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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 24Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: EADGBe standard
chords used
G = 3,5,5,4,3,3
D = x,5,7,7,7,5
C = x,3,5,5,5,3 
e|------3-----3------5-----5------3-----5------5-----5--|
B|------3-----3------7-----7------5-----5------7-----7--|
G|------4-----4------7-----7------5-----5------7-----7--|
D|------5-----5--x-x-7-x-x-7--x-x-5-x-x-5--x-x-7-x-x-7--|
A|--x-x-5-x-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
Intro
G D C D
GThe city keeps on Dgoing...oCn. D  
G D C D G D C D
GFloat down the river with my IdDdy and Jay
CGet off the boat and board a plaDne to JKF and I,
Gain't slept a weekD  
But iCt don't seem to matter to the Dsubway speakers, Gspeak (and speak) 
D C D
GThe city keeps on Dgoing
CWe just keep on rDolling
GThe city keeps on Dgoing
CWe just keep on roDlling...oGn.
D C D G D C D
GGrand Central Station and gDot wind they're coming on 
And the Cgoodness yesterday DNo one round oh
and I Gstill recognize her after aDll these years
and Cshe still looks the sDameG  D  
CAh, she still looks the sDame.
GThe city keeps on Dgoing
CWe just keep on rDolling
GThe city keeps on Dgoing
CWe just keep on roDlling
GooooooooDooonnnnnCnnnnnnnnDn.
Goh and ooooDoooooCooooonnnDnnnnnn
Goh and we end up in Brooklyn DIt was rainin' so hard
CCome up all day and the Drain to clear it off,
Oh Gwe're just people watching on D3rd and St. Marks
CAnd when the girl's kissing my fDace,
Gmy face         D   CShe was just kissing my Dface 
GThe city keeps on Dgoing
CWe just keep on rDolling
GThe city keeps on Dgoing
CWe just keep on roDlling And again, again... 
GThe city keeps on Dgoing
CWe just keep on rDolling
GThe city keeps on Dgoing
CWe just keep on roDlling
GooooooooDooonnnnnCnnnnnnnnDn.
Goh and ooooDoooooCooooonnnDnnnnnn
 GJust when I was sick and lonDely,
There was a shaking on the Cground 
We were hiding from the Drain
We were riding on the train G  
 GJust when I was sick and lonDely,
There was a shaking on the Cground 
We were hiding from the Drain
We were riding on the train G  D  
She was dCancing on the miDdway 
Just kisGsing my faceD  
She was daCncing on the mDidway 
Just kisGsing my face D  
DanciCng on the midway D  
KisGsing my face D  
DancCing on the midwDay
JGust waving goodbye.

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City

by Joe Purdy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: EADGBe standard

chords used

G = 3,5,5,4,3,3

D = x,5,7,7,7,5

C = x,3,5,5,5,3

e|------3-----3------5-----5------3-----5------5-----5--|

B|------3-----3------7-----7------5-----5------7-----7--|

G|------4-----4------7-----7------5-----5------7-----7--|

D|------5-----5--x-x-7-x-x-7--x-x-5-x-x-5--x-x-7-x-x-7--|

A|--x-x-5-x-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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

Intro

G D C D

The city keeps on going...on.

G D C D G D C D

G D

Float down the river with my Iddy and Jay

C D

Get off the boat and board a plane to JKF and I,

G D

ain't slept a week

C D G

But it don't seem to matter to the subway speakers, speak (and speak)

D C D

G D

The city keeps on going

C D

We just keep on rolling

G D

The city keeps on going

C D G

We just keep on rolling...on.

D C D G D C D

G D

Grand Central Station and got wind they're coming on

C D

And the goodness yesterday No one round oh

G D

and I still recognize her after all these years

C D G D

and she still looks the same

C D

Ah, she still looks the same.

G D

The city keeps on going

C D

We just keep on rolling

G D

The city keeps on going

C D

We just keep on rolling

G D C D

ooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

G D C D

oh and oooooooooooooonnnnnnnnn

G D

oh and we end up in Brooklyn It was rainin' so hard

C D

Come up all day and the rain to clear it off,

G D

Oh we're just people watching on 3rd and St. Marks

C D

And when the girl's kissing my face,

G D C D

my face She was just kissing my face

G D

The city keeps on going

C D

We just keep on rolling

G D

The city keeps on going

C D

We just keep on rolling And again, again...

G D

The city keeps on going

C D

We just keep on rolling

G D

The city keeps on going

C D

We just keep on rolling

G D C D

ooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnn.

G D C D

oh and oooooooooooooonnnnnnnnn

G D

Just when I was sick and lonely,

There was a shaking on the ground

We were hiding from the rain

We were riding on the train

G D

Just when I was sick and lonely,

There was a shaking on the ground

We were hiding from the rain

G D

We were riding on the train

C D

She was dancing on the midway

G D

Just kissing my face

C D

She was dancing on the midway

G D

Just kissing my face

C D

Dancing on the midway

G D

Kissing my face

C D

Dancing on the midway

Just waving goodbye.

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