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City On The Hill by Casting Crowns
City On The Hill
Capo 1
A- 002220
E- 022100
E6- 046600
Aadd9- 577600
Badd11- 799800
For those who aren't familiar with that^ little chord chart there, from left to right
each number represents each string (EADGBE) and the number there is the fret you will be
putting your fingers in. Also a helpful hint: Aadd9 and Badd11 have the exact same
finger formation, Badd11 is just 2 frets higher. So you can easily slide back and forth between
the two.
Intro E6 E Badd11 Aadd9(x2)
---------------------------2---------0-----|
-------5---------9-------4---4-----0---4---|
-----6---6-----9---9---4---------2---------|
---6---------9-----------------4-----------|
-4---------7---------2---------------------|
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E6 E
Did you hear of the city on a hill
Badd11 Aadd9
Said one old man to the other
E6 E
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
Badd11 Aadd9
But they all started turning on each other
E6 E
You see the poets thought the dancers were shallow
Badd11 Aadd9
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
E6 E
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
Badd11 Aadd9
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
Chorus
A E
And one by one they ran away
Badd11 Aadd9
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
A E Badd11
And the light began to fade in the city on a hill
E6 E Badd11 Aadd9
The city on a hill
(verse 2)(same chord pattern as verse one)
Bridge
Aadd9
But it was the rhythm of the dancers
E6 Badd11
that gave the poets life
Aadd9 E6 Badd11
It was the spirit of the poets that gave the soldiers strength to fight
Aadd9 E6 Aadd11
It was the fire of the young ones, it was the wisdom of the old
E E6 Badd11 Aadd11
It was the story of the poor man that needed be told
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version 2
The chords are (positions relative to the capo):
Bm D* C Em7 G D
(e) ----- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 2 ----
(B) ----- 3 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 ----
(G) ----- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 ----
(D) ----- 4 -------- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 ----
(A) ----- 2 -------- 5--------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- X ----
(E) ----- X -------- X -------- X -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- X ----
The introduction and the verses go like this:
(e) -----------2-----------2----------0---------------------------------|
(B) --------3------------3---------2---2-----------------3-------3------|
(G) ---- 4-- ---------2----------2-------2-------------0-------0--------|
(D) -------------------------------------------------2-------2----------|
(A) --2 ----------5-----------0-----------------------------------------|
(E) ----------------------------------------------0---------------------|
Verse 1:
Bm D*
Did you hear of the city on the hill?
C Em7
Said one old man to the other
Bm D*
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
C Em7
But they all started turning on each other
Verse 2:
Bm D*
You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow
C Em7
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
Bm D*
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
C Em7
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
Chorus:
G
And one by one
D
They ran away
C
With their made up minds
Em7
To leave it all behind
G D
And the light began to fade
C
In the city on the hill
C
The city on the hill
Verse 3:
Bm D*
Each one thought that they knew better
C Em7
That they were different by design
Bm D*
Instead of standing strong together
C Em7
They let their differences divide
Chorus:
G
And one by one
D
They ran away
C
With their made up minds
Em7
To leave it all behind
G D
And the light began to fade
C
In the city on the hill
C
The city on the hill
Passage:
Bm D* C Em7
And the world is searching still
Bm D* C
Bridge:
G
But it was the rhythm of the dancers
That gave the poets life
D
It was the spirit of the poets
C
That gave the soldiers strength to fight
G
It was the fire of the young ones
Bm
It was the wisdom of the old
C
It was the story of the poor man
That needed to be told
Ending:
Bm D* C
Come home
Em7
And the Father's calling still
Bm D* C
Come home
Em7
To the city on the hill
Bm D* C
Come home
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version 3
Verse 1:
Bm D
Did you hear of the city on the hill?
A G
Said one old man to the other
Bm D
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
A G
But they all started turning on each other
Verse 2:
Bm D
You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow
A G
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
Bm D
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
A G
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
Chorus:
G
And one by one
D
They ran away
A
With their made up minds
G
To leave it all behind
G D
And the light began to fade
A
In the city on the hill
The city on the hill
Verse 3:
Each one thought that they knew better
That they were different by design
Instead of standing strong together
They let their differences divide
Passage:
Bm D A G
And the world is searching still
Bm D A
Bridge:
G
But it was the rhythm of the dancers
That gave the poets life
D
It was the spirit of the poets
A
That gave the soldiers strength to fight
G
It was the fire of the young ones
Bm
It was the wisdom of the old
A
It was the story of the poor man
That needed to be told
Ending:
Bm D A
Come home
G
And the Father's calling still
Bm D A
Come home
G
To the city on the hill
Bm D A
Come home
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