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Electric City

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Intro Riff (also played quickly as bridge between verses)
e|-------------|
b|-------------|
G|--0-1-0------|
D|--------1-0--|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
[Verse 1]
DmYou were thrown into a tin can,
Dmand you learned how to beg and borrow
DmAnd you grew into a thin man,
DmIn the land of success, sin and sorrow
CNow you're sleeping in a suitcase
CWith a pill bottle for a pillow
GWhen you're hanging by a shoelace
GIt can get to be hard to swallow
[Verse 2]
DmWhen you're spinning on the subway
DmNaked lights dancing on the river
DmNo you're never gonna leave her
DmThough you think someday that you might forgive her
CSlipping into a slow dive
CCold black water makes you follow
GSwimming into a spiral
FStill you're singing
[Chorus]
DmShine, electric city, shinCe
In the cool of your emAmptiness
Around the curve of Gyour spine
Come on and Dmshine, electric city, Cshine
Like six thousand wAmings in the sky
Over the scene of the cGrime
[Verse 3]
DmWhen you come to an ending
DmNever reaching no conclusion
DmAnd you're sick of bending
DmAnd nursing every fresh contusion
CWhen you're lying in the soft arms
COf a silent ambulance that's speeding
GAnd you're trying to tell the doctor
Gthat it's only a broken heart
[Verse 4]
DmYou don't have to be a soldier to fight
DmBut you'd better have a killer in you
DmYou don't have to be a poet to die
DmIt's the little things that kill you
CEverybody gets a bad break
CA little hit of pain and sorrow
GJust forget about tomorrow
FKeep on singing
[Chorus]
DmShine, electric city, shinCe
From the back of the Amcold beyond
Out to the end of the Gline
DmCome on and shine, electric city, Cshine
Like the sun in a Amhurricane's eye
Diamonds drowning in bGrine
[Outro]
DmCome on and shine
DmShine
DmShine
DmShine

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Electric City

by Firewater

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro Riff (also played quickly as bridge between verses)

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

b|-------------|

G|--0-1-0------|

D|--------1-0--|

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

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

[Verse 1]

You were thrown into a tin can,

and you learned how to beg and borrow

And you grew into a thin man,

In the land of success, sin and sorrow

Now you're sleeping in a suitcase

With a pill bottle for a pillow

When you're hanging by a shoelace

It can get to be hard to swallow

[Verse 2]

When you're spinning on the subway

Naked lights dancing on the river

No you're never gonna leave her

Though you think someday that you might forgive her

Slipping into a slow dive

Cold black water makes you follow

Swimming into a spiral

Still you're singing

[Chorus]

Dm C

Shine, electric city, shine

In the cool of your emptiness

Around the curve of your spine

Dm C

Come on and shine, electric city, shine

Like six thousand wings in the sky

Over the scene of the crime

[Verse 3]

When you come to an ending

Never reaching no conclusion

And you're sick of bending

And nursing every fresh contusion

When you're lying in the soft arms

Of a silent ambulance that's speeding

And you're trying to tell the doctor

that it's only a broken heart

[Verse 4]

You don't have to be a soldier to fight

But you'd better have a killer in you

You don't have to be a poet to die

It's the little things that kill you

Everybody gets a bad break

A little hit of pain and sorrow

Just forget about tomorrow

Keep on singing

[Chorus]

Dm C

Shine, electric city, shine

From the back of the cold beyond

Out to the end of the line

Dm C

Come on and shine, electric city, shine

Like the sun in a hurricane's eye

Diamonds drowning in brine

[Outro]

Come on and shine

Shine

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