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City With No Children

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Capo 2
B/A:  x04442
B/C#: x4444x
Intro:   E   A   E   A   A   E   Ax4
The Esummer that I Abroke my Earm
I Bwaited B/Afor your B/C#letterF#m  
I Ehave no feeling Afor you Enow
Now Bthat I B/Aknow you B/C#betterF#m  
  E   A   E   A   A   E   Ax2
I Ewish that I could have Aloved you Ethen
BeBfore our B/Aage was B/C#throughF#m  
And Ebefore a world war Adoes with Eus
WhatBever B/Ait will B/C#doF#m  
  E   A   E   A   A   E   Ax2
EDreamed I drove home to AHoustonE  
On a Bhighway that was B/AundergroundB/C#  F#m  
There Ewas no light that Awe could Esee
As we Blistened B/Ato  the B/C#sound of the F#mengine Efailing
  E   A   E   A   A   E   Ax2
Chorus:
I Efeel like I've been Aliving Ein
A city with no Achildren in Eit
A garden left for Aruin Eby
A BmillioB/Anaire inB/C#side of a F#mprivate Eprison
  E   A   E   A   A   E   Ax2
You Enever trust a Amillionaire E  
Quoting the Bsermon on the B/AmountB/C#  F#m  
I Eused to think I was Anot like Ethem
But I'm Bbeginning to B/Ahave my B/C#doubts, my F#mdoubts about Eit
E  A E A A E A
EWhen you're hiding AundergroundE  
The Brain can't B/Aget you B/C#wetF#m  
But Edo you think your ArighteousEness 
Could pay the Binterest B/Aon your B/C#debt, I have my F#mdoubts aEbout it
E  A E A A E A
Chorus
I Efeel like I've been Aliving Ein
A city with no Achildren in Eit
A garden left for Aruin Eby
And Bby as B/AI hide iB/C#nside of my F#mprivate Eprison
  E   A   E   A   A   E   Ax3
E

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City With No Children

by Arcade Fire

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

B/A

B/C#

F#m

Capo 2

B/A

: x04442

B/C#

: x4444x

E A E A A E A

Intro: x4

E A E

The summer that I broke my arm

B B/A B/C# F#m

I waited for your letter

E A E

I have no feeling for you now

B B/A B/C# F#m

Now that I know you better

E A E A A E A

E A E

I wish that I could have loved you then

B B/A B/C# F#m

Before our age was through

E A E

And before a world war does with us

B B/A B/C# F#m

Whatever it will do

E A E A A E A

E A E

Dreamed I drove home to Houston

B B/A B/C# F#m

On a highway that was underground

E A E

There was no light that we could see

B B/A B/C# F#m E

As we listened to the sound of the engine failing

E A E A A E A

Chorus:

E A E

I feel like I've been living in

A E

A city with no children in it

A E

A garden left for ruin by

B B/A B/C# F#m E

A millionaire inside of a private prison

E A E A A E A

E A E

You never trust a millionaire

B B/A B/C# F#m

Quoting the sermon on the mount

E A E

I used to think I was not like them

B B/A B/C# F#m E

But I'm beginning to have my doubts, my doubts about it

E A E A A E A

E A E

When you're hiding underground

B B/A B/C# F#m

The rain can't get you wet

E A E

But do you think your righteousness

B B/A B/C# F#m E

Could pay the interest on your debt, I have my doubts about it

E A E A A E A

Chorus

E A E

I feel like I've been living in

A E

A city with no children in it

A E

A garden left for ruin by

B B/A B/C# F#m E

And by as I hide inside of my private prison

E A E A A E A

About City With No Children Chords by Arcade Fire

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