**** big_city
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F G C
big city, big city
F G C
big city, big city
F G C
big city, big city
F C
big city, it's a wishing well.
F C
big city, it's a living hell.
<END CHORUS>
this town, it's fucking insane: (riff 1)
one will starve and another will gain. (riff 2)
it's like a giant mechanical brain, (riff 1)
and the people are cells and the streets are veins. (riff 2)
F G C
it thinks only of itself,
F G C
thousand limbs crawling it expands and grows,
F G C
and still the concrete sits there,
F G C
sits there stark gray and cold.
<CHORUS>
(riff 3)(second half only)
(riff 3)(second half only)
and i think i wanna be a brick layer, (riff 3)
so i can put another brick in the wall. (riff 3)
it's stanitary, rational, and happy and sane. (riff 3)
growing like a flower to surround us all. (riff 3)
<CHORUS x2>
riff 1
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5--------5---|
|-------3---------5-----3-3-3----3-3-3---3-|
|-1-1-1-----3-3-3--------------------------|
variant 1
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-5------------|
|-------3---------5---3-3-3------3---------|
|-1-1-1-----3-3-3--------------------------|
variant 2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------5-5-5-------|
|---------------------------5--5-5-5-------|
|-------3---------5---3-3-3----3-3-3-------|
|-1-1-1-----3-3-3--------------------------|
riff 2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------5-----|
|---------------------------5--3-3-3-------|
|-------3---------5---3-3-3------------3---|
|-1-1-1-----3-3-3--------------------------|
riff 3 (first half) (second half)
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--5----5----5-5----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|--5----5----5-5--5----8---3-3--3--3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5------|--3----3----3-3--5----8---3-3--3--3--|
|-------------------------3-3-3-3------|-----------------3----6---1-1--1--1--|
THE END
**** big_city - operation ivy **
**** <adg2@po.cwru.edu> alex gonzalez **
How to play **** big_city
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.