City Lights
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[Intro]
G D C Em C G
G D C Em C G
[Verse 1]
G G/F# Em Cmaj7 G
These city lights, you can take them down
G G/F# Em G
Rocks are melting in the ground
G G/F# Em G
There's an old familiar sound
G/F# Bm
And the reaching rays
D
Of a breaking day
C G
Pass you by anyway
[Verse 2]
G G/F# Em Cmaj7 G
This final turn, in the longest mile
G. G/F# Em G
Are you waking with the blessed
G G/F# Em G
Or laying with the rest
G/F# Bm
In the ground so firm
D
'neath the name you heard
[Interlude]
C G C G
C G C G G7
[Bridge]
G7 Cmaj7 G
Show me my weakness, I may turn from
G Cmaj7 G
You were the sweetest, the strongest one
[Interlude]
G G/F# Em G/F#
G G/F# Bm D C G
[Verse 3]
G G/F# Em Cmaj7 G
These hills of white, and the lonely light
G G/F# Em G
And the cold is reaching through
G G/F# Em G
Straight down from the blue
G/F# Bm
And it's promissing
D
Not to start again
C G
But I know you wish me to
[Outro]
G6 D C
Em C G
G6 D Dsus4 C
Em C G
How to play City Lights
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.