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City Lights

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Tuning: Standard
NO CAPO
First Tab, but confident the lyrics and chords are correct.
Verse 1:
She was like a Gbrand new song on an Gold guitar
A Cadd9Supernova in a Cadd9mason jar
Every Gboy in town wanted to show Cadd9her around
As a Gdirt road, fence row, Gkudzu king
Cadd9Beating along this Cadd9American dream
GWrecked out the truck when Cadd9she showed up
She had a Dfire inside her Cadd9faraway Geyes
And I Dknew just where to Cadd9take her that Gnight
Chorus:
And we got Ghigh on top of that ridge
GWe could see for miles, past the corn and the cotton and the river bridge
GWhen the sun went Gdown, there she was
GShinning like a big old sky full of diamond dust
                                        D         Cadd9"2 extra strums"
I'm a cigarette burnin' slow on a summer night
She's Gcity lights
Verse 2:
She's like a Gbroken heart you can't Gwait to have
A Cadd9shooting star that Cadd9falls too fast
Try Gholding on, it's alCadd9ready gone
I Gsearched that radio Glow and high
Cadd9Tryin' to find a song to make a Cadd9memory by
And I Gdid alright, for a Cadd9small town guy
But Deven in my Cadd9arms I Gknew
I'd Dnever shine as bright as her Cadd9city lights Gdo
Chorus:
And we got Ghigh on top of that ridge
GWe could see for miles, past the corn and the cotton and the river bridge
GWhen the sun went Gdown, there she was
GShinning like a big old sky full of diamond dust
I'm a Dcigarette burnin' slow on a summer Cadd9night
She's Gcity lights
Solo  G   G   G  G  
Chorus:
And we got Ghigh on top of that ridge
GWe could see for miles, past the corn and the cotton and the river bridge
GWhen the sun went Gdown, there she was
GShinning like a big old sky full of diamond dust
I'm a Dcigarette burnin' slow on a summer Cadd9night
She's Gcity lights
She's Gcity lights
GShe's my city lights, Cadd9city lights
GShe's my city lights, Cadd9city lights
GShe's my city lights, Cadd9city lights
GShe's my city lights, Cadd9city lights
**YOU CAN ALSO PLAY THE CHORUS LIKE THIS:
Chorus:
And we got Ghigh on Cadd9top of that Gridge
GWe could see for miles, past the corn and the cotton and the Cadd9river Gbridge
GWhen the sun went Gdown, Cadd9there she Gwas
GShinning like a big old sky full of Cadd9diamond Gdust
I'm a Dcigarette burnin' slow on a summer Cadd9night
She's Gcity lights

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City Lights

by Tim McGraw

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Tuning: Standard

NO CAPO

First Tab, but confident the lyrics and chords are correct.

Verse 1:

G G

She was like a brand new song on an old guitar

Cadd9 Cadd9

A Supernova in a mason jar

G Cadd9

Every boy in town wanted to show her around

G G

As a dirt road, fence row, kudzu king

Cadd9 Cadd9

Beating along this American dream

G Cadd9

Wrecked out the truck when she showed up

D Cadd9 G

She had a fire inside her faraway eyes

D Cadd9 G

And I knew just where to take her that night

Chorus:

And we got high on top of that ridge

We could see for miles, past the corn and the cotton and the river bridge

G G

When the sun went down, there she was

Shinning like a big old sky full of diamond dust

D Cadd9

"2 extra strums"

I'm a cigarette burnin' slow on a summer night

She's city lights

Verse 2:

G G

She's like a broken heart you can't wait to have

Cadd9 Cadd9

A shooting star that falls too fast

G Cadd9

Try holding on, it's already gone

G G

I searched that radio low and high

Cadd9 Cadd9

Tryin' to find a song to make a memory by

G Cadd9

And I did alright, for a small town guy

D Cadd9 G

But even in my arms I knew

D Cadd9 G

I'd never shine as bright as her city lights do

Chorus:

And we got high on top of that ridge

We could see for miles, past the corn and the cotton and the river bridge

G G

When the sun went down, there she was

Shinning like a big old sky full of diamond dust

D Cadd9

I'm a cigarette burnin' slow on a summer night

She's city lights

G G G G

Solo

Chorus:

And we got high on top of that ridge

We could see for miles, past the corn and the cotton and the river bridge

G G

When the sun went down, there she was

Shinning like a big old sky full of diamond dust

D Cadd9

I'm a cigarette burnin' slow on a summer night

She's city lights

G Cadd9

She's my city lights, city lights

G Cadd9

She's my city lights, city lights

G Cadd9

She's my city lights, city lights

G Cadd9

She's my city lights, city lights

**YOU CAN ALSO PLAY THE CHORUS LIKE THIS:

Chorus:

G Cadd9 G

And we got high on top of that ridge

G Cadd9 G

We could see for miles, past the corn and the cotton and the river bridge

G G Cadd9 G

When the sun went down, there she was

G Cadd9 G

Shinning like a big old sky full of diamond dust

D Cadd9

I'm a cigarette burnin' slow on a summer night

She's city lights

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