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[Intro]
G#m B G#m B D#7
G#m E B E G#m D#
[Verse 1]
I was on the outG#mside
I waBs looking in
Like a deer in the hEeadlightsG#m  
StBuck in slow motD#ion
Like I was oEn the turnpike
NG#mo ability to sBteer
Can't shEake the feeling I'm starting to diD#sappear
[Chorus]
G#mI'm weigC#mhed down Bin this cEity
ItG#m's hard to liBve here,    D#and I've been fF#eeling restless
ThG#mere's tC#mhis battle rBaging in Eme
DG#mon't want to love you aBnymore
D#But F#I can't hGelp EitB  E  G#m  E  B  D#  
[Verse 2]
I was on the ouG#mtside
Like we were at tBhe cinema
Your face was hiddenG#m  
BeBhind the caD#mera
I thEink I love youG#m  
More than I'd aBdmit
And I was nEot pG#mrepared to be seBeing yG#mou like tD#his
[Chorus]
G#mI'm weigC#mhed down Bin this cEity
ItG#m's hard to liBve here,    D#and I've been fF#eeling restless
ThG#mere's tC#mhis battle rBaging in Eme
DG#mon't want to love you aBnymore
But F#I can't hGelp it
[Instrumental]
C#m E G#m E B E G#m D#
[Bridge]
AG#mnd betwBeen you and me
TEhis city's slowly poisoning me
And as I rip deeper inBto its scales
It D#rots beneath my fingernails
And wEhen I try to claw out of the G#mpit
All I do is get suBcked back in
DEon't want to lovBe you anymore
D#But I just can't Ehelp it
[Instrumental]
G#m C#m
[Chorus]
IB'm weighed down Ein this cityG#m  B  
ID#t's hard to live here, D#and I've been feeling restlessG#m  C#m  
TherBe's this battle raEging in me
G#mDon't want to love you Banymore
BD#ut I F#can't help iG#mt
[Instrumental]
B G#m B D# E G#m E B E G#m B D#
[Outro]
AG#mnd I'm weiC#mghed down Bin this cEity
             G#m           BN.C.
Don't want to love you anymore

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City

by PUP

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

D#7

C#m

[Intro]

G#m B G#m B D#7

G#m E B E G#m D#

[Verse 1]

G#m

I was on the outside

I was looking in

E G#m

Like a deer in the headlights

B D#

Stuck in slow motion

Like I was on the turnpike

G#m B

No ability to steer

E D#

Can't shake the feeling I'm starting to disappear

[Chorus]

G#m C#m B E

I'm weighed down in this city

G#m B D# F#

It's hard to live here, and I've been feeling restless

G#m C#m B E

There's this battle raging in me

G#m B

Don't want to love you anymore

D# F# G E B E G#m E B D#

But I can't help it

[Verse 2]

G#m

I was on the outside

Like we were at the cinema

G#m

Your face was hidden

B D#

Behind the camera

E G#m

I think I love you

More than I'd admit

E G#m B G#m D#

And I was not prepared to be seeing you like this

[Chorus]

G#m C#m B E

I'm weighed down in this city

G#m B D# F#

It's hard to live here, and I've been feeling restless

G#m C#m B E

There's this battle raging in me

G#m B

Don't want to love you anymore

F# G

But I can't help it

[Instrumental]

C#m E G#m E B E G#m D#

[Bridge]

G#m B

And between you and me

This city's slowly poisoning me

And as I rip deeper into its scales

It rots beneath my fingernails

E G#m

And when I try to claw out of the pit

All I do is get sucked back in

E B

Don't want to love you anymore

D# E

But I just can't help it

[Instrumental]

G#m C#m

[Chorus]

B E G#m B

I'm weighed down in this city

D# D# G#m C#m

It's hard to live here, and I've been feeling restless

B E

There's this battle raging in me

G#m B

Don't want to love you anymore

D# F# G#m

But I can't help it

[Instrumental]

B G#m B D# E G#m E B E G#m B D#

[Outro]

G#m C#m B E

And I'm weighed down in this city

G#m B

N.C.

Don't want to love you anymore

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