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Dead City

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[Intro]
 Dm   F   Am   Cx2
[Verse]
I Amonce knew a world that had Ccolor
Now it's Amfaded Fon the Cwalls
I Amonce knew a world full of Claughter
Strangers came Amin and killed Fus for having Cflaws
[Prechorus]
As if Fpoisoned air's not Amenough
I survived in a Cworld that no longer has Flove
Out of Fall the things that could Amdestroy me
Well I Csay that's gotta be the Fworst
[Chorus]
I'm Fliving in mecChanical Amwaste
But I've Fdecided GI'm gonna Cstay
I Fknow it's not Cmuch to Amsee
But I'll Fstick with my Gdead Dmcity
F Am C Dm F Am C
I Amwoke to another grey Cmorning
And looked Amout to Firradiated Cclouds
I Amlistened to old recorded Cwarnings
Broadcasted Amall throughFout the Cpurge
[Prechorus]
As if Fpain and bugs weren't eAmnough
I survived in a Cworld that no longer has Flove
Out of Fall the things that could Amdestroy me
Well I Csay that's gotta be the Fworst
[Chorus]
I'm Fliving in mecChanical Amwaste
But I've Fdecided GI'm gonna Cstay
I Fknow it's not Cmuch to Amsee
But I'll Fstick with my Gdead Dmcity
F Am C
DeDmstruction and Fhavoc are Amactually kind of Cpretty
I Dmdo what I Fwant to it's just Amme and my dead Ccity
Dmx3F  Am  C  
[Chorus]
I'm Fliving in mecChanical Amwaste
But I've Fdecided GI'm gonna Cstay
I Fknow it's not Cmuch to Amsee
But I'll Fstick with my Gdead Ccity

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Dead City

by Em Harriss

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm F Am C

[Verse]

Am C

I once knew a world that had color

Am F C

Now it's faded on the walls

Am C

I once knew a world full of laughter

Am F C

Strangers came in and killed us for having flaws

[Prechorus]

F Am

As if poisoned air's not enough

C F

I survived in a world that no longer has love

F Am

Out of all the things that could destroy me

C F

Well I say that's gotta be the worst

[Chorus]

F C Am

I'm living in mechanical waste

F G C

But I've decided I'm gonna stay

F C Am

I know it's not much to see

F G Dm

But I'll stick with my dead city

F Am C Dm F Am C

Am C

I woke to another grey morning

Am F C

And looked out to irradiated clouds

Am C

I listened to old recorded warnings

Am F C

Broadcasted all throughout the purge

[Prechorus]

F Am

As if pain and bugs weren't enough

C F

I survived in a world that no longer has love

F Am

Out of all the things that could destroy me

C F

Well I say that's gotta be the worst

[Chorus]

F C Am

I'm living in mechanical waste

F G C

But I've decided I'm gonna stay

F C Am

I know it's not much to see

F G Dm

But I'll stick with my dead city

F Am C

Dm F Am C

Destruction and havoc are actually kind of pretty

Dm F Am C

I do what I want to it's just me and my dead city

Dm F Am C

[Chorus]

F C Am

I'm living in mechanical waste

F G C

But I've decided I'm gonna stay

F C Am

I know it's not much to see

F G C

But I'll stick with my dead city

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