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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
D A Bm G
[Chorus]
DBig City Life, me try if I get by,A  
Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me Bmtry.
Big City Life, here my heart have no Gbase,
And right now Babylon de pon me Dcase.
Big City Life, me try if I get by,A  
Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me Bmtry.
Big City Life, my heart have no Gbase,
And right now Babylon de pon me Dcase.
[Verse]
DPeople in a shoAw
BmAll lined in a roGw.
DWe just push oAn by,
It's funnBmy
How hard wGe try.
DTake a moment Ato relax,
BmBefore you do aGnything rash.
[Pre-Chorus]
DDon't you wanna kAnow me?
BmBe a friend of mine.
GI'll share some wisdom with you.
DDon't you ever gAet lonely,
From time to tiBmme?
GDon't let the system get you down!
[Chorus]
DBig City Life, me try if I get by,A  
Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me Bmtry.
Big City Life, here my heart have no Gbase,
And right now Babylon de pon me Dcase.
Big City Life, me try if I get by,A  
Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me Bmtry.
Big City Life, my heart have no Gbase,
And right now Babylon de pon me Dcase.
[Verse]
DSoon our work is dAone,
BmAll of us one by onGe.
DStill we live oAur lives,
BmAs if all this stuff Gsurvives.
[Pre-Chorus]
DDon't you wanna kAnow me?
BmBe a friend of mine.
GI'll share some wisdom with you.
DDon't you ever gAet lonely,
From time to tiBmme?
GDon't let the system get you down!
[Bridge]
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--0---------0-------------------------------|
A|----0--2-------0--2------2---0---2----------|
E|----------3----------3--------------3-------|
DThe linguist across the seas and the oceans,
A Apermanent itinerant is what I've chosen.
I Bmfind myself in the Big City prison, aGrisen from the vision of mankind.
Designed, to Dkeep me discreetly neatly in the corner,
you'll Afind me with the flora and the fauna and the hardship.
BmBack a yard is where my heart is still I find it hGard to depart this Big City Life.
[Chorus]
DBig City Life, me try if I get by,A  
Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me Bmtry.
Big City Life, here my heart have no Gbase,
And right now Babylon de pon me Dcase.
Big City Life, me try if I get by,A  
Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me Bmtry.
Big City Life, my heart have no Gbase,
And right now Babylon de pon me Dcase.
DBig City Life, me try if I get by,A  
Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me Bmtry.
Big City Life, here my heart have no Gbase,
And right now Babylon de pon me Dcase.
Big City Life, me try if I get by,A  
Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me Bmtry.
Big City Life, my heart have no Gbase,
And right now Babylon de pon me Dcase.
[Outro]
D A Bm G D

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Big City Life

by Mattafix

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D A Bm G

[Chorus]

D A

Big City Life, me try if I get by,

Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me try.

Big City Life, here my heart have no base,

And right now Babylon de pon me case.

Big City Life, me try if I get by,

Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me try.

Big City Life, my heart have no base,

And right now Babylon de pon me case.

[Verse]

D A

People in a show

Bm G

All lined in a row.

D A

We just push on by,

It's funny

How hard we try.

D A

Take a moment to relax,

Bm G

Before you do anything rash.

[Pre-Chorus]

D A

Don't you wanna know me?

Be a friend of mine.

I'll share some wisdom with you.

D A

Don't you ever get lonely,

From time to time?

Don't let the system get you down!

[Chorus]

D A

Big City Life, me try if I get by,

Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me try.

Big City Life, here my heart have no base,

And right now Babylon de pon me case.

Big City Life, me try if I get by,

Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me try.

Big City Life, my heart have no base,

And right now Babylon de pon me case.

[Verse]

D A

Soon our work is done,

Bm G

All of us one by one.

D A

Still we live our lives,

Bm G

As if all this stuff survives.

[Pre-Chorus]

D A

Don't you wanna know me?

Be a friend of mine.

I'll share some wisdom with you.

D A

Don't you ever get lonely,

From time to time?

Don't let the system get you down!

[Bridge]

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|--0---------0-------------------------------|

A|----0--2-------0--2------2---0---2----------|

E|----------3----------3--------------3-------|

The linguist across the seas and the oceans,

A permanent itinerant is what I've chosen.

Bm G

I find myself in the Big City prison, arisen from the vision of mankind.

Designed, to keep me discreetly neatly in the corner,

you'll find me with the flora and the fauna and the hardship.

Bm G

Back a yard is where my heart is still I find it hard to depart this Big City Life.

[Chorus]

D A

Big City Life, me try if I get by,

Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me try.

Big City Life, here my heart have no base,

And right now Babylon de pon me case.

Big City Life, me try if I get by,

Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me try.

Big City Life, my heart have no base,

And right now Babylon de pon me case.

D A

Big City Life, me try if I get by,

Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me try.

Big City Life, here my heart have no base,

And right now Babylon de pon me case.

Big City Life, me try if I get by,

Pressure nah ease up no matter how hard me try.

Big City Life, my heart have no base,

And right now Babylon de pon me case.

[Outro]

D A Bm G D

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