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We Built This City by Starship - Acoustic cover by the Moon Loungers
Video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BIs7oxnjOs
[CHORDS]
          	DX-X-0-2-3-2
G     		3-2-0-0-3-3
		D/F#2-X-0-2-3-2
Em7		0-2-2-0-3-0
		Cadd9X-3-2-0-3-0
 		A7X-0-2-0-2-0
		D/C#X-4-0-2-3-2
 		BmX-2-0-2-3-0
[INTRO]
D   G   D/F#   Em7   D   G   A7   D
[VERSE 1]
DSay you don't know me or rGecognise my face
Cadd9Say you don't care who gA7oes to tDhat kind of place
DKnee deep in the hoopla, sGinking in your fight
Cadd9Too many ruA7naways eDating up the nightD/C#  
[BRIDGE]
MarBmconi plays the mGamba, lD/F#isten to the radA7io
Don't you reDmemGber? We bDuilt this cGityD/F#  Em7  
We bDuilt this cGity on rDock  D/C#and   rBmoll
[CHORUS]
We bGuilt this city, we D/F#built this city on rock and roll
BGuilt this city we bD/F#uilt this city on rock and rGoll
[LINK]
D   G   D/F#   Em7   D   G   A7   D
[VERSE 2]
DSomeone's always playing cGorporation games
Cadd9Who cares, they're always chA7anging cDorporation names
DWe just want to dance here, sGomeone stole the stage
They Cadd9call us irrespA7onsible, wDrite us off the pageD/C#  
[BRIDGE]
MarBmconi plays the mGamba, lD/F#isten to the radA7io
Don't you reDmemGber? We bDuilt this cGityD/F#  Em7  
We bDuilt this cGity on rDock  D/C#and   rBmoll
[CHORUS]
We bGuilt this city, we D/F#built this city on rock and roll
BGuilt this city we bD/F#uilt this city on rock and rGoll
[VERSE 3]
It's just aD/F#nother SGunday       A7  Din a D/F#tired old sGtreetA7  D  
Police have D/F#got the cGhoke hold      A7      D        D/F#tGhen we just loA7st the beDat
DWho counts the money uGnderneath the bar?
Cadd9Who rides the wrecking bA7all iDnto our guitars?
Don't tDell us you need us 'cause Gwe're the ship of fools
Cadd9Looking for AmA7erica, Dcoming through your schools
[BRIDGE]
Bm   G    D/F#   A7
Don't you reDmemGber? We bDuilt this cGityD/F#  Em7  
We bDuilt this cGity on rDock  D/C#and   rBmoll
[CHORUS]
We bGuilt this city, we D/F#built this city on rock and roll
BGuilt this city we bD/F#uilt this city on rock and roll
BGuilt this city, we D/F#built this city on rock and roll
BGuilt this city we bD/F#uilt this city on rock and rGoll

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We Built This City

by The Moon Loungers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

We Built This City by Starship - Acoustic cover by the Moon Loungers

Video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BIs7oxnjOs

[CHORDS]

X-X-0-2-3-2

G 3-2-0-0-3-3

D/F#

2-X-0-2-3-2

Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0

Cadd9

X-3-2-0-3-0

X-0-2-0-2-0

D/C#

X-4-0-2-3-2

X-2-0-2-3-0

[INTRO]

D G D/F# Em7 D G A7 D

[VERSE 1]

D G

Say you don't know me or recognise my face

Cadd9 A7 D

Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place

D G

Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight

Cadd9 A7 D D/C#

Too many runaways eating up the night

[BRIDGE]

Bm G D/F# A7

Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio

D G D G D/F# Em7

Don't you remember? We built this city

D G D D/C# Bm

We built this city on rock and roll

[CHORUS]

G D/F#

We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll

G D/F# G

Built this city we built this city on rock and roll

[LINK]

D G D/F# Em7 D G A7 D

[VERSE 2]

D G

Someone's always playing corporation games

Cadd9 A7 D

Who cares, they're always changing corporation names

D G

We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage

Cadd9 A7 D D/C#

They call us irresponsible, write us off the page

[BRIDGE]

Bm G D/F# A7

Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio

D G D G D/F# Em7

Don't you remember? We built this city

D G D D/C# Bm

We built this city on rock and roll

[CHORUS]

G D/F#

We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll

G D/F# G

Built this city we built this city on rock and roll

[VERSE 3]

D/F# G A7 D D/F# G A7 D

It's just another Sunday in a tired old street

D/F# G A7 D D/F# G A7 D

Police have got the choke hold then we just lost the beat

D G

Who counts the money underneath the bar?

Cadd9 A7 D

Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars?

D G

Don't tell us you need us 'cause we're the ship of fools

Cadd9 A7 D

Looking for America, coming through your schools

[BRIDGE]

Bm G D/F# A7

D G D G D/F# Em7

Don't you remember? We built this city

D G D D/C# Bm

We built this city on rock and roll

[CHORUS]

G D/F#

We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll

G D/F#

Built this city we built this city on rock and roll

G D/F#

Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll

G D/F# G

Built this city we built this city on rock and roll

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