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Intro:  D5   C5   B5  D5  
Verse 1:
D5Oh city lights have led you C5all this way
Where B5did they go tonD5ight?
D5The sun is in my eyC5es and I'm here to finB5d my new disguD5ise
Pre-Chorus:
D5See the magic shining F5in your eyes
And that you're lC5ooking for toD5night
Chorus:
You forD5got
You forC5got
You forB5got about the city lightsD5  
Verse 2:
D5No multi-talented doC5minions
Building B5mansions without dD5oors
D5The neon of the lizard dC5ancing on his techniB5color glD5ow
Pre-Chorus:
D5See the magic shining F5in your eyes
And that you're lC5ooking for toD5night
Chorus:
You forD5got
You forC5got
You forB5got about the city lightsD5  
You forD5got
You forC5got
You forB5got about the city lightsD5  
Solo:  F5   D#5   D5    F5   F5   G5   D5  C5  
Verse 3:
D5Her street sweeper is watC5ering flowers that you pB5hotographed last nD5ight
D5The butterfly has lC5anded on the psycheB5delic satellD5ite
Pre-Chorus:
D5See the magic shining F5in your eyes
And that you're lC5ooking for tonD5ight
Chorus:
You forD5got
You forC5got
You forB5got about the city lightsD5  
You forD5got
You forC5got
You forB5got about the city lightsD5  
Outro:
   D5    E5You forG5got about the city lightsD5  
   D5    E5You forG5got about the city lightsD5  

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City Lights

by Wolfmother

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#5

D5 C5 B5 D5

Intro:

Verse 1:

D5 C5

Oh city lights have led you all this way

B5 D5

Where did they go tonight?

D5 C5 B5 D5

The sun is in my eyes and I'm here to find my new disguise

Pre-Chorus:

D5 F5

See the magic shining in your eyes

C5 D5

And that you're looking for tonight

Chorus:

You forgot

B5 D5

You forgot about the city lights

Verse 2:

D5 C5

No multi-talented dominions

B5 D5

Building mansions without doors

D5 C5 B5 D5

The neon of the lizard dancing on his technicolor glow

Pre-Chorus:

D5 F5

See the magic shining in your eyes

C5 D5

And that you're looking for tonight

Chorus:

You forgot

B5 D5

You forgot about the city lights

You forgot

B5 D5

You forgot about the city lights

F5 D#5 D5 F5 F5 G5 D5 C5

Solo:

Verse 3:

D5 C5 B5 D5

Her street sweeper is watering flowers that you photographed last night

D5 C5 B5 D5

The butterfly has landed on the psychedelic satellite

Pre-Chorus:

D5 F5

See the magic shining in your eyes

C5 D5

And that you're looking for tonight

Chorus:

You forgot

B5 D5

You forgot about the city lights

You forgot

B5 D5

You forgot about the city lights

Outro:

D5 E5 G5 D5

You forgot about the city lights

D5 E5 G5 D5

You forgot about the city lights

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