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In the City, by The Jam
[Intro]
 C   G   D    Gx6 
(Bass comes in on 3rd, drums on 5th)
[Verse 1]
GIn the city there’s a tChousand things I wanna sGay to you,
GBut whenever I apCproach you, you make me Glook a fool.
EmI wanna say, I wanna tell ya, aCbout the young ideas,D  
But you tCurn them into fears.D  Dsus4  D  
[Verse 2]
GIn the city there’s a thCousand faces all sGhining bright,
GAnd those golden fCaces are under tGwenty-five.
EmThey wanna say, they gonna tell ya, aCbout the young ideDa,
You better Clisten now you've said your bit.D  Dsus4  D  
[Bridge]
G(scrape plectrum dDown strGinDg) ADnd I know what you're thiCnking,
You Cstill Gthink DI am Gcrap, Dbut ya better Bmlisten man,
Because the Ckids know where it's Dat.Dsus4  D  
[Verse 3]
GIn the city there’s a Cthousand men in Guniforms,
GAnd I've heard they now hCave the right to kGill a man.
EmWe wanna say, we gonna tell ya, aCbout a young ideDa,
And if it dCon’t work at least we say we triDed.Dsus4  D  
Endoi (shout)
  C    G    D     GIn the city. (x4)
GIn the city there’s a tChousand things I wanna sGay to you.C  G  D  G  

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In The City

by The Jam

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Dsus4

In the City, by The Jam

[Intro]

C G D G

(Bass comes in on 3rd, drums on 5th)

[Verse 1]

G C G

In the city there’s a thousand things I wanna say to you,

G C G

But whenever I approach you, you make me look a fool.

Em C D

I wanna say, I wanna tell ya, about the young ideas,

C D Dsus4 D

But you turn them into fears.

[Verse 2]

G C G

In the city there’s a thousand faces all shining bright,

G C G

And those golden faces are under twenty-five.

Em C D

They wanna say, they gonna tell ya, about the young idea,

C D Dsus4 D

You better listen now you've said your bit.

[Bridge]

G D G D D C

(scrape plectrum down string) And I know what you're thinking,

C G D G D Bm

You still think I am crap, but ya better listen man,

C D Dsus4 D

Because the kids know where it's at.

[Verse 3]

G C G

In the city there’s a thousand men in uniforms,

G C G

And I've heard they now have the right to kill a man.

Em C D

We wanna say, we gonna tell ya, about a young idea,

C D Dsus4 D

And if it don’t work at least we say we tried.

End

oi (shout)

C G D G

In the city. (x4)

G C G C G D G

In the city there’s a thousand things I wanna say to you.

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