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Standard tuning  E   B   D   G   B  E  
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-8~10-10-10-10-10-------------------|
|-------------------6-6-6--6-8-8-----|
G  10 10 12 12 X X X
A# 6 8 8 7 X X X
C  8 10 10 9 X X X
D# 11 13 13 12 X X X
E# 13 15 15 14 X X X
[Intro]
 G   A#x4
GEVERYONE I SEE'S
A#DISEASED OR BROKEN
GHOLES IN THEIR ARMS
A#THEY GOT COCAINE EYES
GSELF MUTILATION
A#IS SELF SURVEILLANCE
GWANNA GET TO HEAVEN
A#YOU GOTTA DIE
[BRIDGE]
CHECRE A#SHCE COMES
A#HERA#E SAHE A#COMES
CSHCES A#CRCAWLED OUT OA#F A A#GAARAA#GE CAN
CHECRE A#SHCE COMES
A#HERA#E SAHE A#COMES
CSHCE'A#S GCONNA WASTE A#ANOA#THEAR A#MAN
[CHORUS]
GAH...A#SICK CITY
                     C   D#E#
GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME
GAH...A#SICK CITY
CGONNA BE THE DEATH
                    D#E#
GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME
[SOLO]
G---------------D#---------------------|
-7-7-7-----7---10-------------------|
--------10--------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
LITTLE JOHNNY JUNKS
A SUBWAY PILOT
HE'LL KNIFE YOU IN THE HEAD
FOR CHINESE ROCK
CATCH A FALLING SPIKE
RIDE A SILVER ROCKET
SCORE A BODY BAG DEAL
FROM THE VIETCONG
[BRIDGE]
HERE SHE COMES
HERE SHE COMES
SHES CRAWLED OUT OF A GARAGE CAN
HERE SHE COMES
HERE SHE COMES
SHE'S GONNA WASTE ANOTHER MAN
[CHORUS]
AH...SICK CITY
GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME
AH...SICK CITY
GONNA BE THE DEATH
GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME
[SOLO]
YOUR MEAT ON A HOOK
IN YOUR OWN SNUFF MOVIE
TORTURE LOOP HALLUCINATION
NERVES SPLICED
NO INNOCULATION
FROM THE VIRAL PROGRAMME
GOT SPIDERS IN YOUR MOUTH
SHOOT INSECTICIDE
[BRIDGE]
HERE SHE COMES
HERE SHE COMES
SHES CRAWLED OUT OF A GARAGE CAN
HERE SHE COMES
HERE SHE COMES
SHE'S GONNA WASTE ANOTHER MAN
[CHORUS]
AH...SICK CITY
GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME
AH...SICK CITY
GONNA BE THE DEATH
GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME
[SOLO]
GSICK SICK SICK SICK D#CITY ....x4

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City

by Primal Scream

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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E B D G B E

Standard tuning

|------------------------------------|

|-8~10-10-10-10-10-------------------|

|-------------------6-6-6--6-8-8-----|

G 10 10 12 12 X X X

A# 6 8 8 7 X X X

C 8 10 10 9 X X X

D# 11 13 13 12 X X X

E# 13 15 15 14 X X X

[Intro]

G A#

EVERYONE I SEE'S

DISEASED OR BROKEN

HOLES IN THEIR ARMS

THEY GOT COCAINE EYES

SELF MUTILATION

IS SELF SURVEILLANCE

WANNA GET TO HEAVEN

YOU GOTTA DIE

[BRIDGE]

C C A# C

HERE SHE COMES

A# A# A A#

HERE SHE COMES

C C A# C A# A# A A#

SHES CRAWLED OUT OF A GARAGE CAN

C C A# C

HERE SHE COMES

A# A# A A#

HERE SHE COMES

C C A# C A# A# A A#

SHE'S GONNA WASTE ANOTHER MAN

[CHORUS]

G A#

AH...SICK CITY

C D#

GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME

G A#

AH...SICK CITY

GONNA BE THE DEATH

GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME

[SOLO]

G D#

------------------------------------|

-7-7-7-----7---10-------------------|

--------10--------------------------|

------------------------------------|

LITTLE JOHNNY JUNKS

A SUBWAY PILOT

HE'LL KNIFE YOU IN THE HEAD

FOR CHINESE ROCK

CATCH A FALLING SPIKE

RIDE A SILVER ROCKET

SCORE A BODY BAG DEAL

FROM THE VIETCONG

[BRIDGE]

HERE SHE COMES

SHES CRAWLED OUT OF A GARAGE CAN

HERE SHE COMES

SHE'S GONNA WASTE ANOTHER MAN

[CHORUS]

AH...SICK CITY

GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME

AH...SICK CITY

GONNA BE THE DEATH

GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME

[SOLO]

YOUR MEAT ON A HOOK

IN YOUR OWN SNUFF MOVIE

TORTURE LOOP HALLUCINATION

NERVES SPLICED

NO INNOCULATION

FROM THE VIRAL PROGRAMME

GOT SPIDERS IN YOUR MOUTH

SHOOT INSECTICIDE

[BRIDGE]

HERE SHE COMES

SHES CRAWLED OUT OF A GARAGE CAN

HERE SHE COMES

SHE'S GONNA WASTE ANOTHER MAN

[CHORUS]

AH...SICK CITY

GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME

AH...SICK CITY

GONNA BE THE DEATH

GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME

[SOLO]

G D#

SICK SICK SICK SICK CITY ....x4

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