The City Ed Sheeran

Lyrics and guitar chords

Guitar chords Intermediate

Difficulty: Intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E

G6/E This city nevD5(9)er sleeps C5(9)

G6/E I hear the people walk by when it'sD5(9) late     C5(9)
G6/E Sirens bleed through my window sill,D5(9) I can't cloC5(9)se my eyes
G6/E Don't control what I'm intD5(9)o         C5(9)

G6/E This tower is aD5(9)live      C
G6/E The lights that blind keep me aD5(9)wake      C5(9)
G6/E With my hood up and lace untied, D5(9)sleep filC5(9)ls my mind
G6/E Don't control what I'm intD5(9)o        C5(9)

C   London cDalls me a stranger,D4/A a traveller  G#4(7)
C   This is Dnow my home, D4/Amy home   G#4(7)

G6/E Oh, oh, D5(9)I'm burning on tC5(9)he back streets
G6/E Oh, oh, stuD5(9)ck here siC5(9)tting in the back seat,
G6/E Oh, oh, and I'm D5(9)blazing on theC5(9) street
AndC what I do isn't up to you,
And if the D5(9)city never sleeps then that makes two

G6/EThe pavement is my fD5(9)riend   C5(9)
G6/E It will take me where I need toD5(9) go       C5(9)
G6/EI find it trips me up,D5(9) and puts C5(9)me down
G6/EThis is not what I'm uD5(9)sed to   C5(9)

G6/E The shop across theD5(9) road    C5(9)
G6/E Fulfills my needs and gives me coD5(9)mpany, wheC5(9)n I need it
G6/E Voices speak through my walls, D5(9)I don't think I'm C5(9)gonna make it
G6/E Past tomorD5(9)row       C5(9)

C   London cDalls me a stranger,D4/A a traveller  G#4(7)
C   This is Dnow my home,D4/A my home   G#4(7)

G6/E Oh, oh, D5(9)I'm burning on C5(9)the back streets
G6/E Oh, oh, stD5(9)uck here sC5(9)itting in the back seat,
G6/E Oh, oh, and I'm bD5(9)lazing on theC5(9) street
And Cwhat I do isn't up to you,
And if the D5(9)city never sleeps then that makes two

C   And my lungs hurt,D And my ears bled,
D4/A With the sound of the city life, eD4/Achoed in my head
C Do I need this,D to keep me alive
C The traffic stops and starts but I Dneed to move along

G6/EI'm from a city where the rain won't cease
PoD5(9)llution in the air matches thatC5(9) on the street
The bG6/Elack smoke gets you head into a muddle, like
D5(9)Walking into elephanC5(9)t syringes in the puddle, like
G6/E I was a country boy when I moved out
D5(9)Grew up too fast for my faC5(9)mily to find out
G6/ENow I try to stop my music running into nosedives
D5(9)Can't resort to arrogance with whitC5(9)e lies
G6/E This city won't erase me
But D5(9)I can't help to see how this darkC5(9) city changed me
G6/EIt's all the same scene, music is my life
ButD5(9) I try to fight whateverC5(9) I need to hide from
G6/E North, South, East, West,
London's my D5(9)home now, knees weak, but C5(9)we never slow down
G6/ENow I start to do my music properly
And D5(9)stay from all the negativeC5(9) shit that will follow me

C   London cDalls me a stranger,G6/E a traveller
C   This is Dnow my home,G6/E my home   G#4(7)

G6/EOh, oh, ID5(9)'m burning on thC5(9)e back streets
G6/EOh, oh, sD5(9)tuck here sitting C5(9)in the back seat,
G6/EOh, oh, aD5(9)nd I'm blazing oC5(9)n the street
And Cwhat I do isn't up to you,
And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes two

G6/EOh, oh, ID5(9)'m burning on thC5(9)e back streets
G6/EOh, oh, sD5(9)tuck here sitting C5(9)in the back seat,
G6/EOh, oh, aD5(9)nd I'm blazing oC5(9)n the street
And Cwhat I do isn't up to you,
And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes tG6/Ewo

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Lyrics: Jake Gosling / Ed Sheeran
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