17 Hills

Intro | A | E Eadd9 | A | E | | A | Dadd#11 D | A6 Amaj7 | C#m | [Refrão] A E Eadd9 A E The city rises, on seventeen hills A Dadd#11 D A6 A C#m Seventeen hills, from the sea A E Eadd9 A E And you see five of, those seventeen hills A Dadd#11 D A6 A C#m Through the iron grille, in cell block E Esus4 E Esus4/C# Esus4/D# E The city rises, on seventeen hills Esus4 D Aadd9 C#m Seventeen hills, from the Bay A E Eadd9 Esus4/C# E You could see nine of, those seventeen hills Esus4 E D Aadd9 C#m From the lead roof, of cell block A [Verso 1] D A E Papa came here as a sailor D A E Jumped a ship in '53 D A E Aadd9 And when he ran, my mama drank herself to death A Amaj7 C#m B/C# I guess I got that dirty gene... C#m7 Aadd9 C#m Yeah, it's about all he left to me [Refrão] Esus4 E Esus4 E This city rises, on seventeen hills Dadd9 D A E Seventeen hills, from the bay Esus4 E Esus4 E You'd see twelve of, those seventeen hills Dadd9 D A/C# C#m From the downpipe, of cell block H Esus4 E Esus4 E Flaming hair and, her name was Irene Dadd9 D A E The prettiest thief, you ever seen Esus4 E Esus4 E We robbed a store and, she shot an armed guard Esus4 Dadd9 A C#m But mine was the face, on the DVR [Verso 2] Dadd9 A E Esus4 E They ran us down on the delta Dadd9 A E Esus4 E In a freight yard rusting in the sun Dadd9 A E A But all I wanted was a place among those hills A Amaj7 C#m B/C# Aadd9 I didn't mean to hurt no-one......, no C#m Least of all the girl I love [Refrão] A E Eadd9 A E The city rises, on seventeen hills A Dadd#11 D A6 Amaj7 C#m Seventeen hills, to the sky A E Eadd9 A E I spread her ashes, at the foot of those hills A Dmaj7 Amaj7 C#m The seventeenth hill, is where she lies [Verso 3] Dadd9 Aadd9 A Eadd9 E Emaj9 E6 If I can bribe some crooked lawyer D6 D Amaj7 E Emaj7 E To smuggle in a hacksaw blade D A/C# E Amaj7 Tide tables, and a yard or two of twine A Amaj7 C#m B/C# Aadd9 I'll ride the driftwood in the Bay......, yeah yeah ({C#m9}) Let the wind decide my fate {Instrumental} | C#m9 | | C#m6/9 | | | C#m9 | | C#m6/9 | | | C#m9 | | C#m6/9 | | | C#m9 | | C#m6/9 | | | C#m9 | | A | {Violin Solo} | E | D A | A | Amaj7 E | | E | D A | A | Amaj7 E | | E | D A | A | Amaj7 E | | E | D A | A | Amaj7 C#m | | A | Amaj7 E | {Guitar Solo} | D | A | E | E | | D | A | E | E | | D | A | E | A | | Oh...., [Refrão] E Esus4 E This city rises, on seventeen hills D A E Seventeen hills, yeaheah, from the Bay Esus4 E Esus4 E And the silhouette of, those beautiful hills D A E Is right at the end, of this old storm drain Outro Emaj9 A E This city rises, on seventeen hills A Dadd#11 D A6 Amaj7 C#m Seventeen hills, from the bay A E Eadd9 A E The last thing I saw was, all seventeen hills A Dadd#11 D A6 Amaj7 C#m In between crests, of the ocean waves D6/9 Aadd9 Eadd9 The towering crests, of the ocean waves