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[Chords]
      Amx02210           Em022000
   Asus2x02200            Cx35553 (within chorus x32010)
       F133211            Bx24442
      Dmxx0231
[Verse 1]
I Amremember this Asus2city  Amit was yeaFrs agoEm  
Amyelling chAsus2ildren Amand a sFchoolbell was Emringing
Amcolourless Asus2thoughAmts from Feight till Emfour
and the Ctime yeah the Btime
was slipping AmawayAsus2  Am  F  Em  
[Verse 2]
AmAmsterAsus2dam      AmanFother dark Emcity
Amwhere heroinfAsus2aces  Amstill Fhanging Emaround
Amand all tAsus2hose  Amyears Fi spend a Emlifetime
but Cstill i can't understBand
hey sometimes i miss AmyouAsus2  Am  F  Em  
Gdown Dmdown to the place i used to Amlive
and Cwhere i come fromG  
far Dmfar far Amaway from the Cplace i used to Gstay
is where the Dmheart is and where the Amlove livesC  G  
is where the Dmheart is and where the Amlove lives            C  Ctschaaa
[Verse 3]
Am Asus2 Am  F Em
Amall these Asus2touristAmboats sFtrangers at nEmight
Amwalked down the Asus2street Amwith the Fred light so Embright
Amand then they obsAsus2erved  Amthe Fleft and the Emright
     Cwhile hiding their Bfaces like thieves in the AmnighAsus2tAm  F  Em  
[Verse 4]
AmAmsterAsus2dam        Am  Fdark grey and Emcold
Ami reAsus2member   Amexactly what my Fteacher once Emtold
these Amwords are Asus2banging Amlike a Fhammer in my Emhead
     C"home is where the heart is"B  
hey what's a heart without a homeAm?Asus2  Am  F  Em  
Gdown Dmdown to the place i used to Amlive
and Cwhere i come fromG  
far Dmfar far Amaway from the Cplace i used to Gstay
is where the Dmheart is and where the Amlove livesC  
Gdown Dmdown to the place...
Ending
G

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Amsterdam

by The Convent

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Asus2

[Chords]

Am Em

x02210 022000

Asus2 C

x02200 x35553 (within chorus x32010)

F B

133211 x24442

xx0231

[Verse 1]

Am Asus2 Am F Em

I remember this city it was years ago

Am Asus2 Am F Em

yelling children and a schoolbell was ringing

Am Asus2 Am F Em

colourless thoughts from eight till four

C B

and the time yeah the time

Am Asus2 Am F Em

was slipping away

[Verse 2]

Am Asus2 Am F Em

Amsterdam another dark city

Am Asus2 Am F Em

where heroinfaces still hanging around

Am Asus2 Am F Em

and all those years i spend a lifetime

C B

but still i can't understand

Am Asus2 Am F Em

hey sometimes i miss you

G Dm Am

down down to the place i used to live

C G

and where i come from

Dm Am C G

far far far away from the place i used to stay

Dm Am C G

is where the heart is and where the love lives

Dm Am C C

is where the heart is and where the love lives tschaaa

[Verse 3]

Am Asus2 Am F Em

all these touristboats strangers at night

Am Asus2 Am F Em

walked down the street with the red light so bright

Am Asus2 Am F Em

and then they observed the left and the right

C B Am Asus2 Am F Em

while hiding their faces like thieves in the night

[Verse 4]

Am Asus2 Am F Em

Amsterdam dark grey and cold

Am Asus2 Am F Em

i remember exactly what my teacher once told

Am Asus2 Am F Em

these words are banging like a hammer in my head

C B

"home is where the heart is"

Am Asus2 Am F Em

hey what's a heart without a home?

G Dm Am

down down to the place i used to live

C G

and where i come from

Dm Am C G

far far far away from the place i used to stay

Dm Am C

is where the heart is and where the love lives

G Dm

down down to the place...

Ending

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