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Tuning:
Standard, EADGBE.
Chords:
A*    577655
    A7575685
    A6575675
   Bm7x24232
 Bm7/Ax04435
 Amaj7x02120
    Dmx57765
Intro (play twice):
A*    A7   A6  A*     D   G  
Verse:
A*                    A7   A6  A*                      D     G  
City streets, I see your lies, I will not play your game,
A*                   A7   A6  A*                        D     G  
No longer will you talk to me, you think I'm going insane,
    A*                  A7   A6  A*                     D     G  
But I've forgotten my number now, I'm remembering my name.
I've been Bm7too long travelling on your Etrain.Esus4  E  
Verse:
You tried your best to strangle me, but I could take the pain,
You tried to hypnotise me, but I see right through your game,
And now your tatty tricks to me seem really rather tame,
I've been too long travelling on your train.
Chorus:
Amaj7City lights don't shine, they Bm7/Aglare
And your Amaj7music doesn't speak, it Bm7/Aswears,
DmAnd in your streets the Cgirls have forGgotten why they're there.
Repeat intro:
Verse:
Someday soon I know I'm going miles and miles away,
Back to the garden where the magic children play,
And to the country lady who knows more than I can say,
Whose night shines brighter than your day.
Chorus:
City lights don't shine, they glare
And your music doesn't speak, it swears,
And in your streets the girls have forgotten why they're there.
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City Song

by Lindisfarne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Bm7/A

Amaj7

Esus4

Tuning:

Standard, EADGBE.

Chords:

* 577655

575685

575675

Bm7

x24232

Bm7/A

x04435

Amaj7

x02120

x57765

Intro (play twice):

A A7 A6 A D G

* *

Verse:

A A7 A6 A D G

* *

City streets, I see your lies, I will not play your game,

A A7 A6 A D G

* *

No longer will you talk to me, you think I'm going insane,

A A7 A6 A D G

* *

But I've forgotten my number now, I'm remembering my name.

Bm7 E Esus4 E

I've been too long travelling on your train.

Verse:

You tried your best to strangle me, but I could take the pain,

You tried to hypnotise me, but I see right through your game,

And now your tatty tricks to me seem really rather tame,

I've been too long travelling on your train.

Chorus:

Amaj7 Bm7/A

City lights don't shine, they glare

Amaj7 Bm7/A

And your music doesn't speak, it swears,

Dm C G

And in your streets the girls have forgotten why they're there.

Repeat intro:

Verse:

Someday soon I know I'm going miles and miles away,

Back to the garden where the magic children play,

And to the country lady who knows more than I can say,

Whose night shines brighter than your day.

Chorus:

City lights don't shine, they glare

And your music doesn't speak, it swears,

And in your streets the girls have forgotten why they're there.

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