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[Introduction]
   E     A     B     A(x2)
[Verse 1]
  EThe city was toAo late for us
  BI got there and yAou wanted to get away
  EThe city was toAo grey for us
  BWe slept through the blAue skies under clouds and the dEuvet
And the streets are all toAo straight for us
  BA parade of nobAility seen from Eabove
The city is to blAame for us
  BAnd what waAs our lC#move..G#m.F#m  F#m  
What wasC#m...G#m  F#m  F#m  
[Verse 2]
  EThe city makes you Amake a fuss
  BThere's places to mAeet up under the light
  EThe city's got its Astake in us
  BIt's keeping recAeipts of our hello's and Eour hi's
And everything is Amade of dust
  BFrom the backs of the cAomets to the little strEeet mice
The city takes so Along to get quiet
And Blust... Awasn't sleeping that night
[Bridge]
  C#mBefG#more we kF#mnew it, we F#mknew it was rC#mightG#m  F#m  F#m  
  C#mBefG#more we bF#mlew it I didn't F#mknow that we C#mmigG#mhtF#m  F#m  
  C#mAnd now it's G#msomebody's stF#mory
And F#mI'm not sC#morry tG#mhat it's mF#mineF#m  
  C#mBefG#more we F#mknew it F#mwe were Aout of time
[Verse 3]
  EAnd the city says, "Oh, Aif I could..."
  BBut the rain-soaked bAattered view makes you not Esure
Am I walking in your Aneighbourhood?
  BI was just driving by the rAained-out streets where we oEnce were
And even though it's Away too late
  BTime seems to hAave stopped still where we stood
  EYou ran back in and you're Asomewhere in the city
You're sBomewhere in the city and AI hope you're goodE  

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The City

by Sarah Harmer

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

[Introduction]

E A B A

(x2)

[Verse 1]

E A

The city was too late for us

B A

I got there and you wanted to get away

E A

The city was too grey for us

B A E

We slept through the blue skies under clouds and the duvet

And the streets are all too straight for us

B A E

A parade of nobility seen from above

The city is to blame for us

B A C#m G#m F#m F#m

And what was our love...

C#m G#m F#m F#m

What was...

[Verse 2]

E A

The city makes you make a fuss

B A

There's places to meet up under the light

E A

The city's got its stake in us

B A E

It's keeping receipts of our hello's and our hi's

And everything is made of dust

B A E

From the backs of the comets to the little street mice

The city takes so long to get quiet

B A

And lust... wasn't sleeping that night

[Bridge]

C#m G#m F#m F#m C#m G#m F#m F#m

Before we knew it, we knew it was right

C#m G#m F#m F#m C#m G#m F#m F#m

Before we blew it I didn't know that we might

C#m G#m F#m

And now it's somebody's story

F#m C#m G#m F#m F#m

And I'm not sorry that it's mine

C#m G#m F#m F#m A

Before we knew it we were out of time

[Verse 3]

E A

And the city says, "Oh, if I could..."

B A E

But the rain-soaked battered view makes you not sure

Am I walking in your neighbourhood?

B A E

I was just driving by the rained-out streets where we once were

And even though it's way too late

B A

Time seems to have stopped still where we stood

E A

You ran back in and you're somewhere in the city

B A E

You're somewhere in the city and I hope you're good

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