of the chords in the lyrics. The text editor didn't help. =D
The chords are (positions relative to the capo):
The introduction and the verses go like this:
Verse 1:
Verse 2:
Chorus:
The city on the hill
Verse 3:
Chorus:
The city on the hill
Passage:
Bm   D*   A
Bridge:
That gave the poets life
That needed to be told
Ending:

City On The Hill Chords by Casting Crowns

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