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City Boy

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Acoustic simplistic edition of this nailed-to-the-mind-song :)
Capo on 4th (to play with record)
Strum, pick, slap or however you like
Intro: G, Em, Bm, A  
Verse:
GI don’t wanna Embe that city Bmboy,
Running Atimeless streets Gagain
I don’t wanna Embe that city Bmboy,
Stumbling Adown the streets, my Gfriend
Chorus:
Underneath my Emskin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath these Aclouds there’s an ego
GUnderneath my Emsin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath this, Aunderneath this...
GUnderneath my Emskin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath these Aclouds there’s an ego
GUnderneath my Emsin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath these Aclouds there’s an ego
Verse 2:
GI don’t wanna Embe that city Bmboy,
Stumbling Adown the streets aGgain
I don’t wanna Embe that city Bmboy,
Running Atimeless streets, my Gfriend
Chorus 2:
Underneath my Emskin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath these Aclouds there’s an ego
GUnderneath my Emsin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath this, Aunderneath this...
GUnderneath my Emskin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath these Aclouds there’s an ego
GUnderneath my Emsin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath these Aclouds there’s an ego
Interlude:
GYou're moving aEmround and Bmheavenly you move in Atown
GYou’re moving aEmround and Bmheavenly you move in AtownG  Em  
And Bmheavenly you move in Atown
Break: G, Em, Bm,   Ax2
Final Chorus(es):
GUnderneath my Emskin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath these Aclouds there’s an ego
GUnderneath my Emsin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath this, Aunderneath this...
GUnderneath my Emskin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath these Aclouds there’s an ego
GUnderneath my Emsin lives an eagle
BmUnderneath these Aclouds there’s an ego
GUnderneath my Emskin lives an eagle
(You’re moving around and) Bmheavenly you move in Atown
GUnderneath my Emskin lives an eagle
(You’re moving around and) Bmheavenly you move in Atown
      G    EmMoving aBmroundA  
      G    EmMoving aBmroundA  
GYou’re moving aEmround and Bmheavenly you move in Atown
GI don’t wanna Embe that city BmboyA  
GI don’t wanna Embe that city Bmboy A  
And that's all she wrote :)

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City Boy

by Donkeyboy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Acoustic simplistic edition of this nailed-to-the-mind-song :)

Capo on 4th (to play with record)

Strum, pick, slap or however you like

G Em Bm A

Intro: , , ,

Verse:

G Em Bm

I don’t wanna be that city boy,

A G

Running timeless streets again

Em Bm

I don’t wanna be that city boy,

A G

Stumbling down the streets, my friend

Chorus:

Underneath my skin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath these clouds there’s an ego

G Em

Underneath my sin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath this, underneath this...

G Em

Underneath my skin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath these clouds there’s an ego

G Em

Underneath my sin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath these clouds there’s an ego

Verse 2:

G Em Bm

I don’t wanna be that city boy,

A G

Stumbling down the streets again

Em Bm

I don’t wanna be that city boy,

A G

Running timeless streets, my friend

Chorus 2:

Underneath my skin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath these clouds there’s an ego

G Em

Underneath my sin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath this, underneath this...

G Em

Underneath my skin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath these clouds there’s an ego

G Em

Underneath my sin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath these clouds there’s an ego

Interlude:

G Em Bm A

You're moving around and heavenly you move in town

G Em Bm A G Em

You’re moving around and heavenly you move in town

Bm A

And heavenly you move in town

G Em Bm A

Break: , , , x2

Final Chorus(es):

G Em

Underneath my skin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath these clouds there’s an ego

G Em

Underneath my sin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath this, underneath this...

G Em

Underneath my skin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath these clouds there’s an ego

G Em

Underneath my sin lives an eagle

Bm A

Underneath these clouds there’s an ego

G Em

Underneath my skin lives an eagle

Bm A

(You’re moving around and) heavenly you move in town

G Em

Underneath my skin lives an eagle

Bm A

(You’re moving around and) heavenly you move in town

G Em Bm A

Moving around

G Em Bm A

Moving around

G Em Bm A

You’re moving around and heavenly you move in town

G Em Bm A

I don’t wanna be that city boy

G Em Bm A

I don’t wanna be that city boy

And that's all she wrote :)

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