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[Intro]
Am F C
Am G D
[Verse]
Emshe was born with a siDlver spooning
Ghouse full oDf liver and gold
Emmom and daddy were alwDays working
she was alCways lonely and cold
Emshe ended up down in the Dmirror one day
Gnot scared of the blDood shot eyes
Emshe knew it would cDost her dearly
if stCayed and just fantasized
and now she had enCough of pretGending
to Ambe the kinda girl that parents Fwanted to be
Cshe had eGnough of living a lEmie
And she said Amso long
Fshe waved good byes to her hoGme town
Emcaught a man on grAmeyhound
Fswarve she'd never reGturnC  G  
she'd never return
[Chorus]
Amso long tFo live to way expeGctation
to bEmoring life without pasAmsion
she neFeded to be fEmree
to live the big city dAmream
Foooyeaahhh
Cto live the big city dreAmamG  D  
[Verse]
EmGot off at the sDomerset junction
Gsurprised by the feDstival crowd
Emshe knew in her heDart she moved on
that bCe the scared of the crowd
Emit was not about foDrtune nor fame
Gjust something she dDid for self
Emto her it was jDust the same
she juCmped off the carousel
The neon lCights on the coGncrete
Amthe angels of the city did cFallin her name
Ckeep her aGwake in blessin the drEmeam
[Chorus]
And she said sAmo long
Fshe waved good byes to her hoGme town
Emcaught a man on greyAmhound
Fswarved she'd never reGturn
Cshe'd never rGeturn
Amso long to lFive to way expGectation
Emto boring life without paAmssion
she neFeded to be fEmree
(to be free)
[Bridge]
Dended up job waiAtering tables
Cserving the whiskey and wGine
Dturn on the chance returning the faAvor
cause sCome day the stars will aEmlign
[Solo]
Am F
Dm F G
[Chorus]
And she said Amso long
she waved good byes to her hGome town
Emcaught a man on grGeyhound
Amswarved she'd never retGurn
[Modulation]
And she said sBmo long
Gshe waved good byes to her hAome town
F#mcaught a man on greBmyhound
Gswarved she'd never reAturnD  A  
Bmso long to liGve the way expeActation
F#mto boring life without pBmassion
Gshe needed to be frF#mee
to live big city drBmeam

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Big City Dream

by Brother Firetribe

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F#m

[Intro]

Am F C

Am G D

[Verse]

Em D

she was born with a silver spooning

G D

house full of liver and gold

Em D

mom and daddy were always working

she was always lonely and cold

Em D

she ended up down in the mirror one day

G D

not scared of the blood shot eyes

Em D

she knew it would cost her dearly

if stayed and just fantasized

C G

and now she had enough of pretending

Am F

to be the kinda girl that parents wanted to be

C G Em

she had enough of living a lie

And she said so long

F G

she waved good byes to her home town

Em Am

caught a man on greyhound

F G C G

swarve she'd never return

she'd never return

[Chorus]

Am F G

so long to live to way expectation

Em Am

to boring life without passion

F Em

she needed to be free

to live the big city dream

oooyeaahhh

C Am G D

to live the big city dream

[Verse]

Em D

Got off at the somerset junction

G D

surprised by the festival crowd

Em D

she knew in her heart she moved on

that be the scared of the crowd

Em D

it was not about fortune nor fame

G D

just something she did for self

Em D

to her it was just the same

she jumped off the carousel

C G

The neon lights on the concrete

Am F

the angels of the city did callin her name

C G Em

keep her awake in blessin the dream

[Chorus]

And she said so long

F G

she waved good byes to her home town

Em Am

caught a man on greyhound

F G

swarved she'd never return

C G

she'd never return

Am F G

so long to live to way expectation

Em Am

to boring life without passion

F Em

she needed to be free

(to be free)

[Bridge]

D A

ended up job waitering tables

C G

serving the whiskey and wine

D A

turn on the chance returning the favor

C Em

cause some day the stars will align

[Solo]

Am F

Dm F G

[Chorus]

And she said so long

she waved good byes to her home town

Em G

caught a man on greyhound

Am G

swarved she'd never return

[Modulation]

And she said so long

G A

she waved good byes to her home town

F#m Bm

caught a man on greyhound

G A D A

swarved she'd never return

Bm G A

so long to live the way expectation

F#m Bm

to boring life without passion

G F#m

she needed to be free

to live big city dream

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