INTRO x2 (on the recording the song starts on the second note; skipping the first)
You can use your thumb on the 5th fret of the E string if it's better for you. There's
times to play some extra open strings or move the positions from up the fretboard towards
nut.
| e | | 5 |
| B | 8 8 | 7 7 7 |
| G | 5 5 | 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
| e | | 5 |
| B | 6 6 | 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 | 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
A city freeze get on your knees
A stay indoors beneath the floors
A city clown will soon fall down
| e | | 5 |
| B | 8 8 | 7 7 7 |
| G | 5 5 | 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
a pray for warmth and green paper
talk with neighbors only
without a face to hide in
| e | | 5 |
| B | 6 6 | 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 | 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
A city drought you're down and out
The games you play make people say
And he will lose if he won't choose
| e | | 5 |
| B | 8 8 | 7 7 7 |
| G | 5 5 | 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
see your trousers don't taper
you're either weird or lonely
the one he may confide in
| e | | 5 |
| B | 6 6 | 5 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 | 5 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
A saddle up kick your feet
A city star won't shine too far
A sonny boy with smokes for sale
| e | 3 3 | 0 0 |
| B | 5 5 | 1 1 |
| G | 5 5 | 2 2 2 |
| D | 5 5 2 | 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
ride the range of a London street
on account of the way you are
went to ground with a face so pale
| e | 0 0 | 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 0 |
| G | 0 0 | 4 1 |
| D | 2 2 | 4 2 2 |
| A | 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 2 0 2 2 0 |
| E | | 0 |
A travel to a local plane
And the beads around your face
And never heard about the change
| e | 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 0 |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 |
turn around and come back again
make you sure to fit back in place
showed his hand and fell out of range
| e | 0 0 | 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 0 |
| G | 0 0 | 4 1 |
| D | 2 2 | 4 2 2 |
| A | 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 2 0 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 |
And at the
And at the
In the
| e | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| G | 4 4 | 1 1 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 | 2 2 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
chime of a city clock uh put up your road block
beat of a city drum see how your friends come
light of a city square find out the face that's fair
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
hang on to your crown for a
in twos or threes or more for the
keep it by your side but the
| e | | (0) |
| B | | 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
stone in a tin can is wealth to the city man
sound of a busy place is fine for a pretty face
light of the city falls you fly to the city walls
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
who leaves his armour down
who knows what a face is for
take off with your bride But at the
| e | | (0) |
| B | | 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
| e | 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | x x |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| e | 0 0 | 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 | 4 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 | 4 2 2 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 | 2 0 2 2 |
| E | | 0 0 |
GO TO BEGINNING OF REPEAT
| e | 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | x x |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| e | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 1 1 | 1 1 1 |
| G | 4 4 2 2 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 5 3 3 | 3 2 2 2 2 |
| A | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 1 1 1 | |
| e | 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | x x |
| E | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
2/2 time
| e | 0 0 0 0 | |
| B | 3 3 1 1 | |
| G | 4 4 2 2 | 0 |
| D | 5 3 3 | 3 2 |
| A | x x | 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 1 1 1 | |
GO TO BEGINNING OF REPEAT
chime of the city clock put up your road block
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
hang on to your crown for a
| e | | (0) |
| B | | 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
stone in a tin can is wealth to the city man
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
who leaves his armor
| e | | (0) |
| B | | 2 2 2 2 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 | 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
down
| e | | 5 |
| B | 8 8 | 7 7 |
| G | 5 5 | 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
| e | | |
| B | 6 6 | 5 5 |
| G | 5 5 | 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
| e | | 5 |
| B | 8 8 | 7 7 |
| G | 5 5 | 5 5 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | | |
| e | | 5 |
| B | 6 6 | 5 |
| G | 5 5 | 6 |
| D | 7 7 | 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| E | | |
END
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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