While The City Sleeps
View chords used in this chart
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------1-1-|
G|--9--7--9-----------9-9-9--7--9-------------0-0-|
D|--9--7--9-----------9-9-9--7--9-------------2-2-|
A|--7--5--7-----------7-7-7--5--7-------------3-3-|
E|-----------0---------------------0--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--1----1------------3---------------------------|
G|--0----0------------2---------------------------|
D|--2----2------------0---------------------------|
A|--3----3----2~---0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------0--1--2--3--2--1--0--|
(rhythm fig 2)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--7--9-----------x-x-9--7--9-----------------|
D|--9--7--9-----------x-x-9--7--9-----------------|
A|--7--5--7-----------x-x-7--5--7---------17\-----|
E|-----------0---------------------0------17\-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5------------7------------------------|
D|----------5------------7------------------------|
A|----------3------------5------------------------|
E|--x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x----------3~-----2~---1~--|
P.M. -> P.M. ->
(rhythm fig 3)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2----4--4---------------|
D|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2----4--4----2----------|
A|--0---2--2--2--2--2--2--0----2--2----2----------|
E|-------------------------------------0----------|
< - - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - - >
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2-----------------------|
D|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2-----------------------|
A|--0---2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(rhythm fig 4)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--7--9---------------9--9--------------------|
D|--9--7--9---------------9--9--------------------|
A|--7--5--7---------------7--7--------------------|
E|-----------0------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--7--9---------------9--9------9--9----------|
D|--9--7--9---------------9--9------9--9----------|
A|--7--5--7---------------7--7------7--7----------|
E|-----------0------------------------------------|
(riff 1)
E|--7h-10p-7-------------10-----------------------|
B|-----------10------(7)----10b~------------------|
G|--------------9b--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(riff 2)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------15-17b^^---r17-----15---------------------|
G|--/16-----------------16----16~-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----14-16/19---14b~----14----14b~--------------|
D|--16-----------------------16-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|---------7--------------------------------------|
B|-------7---10-7h10p7----------------------------|
G|--9b-----------------9~-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(riff 3)
E|-----------7------------------------------------|
B|----10-8-----10-8---10-8---8--------------------|
G|--9------9--------9------9---9------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------7-(\)------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(solo)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-------------------12--14--12--14--12--14---|
G|--14b---r14p12---------12--14--12--14--12--14---|
D|---------------14-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--14~-------------------12-15p12----12h15p12----|
G|--14~----12h14~-----/14----------14----------14-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------12---------------------|
B|--12-15p12----12-15b--12-15b---15p12-15b~-------|
G|-----------14-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------15-17b---r17-|
B|--/17---17--17--17--17--17~----/17--------------|
G|--/16---16--16--16--16--16~---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|--p15----------0-0-17-15-0-17-------------------|
B|------17~-----------------------17-15-----------|
G|--------------------------------------16-14\12--|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----12-14p12-----------------------------------|
D|--14----------14-12-------------------14~-------|
A|--------------------14-13-12----12--------------|
E|-----------------------------15----15-----------|
E|--0--10-12-0-9-10-0-7h9-0-9h10-0-7h9p7\5-0-7p0--|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|--5p3p0---0-(\/)~-------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------12-----|
A|--------------------------10-12-14-12-14----14--|
E|--------------------10-12-----------------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - >
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------12-15/17b^^----r17p15-17~---|
G|--------------12-14-----------------------------|
D|--12-14-12-14-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------12--|
G|--------------------12~---12-14-12h14p12h14-----|
D|--12-14-12h14p12h14-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------15--------------|
B|-----12h15p12----12h15p12-15/17----17~----------|
G|--14----------14--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------22b---22--22b~---\-------|
B|--/20-22p20-22b-r22p20--------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------22b--r22--------------|
B|-------20-22-22b--r22--20----------22b--r22-20--|
G|--21--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--22b~------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(riff 4)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10(7)------10b~-------r10p7-10b~-------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--x\--------------------------------------------|
E|--x\--------------------------------------------|
Lower bar
E|--7h10p7-10b~----7-10p7----7--------------------|
B|------------------------10---(/)10~-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------15-17-(\)----------------------|
B|-----------15-17--------------------------------|
G|-----14-16--------------------------------------|
D|--16--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(riff 5)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-----------------------------12-15~------\--|
G|--14b---r14p12-------------12-14----------------|
D|---------------14~---12-14----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|--12(0)-----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-(\)-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Gradually lower bar
E|--10-----10----10----10-------------------------|
B|------9-----9-----9------9----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Slowly lower bar, let ring
(riff 6)
E|--10h12-0---------------------------------------|
B|---------10h12-0--------------------------------|
G|----------------11h12-0-------------------------|
D|-----------------------10h12-0------------------|
A|------------------------------10h12-0-----------|
E|--------------------------------------10-12(\)--|
[Rhy. Fig 1]
[Rhy. Fig 2] (3x)
What goes on behind closed doors
Private wounds, open sores
You¥re your own worst enemy
And cheap thrills bring you to your knees
It¥s thumbs down for someone like you
Easy come, easy go
[Rhy. Fig 3]
Burn your bridges, take what you can get
Go for the throat because you paid your debt
Livin¥ well is the best revenge
So give ¥em hell
[Rhy. Fig 1] (4x)
While the city sleeps
Better run for your life
Take your troubles to the night
While the city sleeps
Beggars, thieves and losers
There¥s no relief
[Rhy. Fig 2]
For better or for worse you¥ve bought and sold
They love you while you¥re hot
And leave you when you¥re cold
[(riff 1]
[Rhy. Fig 3 w/ (riff 2]
Burn your bridges, take what you can get
Go for the throat because you paid your debt
Livin¥ well is the best revenge
So give ¥em hell
[Rhy. Fig 1]
While the city sleeps
Better run for your life
Take your troubles to the night
While the city sleeps
Beggars, thieves and losers
There¥s no relief
[Rhy. Fig 4 w/ (riff 3]
[Solo over Rhy. Fig 1]
[Rhy. Fig 3 w/ (riff 4]
Burn your bridges, take what you can get
Go for the throat because you paid your debt
Livin¥ well is the best revenge
So give ¥em hell
[Rhy. Fig 1 w/ (riff 5]
While the city sleeps
It¥s all there in black and white
While the city sleeps
Through the eye of the needle
Gotta thread your life
[Rhy. Fig 4 w/ (riff 6]
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How to play While The City Sleeps
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.