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[Intro]
 E   C   D[x4]
[Verse 1]
ENobody knows
You Dknow nobody Acares what goes Eon in hereC  D  
EBehind this door
DNobody gets Ain until I'm Edouble sureC  D  
[Chorus]
ADon't creep up behind us
AYou know where to Bfind us we’re Ealways around
ACheck out if you need us
Abefore you Blead us asEtrayC  B  
[Verse 2]
EDon't care who we meet
We're Dorphans here on AEasy Street and we Efeel real neatC  D  
ECruising on speed
DWe got more than we'll Aever need and Eain't life sweet?C  D  
[Chorus]
AWe won't turn your pay down
ACity kids won’t Blay down we dEon’t come so cheap
ABit of this some more of that
ACity Kids we don’Bt give that for Eyou Coh BnoooooooooBoooo chowww
[Instrumental]
E D A E C D
E D A E C D
A A B E
A A B E C B B
[Verse 3]
Don’t Ego out tonight
DThe searing heAat and blinding light we Elike it fineC  D  
EPark the car and run
DThen stand back and Awatch the fun hEa ha haC  D  
[Chorus]
AWhy do we do it
ANo-one can live Bthrough it we Eknow that its wrong
AHear what I’m saying
AIts time that you were Bpraying cause
ECity Kids time
CWon't be Blong
CWon't be Blong
CNo it Dwon't be Elong

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City Kids

by Motörhead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E C D

[x4]

[Verse 1]

Nobody knows

D A E C D

You know nobody cares what goes on in here

Behind this door

D A E C D

Nobody gets in until I'm double sure

[Chorus]

Don't creep up behind us

A B E

You know where to find us we’re always around

Check out if you need us

A B E C B

before you lead us astray

[Verse 2]

Don't care who we meet

D A E C D

We're orphans here on Easy Street and we feel real neat

Cruising on speed

D A E C D

We got more than we'll ever need and ain't life sweet?

[Chorus]

We won't turn your pay down

A B E

City kids won’t lay down we don’t come so cheap

Bit of this some more of that

A B E C B B

City Kids we don’t give that for you oh nooooooooooooo chowww

[Instrumental]

E D A E C D

A A B E

A A B E C B B

[Verse 3]

Don’t go out tonight

D A E C D

The searing heat and blinding light we like it fine

Park the car and run

D A E C D

Then stand back and watch the fun ha ha ha

[Chorus]

Why do we do it

A B E

No-one can live through it we know that its wrong

Hear what I’m saying

A B

Its time that you were praying cause

City Kids time

C B

Won't be long

C B

Won't be long

C D E

No it won't be long

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