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This City by Patrick Stump
This City
Tuning: Standard
Capo 4 for F C G Am
Intro:
A E B C#m
A
Now what if I told you my city was the best
E B
And my city was a threat to the rest
C#m
And my city was a threat to the rest
A E
This city is my city
B C#m
And I love it, yeah I love it
A
I was born and raised here
E
I got it made here
B C#m
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay
A
From every corner
E B C#m
To every block yeah
A E B C#m
And whether it's warm or storming or downright stupid hot, hot
A
From the colors
E B C#m
all the way to the solutions yeah
A E B C#m
Forget all the drugs and gangs, corruption and pollution no
A E
Cause This city is my city
B C#m
And I love it, yeah I love it
A
I was born and raised here
E
I got it made here
B C#m
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay
A
For life, uh huh
E
For life, uh huh
B
For life, uh huh
C#m
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
E
For life, uh huh
B
For life, uh huh
C#m
For life, uh huh
A
Now what if I told you my city was the best
E
And my city was a threat to the rest
B
But you can't rest inside my city
C#m
My city's so cold if you ain't dressed
A
And what they accept, better had a right address
E
Come to my city, certain colors can't step
B
And sadly I'm talking about the color of your skin
C#m
Sorry my brother can't let you in
A E
Cause the property value might go down to a level that's
B
Economically unacceptable and socially taboo for us to live around you
C#m
Uh, uh, is this what it's down to?
A
Root for the same team, n*gga had the same dream
E
Not the same reality,
B
Actually, mines is a bad education and gentrification
C#m
Despite all the above I love...
A E
This city is my city
B C#m
And I love it, yeah I love it
A
I was born and raised here
E
I got it made here
B C#m
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay
A
For life, uh huh
E
For life, uh huh
B
For life, uh huh
C#m
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
E
For life, uh huh
B
For life, uh huh
C#m
For life, uh huh
A
You can take my picture
E
You can take my name
B C#m
But you're never gonna take my city away
A E
Cause you can burn it to the ground
B C#m
Oh or let it flood, but it's in my blood
Key Change: Move capo up 1 fret or play the following chords (1/2 step up)
A# F
Cause this city is my city
C Dm
And I love it, yeah I love it
A#
I was born and raised here
F
I got it made here
C Dm
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here
A#
For life, uh huh
F
For life, uh huh
C
For life, uh huh
Dm
For life, uh huh
A#
For life, uh huh
F
For life, uh huh
C
For life, uh huh
Dm
For life, uh huh
For life...
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version 2
Capo 2
G D
This city is my city
A Bm
And I love it, yeah I love it
G
I was born and raised here
D
I got it made here
A Bm
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay
Verse 1:
G D
From every corner
A Bm
To every block yeah
G D A
Bm
And whether it's warm or storming it down or right stupid hot, hot
G D
From the colors
A Bm
all the way to the solutions yeah
G D A Bm
Forget all the drugs and gangs, corruption and pollution no
Chorus:
G D
Cause this city is my city
A Bm
And I love it, yeah I love it
G
I was born and raised here
D
I got it made here
A Bm
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here
G
For life, uh huh
D
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
Bm
For life, uh huh
G
For life, uh huh
D
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
Bm
For life, uh huh
Verse 2:
G D
From every highrise
A Bm
Down to every slum
G D A
Bm
From every unethical politician to the wise old beat up bum
G D
My city and I our hearts beat, beat, beat together
A Bm
When I'm home we both breathe, breathe, breathe together
G D A Bm
This place is my home, wherever I go, I, I, I, I take it with me
Chorus:
G D
This city is my city
A Bm
And I love it, yeah I love it
G
I was born and raised here
D
I got it made here
A Bm
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here
G
For life, uh huh
D
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
Bm
For life, uh huh
G
For life, uh huh
D
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
Bm
For life, uh huh
For life
(Instrumental Break)
G D A Bm
Bridge:
G
And you can take my picture
D
you can take my name
A Bm
But you're never gonna take my city away
G D
Cause you can burn it to the ground
A Bm
Oh or let it flood, but it's in my blood
Chorus (Key Change- either move capo up 1 fret and repeat previous chorus, or use the
chords below)
A E
Cause this city is my city
B C#m
And I love it, yeah I love it
A
I was born and raised here
E
I got it made here
B C#m
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here
A
For life, uh huh
E
For life, uh huh
B
For life, uh huh
C#m
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
E
For life, uh huh
B
For life, uh huh
C#m
For life, uh huh
A
For life...
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version 3
Tuning: EADGBE
[Intro]
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------4---------|
B|----------------------------------4---4---4---4----5---5---5---7-----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4----6---6---6-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro Chorus]
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------4---------|
B|----------------------------------4---4---4---4----5---5---5---7-----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4----6---6---6-------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9-------------x----------x----------------------------------|
D|---------------9--9--11--11--x--11--11--x--11--11--------------------------| x4
A|---------------x-------------x----------x----------------------------------|
E|---------------9-------------x----------x----------------------------------|
From every corner..
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-----6---4--2----2--4--4--4-4--4-4---4--4---------------------|
D|------------6-----6---4--2----2--4--4--------------------------------------| x2
A|------------x-----x---x--x----x--x--2-----------2--------------------------|
E|------------5-----5---4--2----2--4-----------------------------------------|
From the problems..
[Chorus]
e|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
B|--2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2----1-1-1-1----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4---------------------------------| x4
D|--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4----2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
E|-------------0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------9-------------x----------x----------------------------------|
D|---------------9--9--11--11--x--11--11--x--11--11--------------------------| x4
A|---------------x-------------x----------x----------------------------------|
E|---------------9-------------x----------x----------------------------------|
From every high rise..
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------6-----6---4--2----2--4--4--4-4--4-4---4--4--------------------|
D|-------------6-----6---4--2----2--4--4-------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------x-----x---x--x----x--x--2-----------2-------------------------|
E|-------------5-----5---4--2----2--4----------------------------------------|
My city and I..
[Chorus]
e|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
B|--2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2----1-1-1-1----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4---------------------------------| x4
D|--2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4----2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2----4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
E|-------------0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------|
[Middle 8]
e|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------4---------|
B|----------------------------------4---4---4---4----5---5---5---7-----------|
G|----2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1---4---4---4---4----6---6---6-------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You can take..
[Chorus - Key Change]
e|-----------1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1---------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2---------------------------------------| x4
D|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0---------------------------------------|
A|--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------------|
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version 4
Capo 2
My computer is really slow so im just going to summarize it.
Basically there is one pattern throughout the entire song. The pattern is
-> G, D, Am, and Bm.
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