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Big City by Operation Ivy
Big City
(riff 1) intro
(riff 2) intro
(riff 1) intro
(variant 1) intro
concrete and chaos rise up (riff 1)
spiderweb across the land like a giant rash. (riff 2)
forests lie down below (riff 1)
foundations of buildings in a bed of ash. (riff 2)
people here got it real good, (riff 1)
'cuz the glass towers bring prosperity. (riff 2)
and other people starve in the street (riff 1)
concrete knows no sympathy. (variant 2)
F G C
big city, big city
F G C
big city, big city
F G C
big city, big city
F C
big city, it's a wishing well.
F C
big city, it's a living hell.
this town, it's fucking insane: (riff 1)
one will starve and another will gain. (riff 2)
it's like a giant mechanical brain, (riff 1)
and the people are cells and the streets are veins. (riff 2)
F G C
it thinks only of itself,
F G C
thousand limbs crawling it expands and grows,
F G C
and still the concrete sits there,
F G C
sits there stark gray and cold.
(riff 3)(second half only)
(riff 3)(second half only)
and i think i wanna be a brick layer, (riff 3)
so i can put another brick in the wall. (riff 3)
it's stanitary, rational, and happy and sane. (riff 3)
growing like a flower to surround us all. (riff 3)
riff 1
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|-----------------------------5--------5---|
|-------3---------5-----3-3-3----3-3-3---3-|
|-1-1-1-----3-3-3--------------------------|
variant 1
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|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-5------------|
|-------3---------5---3-3-3------3---------|
|-1-1-1-----3-3-3--------------------------|
variant 2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------5-5-5-------|
|---------------------------5--5-5-5-------|
|-------3---------5---3-3-3----3-3-3-------|
|-1-1-1-----3-3-3--------------------------|
riff 2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------5-----|
|---------------------------5--3-3-3-------|
|-------3---------5---3-3-3------------3---|
|-1-1-1-----3-3-3--------------------------|
riff 3 (first half) (second half)
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--5----5----5-5----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|--5----5----5-5--5----8---3-3--3--3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5------|--3----3----3-3--5----8---3-3--3--3--|
|-------------------------3-3-3-3------|-----------------3----6---1-1--1--1--|
Concrete and chaos rise up
Spiderweb across the land
Like a giant rash
Forests lie down below
Foundations of buildings in a bed of ash
Some people here got it real good
'Cause the glass towers bring prosperity
And other people starve in the street
Because concrete knows no sympathy
Big city [x6]
Big city, it's a wishing well
Big city, it's a living hell
This town it's fucking insane
How one will starve and another will gain
It's like a giant mechanical brain
And the people are cells and the streets are veins
It thinks only of itself
A thousand limbs crawling as it expands and grows
And still the concrete sits there
Sits there stark grey and cold
Big city [x6]
Big city, it's a wishing well
Big city, it's a living hell
And I think I wanna be a brick layer
So I can put another brick in the wall
It's sanitary rational and happy and sane
Growing like a flower to surround us all
Big city [x6]
Big city, it's a wishing well
Big city, it's a living hell
Big city [x6]
Big city, it's a wishing well
Big city, it's a living hell
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version 2
Intro/Verse:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2-------2-0---|
A|------0---------2-----3-3---3-3-3-------|
E|--1-1---1-1-3-3---3-3-------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2-2-2-3-2-------|
A|------0---------2-----3-3-----------3-2---|
E|--1-1---1-1-3-3---3-3---------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------------5----|
A|------0---------2/3-3-----|
E|--1-1---1-1-3-3-----------|
Chorus:
(A second guitar plays this over the second verse as well)
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|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------5-----|
|--3----5----3-----|
|--1----3----------|
Bridge (1:20)
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--5---3----------|
|--3---1---5------|
|----------3------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3------------5--3------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-5-5-----3--3--1--5---|
|------------------------3-3--------------3---|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Concrete and chaos rise up
Spiderweb across the land
Like a giant rash
Forests lie down below
Foundations of buildings in a bed of ash
Some people here got it real good
'Cause the glass towers bring prosperity
And other people starve in the street
Because concrete knows no sympathy
Big city [x6]
Big city, it's a wishing well
Big city, it's a living hell
This town it's fucking insane
How one will starve and another will gain
It's like a giant mechanical brain
And the people are cells and the streets are veins
It thinks only of itself
A thousand limbs crawling as it expands and grows
And still the concrete sits there
Sits there stark grey and cold
Big city [x6]
Big city, it's a wishing well
Big city, it's a living hell
And I think I wanna be a brick layer
So I can put another brick in the wall
It's sanitary rational and happy and sane
Growing like a flower to surround us all
Big city [x6]
Big city, it's a wishing well
Big city, it's a living hell
Big city [x6]
Big city, it's a wishing well
Big city, it's a living hell
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