The City Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Em D C

Em This city neveDr sleeCps

Em I hear the people walk by when it'sD late C

EmSirens bleed through my window sill, I Dcan't Cclose my eyes

EmDon't control what I'm inDto C

EmThis tower is alDive C

EmThe lights that blind keep me awDake C

EmWith my hood up and lace untied,D sleepC fills my mind

EmDon't control what I'm inDto C

C London cDalls me a stranger,Em a travellerG

C This is Dnow my home,G my home

EmOh, oh,D I'm burning Con the back streets

EmOh, oh, stDuck heCre sitting in the back seat,

EmOh, oh, and I'm Dblazing onC the street

 And Cwhat I do isn't up to you,

 And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes two

EmThe pavement is myD frienCd

Em It will take me where I need to Dgo C

EmI find it trips me up,D and pCuts me down

EmThis is not what I’m uDsed toC

Em The shop across theD road C

Em Fulfills my needs and gives me cDompanyC, when I need it

EmVoices speak through my walls,D I don’t thinkC I’m gonna make it

EmPast tomorrDow C

C London cDalls me a stranger,Em a travellerG

C This is Dnow my home,G my home

EmOh, oh,D I'm burning Con the back streets

EmOh, oh, stDuck heCre sitting in the back seat,

EmOh, oh, and I'm Dblazing onC the street

 And Cwhat I do isn't up to you,

 And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes two

C And my lungs hurtD, And my ears bled,

Em With the sound of the city life,G echoed in my head

C Do I need this,D to keep me alive

GThe traffic stops and starts but I need to move along

EmI’m from a city where the rain won’t cease

 PoDllution in the air matches Cthat on the street

 The bEmlack smoke gets you head into a muddle, like

DWalking into eleCphant syringes in the puddle, like

Em I was a country boy when I moved out

DGrew up too fast for mCy family to find out

EmNow I try to stop my music running into nosedives

DCan’t resort to arrogance with Cwhite lies

Em This city won’t erase me

 But DI can’t help to see how this Cdark city changed me

EmIt’s all the same scene, music is my life

 ButD I try to fight whatCever I need to hide from

Em North, South, East, West,

 London’s my Dhome now, knees weak, Cbut we never slow down

EmNow I start to do my music properly

 And Dstay from all the negaCtive shit that will follow me

C London cDalls me a stranger,Em a travellerG

C This is Dnow my home,G my home

EmOh, oh,D I'm burning Con the back streets

EmOh, oh, stDuck heCre sitting in the back seat,

EmOh, oh, and I'm Dblazing onC the street

 And Cwhat I do isn't up to you,

 And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes two

EmOh, oh,D I'm burning Con the back streets

EmOh, oh, stDuck heCre sitting in the back seat,

EmOh, oh, and I'm Dblazing onC the street

 And Cwhat I do isn't up to you,

 And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes two Em