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In Tall Buildings

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                     IN TALL BUILDINGS - Gregory Alan Isakov
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e|-(G3)--D/F#(2)--(Em0)--(C0)-Dadd4-(5)--(G53)--C/G(0)--(G43)-|
B|--0----3----0----1----3----3----1----1--|
G|--0----2----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
D|--0----0----2----2----4----5----2----0--|
A|--2----0----2----3----5----5----3----2--|
E|--3----2----0----x----x----3----3----3--|
Link to performance on Youtube: (https://youtu.be/ymfcEcoIcXE?si=oeby_h1sH_pQ_ocd)
e|-G---------------|-D/F#---------------|-Em---------------|-G----------------|
B|----0-----------|---------3------|---------0------|-----------------|
G|---------0----0-|----2---------2-|----0---------0-|----0-----0----0-|
D|------0----0----|------0---------|------2---------|------------0----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------0h2--------|
E|-3--------------|-2---------2----|-0---------0----|-3---------------|
e|-C---------------|-Dadd4-----------------|-G5---------------|-Dadd4---------------|-G---
B|---------1------|------3-----------|---------3------|----3-----------|----
G|----0---------0-|-----------0----0-|----0---------0-|---------0------|----
D|------2---------|--------4----4----|------0---------|------4---------|----
A|-3---------3----|-3/5--------------|----------------|-5---------5\3--|----
E|----------------|------------------|-3---------3----|----------------|-3--
[Intro]
G  D/F#  Em  G  C  Dadd4  G5  Dadd4
G  D/F#  Em  G  C  Dadd4  G5  Dadd4
[Verse 1]
GSomeday my D/F#baby, Emwhen I am a Gman,
and Cothers have Dadd4taught me
the G5best that they Dadd4can
they'll Gsell me a D/F#suit
they'll Emcut off my Ghair
and Csend me to Dadd4work in tall G5buildingsDadd4  
[Chorus]
So it's Ggoodbye to the D/F#sunshine
goodEmbye to the Gdew
Cgoodbye to the Dadd4flowers
and G5goodbye to Dadd4you
I'm Goff to the D/F#subway
I Emmust not be Glate
I'm Cgoing to Dadd4work in tall builG5dingsDadd4  
[Verse 2]
GWhen I'm reD/F#tired
My Emlife is my Gown
I Cmade all the Dadd4payments
it's G5time to go Dadd4home
and Gwonder what D/F#happened
beEmtwixt and Gbetween
when CI went to Dadd4work in tall builG5dingsDadd4  
[Chorus]
So it's Ggoodbye to the D/F#sunshine
goodEmbye to the Gdew
Cgoodbye to the Dadd4flowers
and G5goodbye to Dadd4you
I'm Goff to the D/F#subway
I Emmust not be Glate
I'm Cgoing to Dadd4work in tall builG5dingsDadd4  
[Chorus]
So it's Ggoodbye to the D/F#sunshine
goodEmbye to the Gdew
Cgoodbye to the Dadd4flowers
and G5goodbye to Dadd4you
I'm Goff to the D/F#subway
I Emmust not be Glate
I'm Cgoing to Dadd4work in tall builG5dingsDadd4  
[Outro]
G  D/F#  Em  G  C/G  D/F#  G4  G

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In Tall Buildings

by Gregory Alan Isakov

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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IN TALL BUILDINGS - Gregory Alan Isakov

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G D/F# Em C Dadd4 G5 C/G G4

e|-(3)--(2)--(0)--(0)--(5)--(3)--(0)--(3)-|

B|--0----3----0----1----3----3----1----1--|

G|--0----2----0----0----0----0----0----0--|

D|--0----0----2----2----4----5----2----0--|

A|--2----0----2----3----5----5----3----2--|

E|--3----2----0----x----x----3----3----3--|

Link to performance on Youtube: (https://youtu.be/ymfcEcoIcXE?si=oeby_h1sH_pQ_ocd)

G D/F# Em G

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

B|----0-----------|---------3------|---------0------|-----------------|

G|---------0----0-|----2---------2-|----0---------0-|----0-----0----0-|

D|------0----0----|------0---------|------2---------|------------0----|

A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------0h2--------|

E|-3--------------|-2---------2----|-0---------0----|-3---------------|

C Dadd4 G5 Dadd4 G

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

B|---------1------|------3-----------|---------3------|----3-----------|----

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

D|------2---------|--------4----4----|------0---------|------4---------|----

A|-3---------3----|-3/5--------------|----------------|-5---------5\3--|----

E|----------------|------------------|-3---------3----|----------------|-3--

[Intro]

G D/F# Em G C Dadd4 G5 Dadd4

[Verse 1]

G D/F# Em G

Someday my baby, when I am a man,

C Dadd4

and others have taught me

G5 Dadd4

the best that they can

G D/F#

they'll sell me a suit

Em G

they'll cut off my hair

C Dadd4 G5 Dadd4

and send me to work in tall buildings

[Chorus]

G D/F#

So it's goodbye to the sunshine

Em G

goodbye to the dew

C Dadd4

goodbye to the flowers

G5 Dadd4

and goodbye to you

G D/F#

I'm off to the subway

Em G

I must not be late

C Dadd4 G5 Dadd4

I'm going to work in tall buildings

[Verse 2]

G D/F#

When I'm retired

Em G

My life is my own

C Dadd4

I made all the payments

G5 Dadd4

it's time to go home

G D/F#

and wonder what happened

Em G

betwixt and between

C Dadd4 G5 Dadd4

when I went to work in tall buildings

[Chorus]

G D/F#

So it's goodbye to the sunshine

Em G

goodbye to the dew

C Dadd4

goodbye to the flowers

G5 Dadd4

and goodbye to you

G D/F#

I'm off to the subway

Em G

I must not be late

C Dadd4 G5 Dadd4

I'm going to work in tall buildings

[Chorus]

G D/F#

So it's goodbye to the sunshine

Em G

goodbye to the dew

C Dadd4

goodbye to the flowers

G5 Dadd4

and goodbye to you

G D/F#

I'm off to the subway

Em G

I must not be late

C Dadd4 G5 Dadd4

I'm going to work in tall buildings

[Outro]

G D/F# Em G C/G D/F# G4 G

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