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The City Wont Sleep Tonight

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[Intro]
Dm Bb F C
[Verse 1]
Step outDmside where
Dull Bbscissors could cut the air
Something's Dmwrong here
The Fpeople's voices in despair
"The papers Dmwrite about us
TV talks about us
But the Bbfact is
They never listen to us"
On his Dmgolden chair
The king is scared
The Fempire falls we've been safely preparedDm  
[Pre-Chorus]
You've build it brick by brickF  
You'll see me spit on it
You should Bbhope to get out
Hope to get out aClive
[Chorus]
The city won't sleep toDmnight (not tonightF, not tonight)
We riot Bball over town
All over town toCnight
The city won't sleep toDmnight (not tonightF, not tonight)
We riot Bball over town
All over town toCnight
The city won't sleep toDmnightF  
[Verse 2]
Brother Dmtake care
The biggest Bbcross is the hardest to bear
I have Dmbeen there
I know this Ffight is far from fair
I've seen the Dmenvy, the greed
Seen the blood on the street
Seen the Bbmadness
Of the kings and the queens
The Dmchair was spotted
At lost and found
We Fshook the earth
And we stood our groundDm  
[Pre-Chorus]
You've build it brick by brickF  
You'll see me spit on it
You should Bbhope to get out
Hope to get out aClive
[Chorus]
The city won't sleep toDmnight (not tonightF, not tonight)
We riot Bball over town
All over town toCnight
The city won't sleep toDmnight (not tonightF, not tonight)
We riot Bball over town
All over town toCnight
The city won't sleep toDmnight
[Bridge]
We paint the sky bluFe
We paint the streets redBb  
We paint the sky bluCe
Fight us, we fight backDm  
We paint the sky bluFe
We paint the streets redBb  
We paint the sky bluCe
Fight us, we fight backDm  
[Pre-Chorus]
You've build it brick by brickF  
You'll see me spit on it
You should Bbhope to get out
Hope to get out aClive
[Chorus]
The city won't sleep toDmnight (not tonightF, not tonight)
We riot Bball over town
All over town toCnight
The city won't sleep toDmnight (not tonightF, not tonight)
We riot Bball over town
All over town toCnight
[Outro]
Fight us, we fight DmbackF  
Fight us, we fight BbbackC  
Fight us, we fight back

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The City Wont Sleep Tonight

by Blackout Problems

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm Bb F C

[Verse 1]

Step outside where

Dull scissors could cut the air

Something's wrong here

The people's voices in despair

"The papers write about us

TV talks about us

But the fact is

They never listen to us"

On his golden chair

The king is scared

F Dm

The empire falls we've been safely prepared

[Pre-Chorus]

You've build it brick by brick

You'll see me spit on it

You should hope to get out

Hope to get out alive

[Chorus]

Dm F

The city won't sleep tonight (not tonight, not tonight)

We riot all over town

All over town tonight

Dm F

The city won't sleep tonight (not tonight, not tonight)

We riot all over town

All over town tonight

Dm F

The city won't sleep tonight

[Verse 2]

Brother take care

The biggest cross is the hardest to bear

I have been there

I know this fight is far from fair

I've seen the envy, the greed

Seen the blood on the street

Seen the madness

Of the kings and the queens

The chair was spotted

At lost and found

We shook the earth

And we stood our ground

[Pre-Chorus]

You've build it brick by brick

You'll see me spit on it

You should hope to get out

Hope to get out alive

[Chorus]

Dm F

The city won't sleep tonight (not tonight, not tonight)

We riot all over town

All over town tonight

Dm F

The city won't sleep tonight (not tonight, not tonight)

We riot all over town

All over town tonight

The city won't sleep tonight

[Bridge]

We paint the sky blue

We paint the streets red

We paint the sky blue

Fight us, we fight back

We paint the sky blue

We paint the streets red

We paint the sky blue

Fight us, we fight back

[Pre-Chorus]

You've build it brick by brick

You'll see me spit on it

You should hope to get out

Hope to get out alive

[Chorus]

Dm F

The city won't sleep tonight (not tonight, not tonight)

We riot all over town

All over town tonight

Dm F

The city won't sleep tonight (not tonight, not tonight)

We riot all over town

All over town tonight

[Outro]

Dm F

Fight us, we fight back

Bb C

Fight us, we fight back

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