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Intro
AHook  D  A  E  D  A  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-5---5-7--7-7-7-7-5---------7-7-7-5---5-7--7-7-7-7-5---------|
A|---------7----------------7-5-------------7----------------7-5-----|
E|------------------------------8-5------------------------------8-5-|
Verse 1
ASometimes I wanna leave here
Sometimes I wanna go
Right back where I came from
Back where I belong
DBut it'll never last for too long
Always goes away
AWell I still don't look for reasons
Well that's much too hard these days
EWhy worry about the rain
Why worry about the problem
DHoney, Century City's
Got everything covered
Hook
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-12----12-14-------------14-14-14-12----12-14-------------|
D|-------------14-------14-12-------------------14-------14-12-------|
A|----------------------------15-12----------------------------15-12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
AWell your mama gave you lovin'
Mama held you near
Baby mama can't do nothin'
Honey mama just ain't here
DAnd you can pretend all you want to
But that won't work no more
ANo you can't run back and find her
you tried that once before
EWhy worry about your father
Why worry about your brother
DHoney Century City's
Got everything covered
Hook
e|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-----------|
B|-------8-------------8-5-------------8------------8-5-------|
G|-------------------------7-5--------------------------7-5---|
D|-----------------------------7----------------------------7-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
EWe're gonna live in Century City
Go ahead and give in Century City
Like modern men, modern girls
We're gonna live in the modern world
DWhow
Solo
AChorusD  A  E  D  A  
EWe're gonna live in Century City
Go ahead and give in Century City
Like modern men, modern girls
We're gonna live in the modern world
DVerse 3
ASometimes I get discouraged
Sometimes I feel so down
Sometimes I get so worried
But I don't know what about
DBut it will work out in the long run
Always goes away
AAnd I've come now to accept it
It's a re-occuring phase
EDon't worry about the rain
Don't worry about the problem
DHoney, Century City's
Got everything covered
AOutro
EWe're gonna live in Century City {4x}

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Century City

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

A D A E D A

Hook

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-7-7-7-5---5-7--7-7-7-7-5---------7-7-7-5---5-7--7-7-7-7-5---------|

A|---------7----------------7-5-------------7----------------7-5-----|

E|------------------------------8-5------------------------------8-5-|

Verse 1

Sometimes I wanna leave here

Sometimes I wanna go

Right back where I came from

Back where I belong

But it'll never last for too long

Always goes away

Well I still don't look for reasons

Well that's much too hard these days

Why worry about the rain

Why worry about the problem

Honey, Century City's

Got everything covered

Hook

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-14-14-14-12----12-14-------------14-14-14-12----12-14-------------|

D|-------------14-------14-12-------------------14-------14-12-------|

A|----------------------------15-12----------------------------15-12-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

Well your mama gave you lovin'

Mama held you near

Baby mama can't do nothin'

Honey mama just ain't here

And you can pretend all you want to

But that won't work no more

No you can't run back and find her

you tried that once before

Why worry about your father

Why worry about your brother

Honey Century City's

Got everything covered

Hook

e|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-----------|

B|-------8-------------8-5-------------8------------8-5-------|

G|-------------------------7-5--------------------------7-5---|

D|-----------------------------7----------------------------7-|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

We're gonna live in Century City

Go ahead and give in Century City

Like modern men, modern girls

We're gonna live in the modern world

Whow

Solo

A D A E D A

Chorus

We're gonna live in Century City

Go ahead and give in Century City

Like modern men, modern girls

We're gonna live in the modern world

Verse 3

Sometimes I get discouraged

Sometimes I feel so down

Sometimes I get so worried

But I don't know what about

But it will work out in the long run

Always goes away

And I've come now to accept it

It's a re-occuring phase

Don't worry about the rain

Don't worry about the problem

Honey, Century City's

Got everything covered

Outro

We're gonna live in Century City {4x}

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