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Bminor

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4/4
65 bpm
[Intro]
| Bm7•  •  •  •  | F#m7•  •  •  •  | Amaj7•  •  •  •  | Gmaj7•  •  •  •  |
| Bm7•  •  •  •  | F#m7•  •  •  •  | Amaj7•  •  •  •  | Gmaj7•  •  •  •  |
  Oooooooooooh, hooooooooo,   Oooooooooooh, hooooooooo
[Verse 1]
    Bm7While the city sleeps I spF#m7end the early hours,       Amaj7looking east to cGmaj7atch the dawn against the sky
    Bm7Another day, another chF#m7ance at love and life,       Amaj7there will soon enough be Gmaj7darkness to defy
[Chorus 2]
I F#m7can  Em9feel... the Em6/9flame,    and it fA/Beels... the sB/Eame
It is hEm9ere...Bsus4/C#  Bsus4/C  
[Verse 2]
   Bm7How I miss the times we wF#m7andered through the night,      Amaj7we were younger then and Gmaj7craved the morning light
    Bm7Running free, burning pF#m7assionate and wild,       Amaj7firy youth that led to Gmaj7deeper glows inside
[Chorus 2]
I F#m7can  Em9feel... the flA13ame,    and it fA/Beels... the sB/Eame
I can  Em9feel... the flA13ame,    hear it Amaj7/Bcall my nB/Eame
[Bridge]
And Em9when the shadow tries to hunt me dBsus4/C#own,               Bsus4/C        Fmaj9I will take the bBbmaj7ite
I Ebmaj7won’t give up... the fAbmaj7ight,     Dbmaj9staring into the dE/F#ark...F#7#5#9...
[Solo]
| Bm7•  •  •  •  | F#m7•  •  •  •  | Amaj7•  •  •  •  | Gmaj7•  •  •  •  |
| Bm7•  •  •  •  | F#m7•  •  •  •  | Amaj7•  •  •  •  | Gmaj7•  •  •  •  |
[Chorus 3]
I F#m7can  Em9feel... the flA13ame,    and it fA/Beels... the sB/Eame
Ooh, I can fEm9eel... I can feel the flA13ame,    hear it cAmaj7/Ball,    calling my nB/Eame
[Bridge]
And Em9in the dead of winter we are trBsus4/C#iedBsus4/C  
[Outro]
    Bm7While the city sleeps I F#m7spend the early hours,       Amaj7looking east to catch thGmaj7e dawn against the sky
    Bm7Another day, another chF#m7ance at love and life,       Amaj7there will soon enough be Gmaj7darkness to defy

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While The City Sleeps

by Ole Børud

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

F#m7

Amaj7

Gmaj7

Em9

Em6/9

A/B

B/E

Bsus4/C#

Bsus4/C

A13

Amaj7/B

Fmaj9

Bbmaj7

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

Dbmaj9

E/F#

F#7#5#9

4/4

65 bpm

[Intro]

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

Oooooooooooh, hooooooooo, Oooooooooooh, hooooooooo

[Verse 1]

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

While the city sleeps I spend the early hours, looking east to catch the dawn against the sky

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

Another day, another chance at love and life, there will soon enough be darkness to defy

[Chorus 2]

F#m7 Em9 Em6/9 A/B B/E

I can feel... the flame, and it feels... the same

Em9 Bsus4/C# Bsus4/C

It is here...

[Verse 2]

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

How I miss the times we wandered through the night, we were younger then and craved the morning light

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

Running free, burning passionate and wild, firy youth that led to deeper glows inside

[Chorus 2]

F#m7 Em9 A13 A/B B/E

I can feel... the flame, and it feels... the same

Em9 A13 Amaj7/B B/E

I can feel... the flame, hear it call my name

[Bridge]

Em9 Bsus4/C# Bsus4/C Fmaj9 Bbmaj7

And when the shadow tries to hunt me down, I will take the bite

Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Dbmaj9 E/F# F#7#5#9

I won’t give up... the fight, staring into the dark......

[Solo]

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

| • • • • | • • • • | • • • • | • • • • |

[Chorus 3]

F#m7 Em9 A13 A/B B/E

I can feel... the flame, and it feels... the same

Em9 A13 Amaj7/B B/E

Ooh, I can feel... I can feel the flame, hear it call, calling my name

[Bridge]

Em9 Bsus4/C# Bsus4/C

And in the dead of winter we are tried

[Outro]

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

While the city sleeps I spend the early hours, looking east to catch the dawn against the sky

Bm7 F#m7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

Another day, another chance at love and life, there will soon enough be darkness to defy

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