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High In The City by Lou Reed
High In The City
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
[Intro]
| F#m A | D G | D A | D A | x2
[Verse 1]
F#m A D
I got the time, I got my feet.
G
Let's go hit the street.
D A
High in the city.
D A
High in the city.
[Verse 2]
F#m A D
I got my mace and you got your knife.
G
You gotta protect, your own life.
D A
High in the city.
D A
High in the city.
[Chorus]
D G D
I wanna get high, high in the city.
G D
I wanna stay alive, here in the city.
G
I wanna stay high, in the city.
F#m A F#m
High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
A F#m
High in the city, (high).
[Verse 3]
A D
Let's not walk down Sutton Place.
G
You know everybody there got an Akitas.
D A D
High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
A F#m
High in the city, (high).
[Verse 4]
A D
Don't wanna talk politics today.
G
I feel too good, let me have my way.
D A D
High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
A D
High in the city, (high).
[Break]
| G D | A D | G F#m | A F#m | A F#m |
(steeldrum)
[Verse 5]
A D
Watch out for that guy on your right.
G
Seen him on the news, last Saturday night
D A D
He was high in the city, (high, high, high, high).
A F#m
High in the city, (high).
[Verse 6]
A
Hey, look they're setting fire to that jeep.
D G
There's not much you can keep.
D A D
High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
A D
He and the city, (high).
[Chorus]
D G D
I wanna get high, high in the city.
G D
I wanna stay alive, here in the city.
G
I wanna stay high, in the city.
F# A F#m
High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
A F#
High in the city, (high).
[Verse 7]
A
So many people feeling low.
D G
And there's only one way to go.
D A D
To get high in the city, (high, high, high, high).
A F#m
High in the city, (high)
[Verse 8]
A D
Let's grap a pie, let's hit the park.
G D
I'll kiss and hug you till it gets dark.
A D
Here in the city, (high, high, high, high).
A F#m
Getting high in the city, (high).
[Break]
| A D | G D | A D | A D |
(trumpet)
[Outro]
A D
(High in the city and you're looking so pretty)
G D
(feelin' pretty witty, gettin' high off of the city)
A D
(High, high, high, high in the city)
A F#m
(High in the city) (repeats but fades)
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