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City Lights - Emblem3
Capo 1st fret
[Verse]
HAsus2old tight the future's bright
PEens in your hand so don't stop writing nF#m7ow
Writing nDow
Asus2It's easy to feel lost when you
HEit downtown with all these strangers roF#m7und
Stangers arDound
[Pre-Chorus]
LAsus2ook at the sky, When you're alone
DEvery night, I'll leave my light on
So yEou can see your way F#m7homeDsus2  
[Chorus]
Caught up in those prAsus2etty city liEghts
Wishing on a stF#m7ar for your dirDection
Thinking of a nAsus2ew and different lEife
Babe I know this F#m7one ain't what yF#mou've been drDeaming
[Verse]
You kAsus2eep hearing promises
That dEon't play out I'm sorry if I let you dF#m7own
I let you dDown
Asus2I know what the heart can take
EAll I ask is you don't throw us awF#m7ay, throw us awDay
[Pre-Chorus]
LAsus2ook at the sky, When you're alone
DEvery night, I'll leave my light on
So yEou can see your way F#m7homeDsus2  
[Chorus]
Caught up in those prAsus2etty city liEghts
Wishing on a stF#m7ar for your dirDection
Thinking of a nAsus2ew and different lEife
Babe I know this F#m7one ain't what yF#mou've been drDeaming
[Bridge]
Oh celEebrities ain't rodeo
These dDirty streets ain't paved with gold
But dEarling I hope you fDind
Those city lAsus2ights (yeah yEeah yeah)
Those city lF#m7ights (yDeah)
SoAsus2rry babe but I just can't share you
WDant you so bad babe I need you
Screaming out plF#mease don't go, please don't go
PlDease come home, please come home
SoAsus2rry babe but I just can't share you
WDant you so bad babe I need you
Screaming out plF#mease don't go, please don't go
PlDease come home, please come home
[Chorus]
Caught up in those prAsus2etty city liEghts
Wishing on a stF#m7ar for your dirDection
Thinking of a nAsus2ew and different lEife
Babe I know this F#m7one ain't what yF#mou've been drDeaming
[Outro]
Oh celEebrities ain't rodeo
These dDirty streets ain't paved with gold
But dEarling I hope you fDind
Those city lAsus2ights (yeah yEeah yeah)
Those city lF#m7ights (yDeah)
Those city lAsus2ights E  
Hope you fF#m7ind'em 
Hope you fDind'em Asus2  

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City Lights

by Emblem3

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

F#m7

Dsus2

F#m

City Lights - Emblem3

Capo 1st fret

[Verse]

Asus2

Hold tight the future's bright

E F#m7

Pens in your hand so don't stop writing now

Writing now

Asus2

It's easy to feel lost when you

E F#m7

Hit downtown with all these strangers round

Stangers around

[Pre-Chorus]

Asus2

Look at the sky, When you're alone

Every night, I'll leave my light on

E F#m7 Dsus2

So you can see your way home

[Chorus]

Asus2 E

Caught up in those pretty city lights

F#m7 D

Wishing on a star for your direction

Asus2 E

Thinking of a new and different life

F#m7 F#m D

Babe I know this one ain't what you've been dreaming

[Verse]

Asus2

You keep hearing promises

E F#m7

That don't play out I'm sorry if I let you down

I let you down

Asus2

I know what the heart can take

E F#m7 D

All I ask is you don't throw us away, throw us away

[Pre-Chorus]

Asus2

Look at the sky, When you're alone

Every night, I'll leave my light on

E F#m7 Dsus2

So you can see your way home

[Chorus]

Asus2 E

Caught up in those pretty city lights

F#m7 D

Wishing on a star for your direction

Asus2 E

Thinking of a new and different life

F#m7 F#m D

Babe I know this one ain't what you've been dreaming

[Bridge]

Oh celebrities ain't rodeo

These dirty streets ain't paved with gold

E D

But darling I hope you find

Asus2 E

Those city lights (yeah yeah yeah)

F#m7 D

Those city lights (yeah)

Asus2

Sorry babe but I just can't share you

Want you so bad babe I need you

F#m

Screaming out please don't go, please don't go

Please come home, please come home

Asus2

Sorry babe but I just can't share you

Want you so bad babe I need you

F#m

Screaming out please don't go, please don't go

Please come home, please come home

[Chorus]

Asus2 E

Caught up in those pretty city lights

F#m7 D

Wishing on a star for your direction

Asus2 E

Thinking of a new and different life

F#m7 F#m D

Babe I know this one ain't what you've been dreaming

[Outro]

Oh celebrities ain't rodeo

These dirty streets ain't paved with gold

E D

But darling I hope you find

Asus2 E

Those city lights (yeah yeah yeah)

F#m7 D

Those city lights (yeah)

Asus2 E

Those city lights

F#m7

Hope you find'em

D Asus2

Hope you find'em

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