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One Great City

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Eminor

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Capo 4
[Intro]
D/F# C G
D/F# C G
[Verse]
  D/F#Late afternoon, aCnother day is nearly doneG  
  D/F#A darker grey is Cbreaking through a lighter oneG  
  D/F#A thousand sharpened Celbows in the undergroundG  
  D/F#That hollow hurried Csound
[Chorus]
EmFeet on D/F#polished Cfloor
And Emin the D/F#dollar Cstore
The Emclerk is D/F#closing Aup
And counting loonies trying not to Csay
I hate GWinnipeg
[Verse]
   D/F#The driver checks the Cmirror seven minutes lateG  
   D/F#The crowded riders' Crestlessness enunciatesG  
   D/F#The Guess Who sucked, the CJets were lousy anywayG  
D/F#The same route everydCay
[Chorus]
And Emin the D/F#turning Clane
EmSomeone's D/F#stalled aCgain
He's Emtalking D/F#to himAself
And hears the price of gas repeat his Cphrase
I hate GWinnipeg
[Break]
D/F# C G
D/F# C G
D/F# C
[Chorus]
And Emup aD/F#bove us Call
EmLeaning D/F#into Csky
Our Emgolden D/F#business Cboy
Will Emwatch the D/F#North End Cdie
And Emsing, “I D/F#love this Atown”
Then let his arcing wrecking ball Cproclaim
CI       D/F#Hate        GWinnipeg
G

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One Great City

by The Weakerthans

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Capo 4

[Intro]

D/F# C G

[Verse]

D/F# C G

Late afternoon, another day is nearly done

D/F# C G

A darker grey is breaking through a lighter one

D/F# C G

A thousand sharpened elbows in the underground

D/F# C

That hollow hurried sound

[Chorus]

Em D/F# C

Feet on polished floor

Em D/F# C

And in the dollar store

Em D/F# A

The clerk is closing up

And counting loonies trying not to say

I hate Winnipeg

[Verse]

D/F# C G

The driver checks the mirror seven minutes late

D/F# C G

The crowded riders' restlessness enunciates

D/F# C G

The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway

D/F# C

The same route everyday

[Chorus]

Em D/F# C

And in the turning lane

Em D/F# C

Someone's stalled again

Em D/F# A

He's talking to himself

And hears the price of gas repeat his phrase

I hate Winnipeg

[Break]

D/F# C G

D/F# C

[Chorus]

Em D/F# C

And up above us all

Em D/F# C

Leaning into sky

Em D/F# C

Our golden business boy

Em D/F# C

Will watch the North End die

Em D/F# A

And sing, “I love this town”

Then let his arcing wrecking ball proclaim

C D/F# G

I Hate Winnipeg

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