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Ed Sheeran - The City
(Chords)
Em 7-7-9-9-8-7
D 5-5-7-7-7-5
C 3-3-5-5-5-3
C* 0-3-2-0-1-3
D* 0-5-4-0-2-5
Em* 7-7-5-0-0-7
G 3-5-5-4-3-3
[Intro]
Em D C
[Verse 1]
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
[Hook]
C* London cD*alls me a stranger,Em* a travellerG
C* This is D*now 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 C*what I do isn't up to you,
And if the D*city never sleeps then that makes two
[Verse 2]
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
[Hook]
C* London cD*alls me a stranger,Em* a travellerG
C* This is D*now 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 C*what I do isn't up to you,
And if the D*city never sleeps then that makes two
[Bridge]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Hook]
C* London cD*alls me a stranger,Em* a travellerG
C* This is D*now 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 C*what I do isn't up to you,
And if the D*city never sleeps then that makes two
[Outro]
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 C*what I do isn't up to you,
And if the D*city never sleeps then that makes two Em