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City In A Bottle

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[Intro]
E5 E5 E5 E5
E5 E5 E5 E5
[Verse 1]
Yeah well the E5cold, has a B7hard, time Amfindin’ meC  
UnlE5ike, some B7folks I knAmowC  
Yeah E5all the B7men down in Amunion squareC  
Are E5worried abB7out the Amsnow
‘cause when your Ampockets Am7/Bfill, with Cdollar bills
Your Amheart, forAm7/Bgets to Ceat
Yeah it’s a E5wicked thing     E5/A        E5/Bb  B7mmm
It owns the E5street
[Chorus]
Oh yes oh E5fix your boots or take me home says
Quick Monique the Freak. AmOoh, Cooh, AmoohC  
Oh yeah I E5need an easy dollar are yah
trick, or are yah treat? Ammmm, Cmmm, AmmmmC  
Oh if E5she was six teeth younger lord and I had half a mind,
you know I’d carry her away from that B7wicked, thing outsideE5  
[Verse 2]
Oh, well I E5saw a B7carried bAmundleC  
That had E5fingers, B7eyes, and Amtoes
As a E5father B7of deceAmption C  
I had E5never, B7raised a Amsoul
Yeah it’s a, Ampurchase Am7/Bcaptured, Csecondhand
and Amcherished moAm7/Bre than Cgold
Yeah it’s a E5shelter from that wicked thing
that wandered inE5  
[Chorus]
Oh yes oh E5fix your boots or take me home says
Quick Monique the Freak. AmOoh, Cooh, AmoohC  
Oh yeah I E5need an easy dollar are yah
trick, or are yah treat? Ammmm, Cmmm, AmmmmC  
Oh if E5she was six teeth younger lord and I had half a mind,
you know I’d carry her away from that B7wicked, thing outside
[Bridge]
Oh well oh Amwater Am7/Ball, the Cdirty streets
Oh as Amall but tuAm7/Brns to Cice
Oh to E5pay for all the wicked things
that B7wander in the E5night

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City In A Bottle

by Shakey Graves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7/B

E5/A

E5/Bb

[Intro]

E5 E5 E5 E5

[Verse 1]

E5 B7 Am C

Yeah well the cold, has a hard, time findin’ me

E5 B7 Am C

Unlike, some folks I know

E5 B7 Am C

Yeah all the men down in union square

E5 B7 Am

Are worried about the snow

Am Am7/B C

‘cause when your pockets fill, with dollar bills

Am Am7/B C

Your heart, forgets to eat

E5 E5/A E5/Bb B7

Yeah it’s a wicked thing mmm

It owns the street

[Chorus]

Oh yes oh fix your boots or take me home says

Am C Am C

Quick Monique the Freak. Ooh, ooh, ooh

Oh yeah I need an easy dollar are yah

Am C Am C

trick, or are yah treat? mmm, mmm, mmm

Oh if she was six teeth younger lord and I had half a mind,

B7 E5

you know I’d carry her away from that wicked, thing outside

[Verse 2]

E5 B7 Am C

Oh, well I saw a carried bundle

E5 B7 Am

That had fingers, eyes, and toes

E5 B7 Am C

As a father of deception

E5 B7 Am

I had never, raised a soul

Am Am7/B C

Yeah it’s a, purchase captured, secondhand

Am Am7/B C

and cherished more than gold

Yeah it’s a shelter from that wicked thing

that wandered in

[Chorus]

Oh yes oh fix your boots or take me home says

Am C Am C

Quick Monique the Freak. Ooh, ooh, ooh

Oh yeah I need an easy dollar are yah

Am C Am C

trick, or are yah treat? mmm, mmm, mmm

Oh if she was six teeth younger lord and I had half a mind,

you know I’d carry her away from that wicked, thing outside

[Bridge]

Am Am7/B C

Oh well oh water all, the dirty streets

Am Am7/B C

Oh as all but turns to ice

Oh to pay for all the wicked things

B7 E5

that wander in the night

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