...HEART OF THE CITY... by Nick Lowe -----------------------............. *Released 1976* Intro: (Drums) (n.C) Verse 1:

In the ^Aheart of the city,^D ^A Where the ^Aalligators roam,^D ^A I'm a ^Alittle lost when,^D ^A Ain't ^Agot no place to go.^D ^A

Now I ^Aain't got one minute,^D ^A Just gotta ^Asit on my back,^D ^A I left ^Ahome in a hurry,^D ^A 'Till I'm ^Anever going back.^D ^A

Chorus 1:

I'm ^Elooking for a home, in the ^Dheart of the ^Acity. Interlude:

A, D A Verse 2:

Now I'm ^Astepping on the street,^D ^A And I'm ^Astepping up the hill,^D ^A And I'm ^Alooking for a lover,^D ^A Looking, ^Alooking everywhere.^D ^A

Maybe I'm ^Ain with a chance? ^D ^A I hear ^Aclickety clack.^D ^A It's a ^Agirl my lord,^D ^A I see her;

A (n.C) Stop, A (n.C) Check,

Turning ^Ddouble ^Afast. Chorus 2:

I'm ^Elooking for a lover, in the ^Dheart of the ^Acity. Interlude:

A, D A Chorus 3:

I'm ^Elooking, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, looking, looking, looking, Looking everywhere, in the ^Dheart of the ^Acity.

Interlude: A, D A Verse 3:

Well, in the ^Aheart of the city,^D ^A Well, it's ^Apart of the stars.^D ^A I hear that ^Acassette music,^D ^A On a ^Athousand guitars.^D ^A

Hey, the ^Aboys are on the prowl,^D ^A They're ^Achecking out meat.^D ^A They know a ^Abird in the hand,^D ^A Is worth ^Atwo on the street.^D ^A

Chorus 4:

They're ^Echecking the meat, in the ^Dheart of the ^Acity. Interlude:

A, D A

^A Well, I said; Coda:

The ^Aheart, heart, ^Dof the ^Acity, ^A Heart, heart, ^Doh ^Ayeah. ^A Heart, heart, ^Dof the ^Acity, ^A Heart, heart, ^Doh ^Ayeah.

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Nick Lowe - Heart of the city