Intro
A E/A D/A D/A A E/A D/A D/A
A E/A D/A D/A A E/A D/A D/A
I am the city You let me be I am the city
A A
[Verse 1]
A D
Coming through a cloud you're looking at me from above
A
And I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes
D
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
A
A giant creature that forever seems to grow in size
E D
And you feel a strange attraction oohh oohh
A
The air is vibrant and electrified
E A
Welcome to me here I am, my arms are open wide
[Verse 2]
A D
Somewhere in the middle of the neverending noise
A
There is a constant steady rhythm of a heart that beats
D
And a million voices blend into a single voice
A
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
E D
People come and take their chances ooh ooh
A
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose a lot
E
Come make your own contribution to this melting pot
[Chorus]
A E/A
I'm the street you walk
D/A
The language you talk I am the city
A E/A
The skyline is is me
D/A
And the energy I am the city
A E/G# G
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
F#m A
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
D F#m E C#m D
And the people the air that your breathing is me
Dm A
Yes I am the city you let me be
[Verse 3]
A D
People feed me with their lives I am a hungry soul
A
And they all worship me and pay their homage day and night
D
Every day I knew a lot of tired shopping feet
A
But come the night they will be dancing in the neon light
E D
Dazzled by the crazy magic ooh ooh
A
They're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf
E
And in the wind if you listen hard you'll hear me laugh
[Chorus]
A E/A
I'm the street you walk
D/A
The language you talk I am the city
A E/A
The skyline is is me
D/A
And the energy I am the city
A A/G# G
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
F#m A
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
D F#m E C#m D
And the people the air that your breathing is me
Dm A
Yes I am the city you let me be
[Bridge]
A E/A D Dm
I am the city You let me be
A E/A D
I am the city
[Chorus 2]
A E/G# G
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
D Dsus4
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
D A
And the people the air that you breath(Coming through the cloud)
D
Your looking at me from above
A
Im a revelation spreading out before your eyes
E D
The street that you walk,the language you talk
Dm A
I am the city,yea i am the city you let me be me
[Outro]
A D
And you find me beautiful and irresistable
A
A giant creature that seems to forever grow in size(the skyline is me)
D Dm
And the energy I am the city You let me be me
A D
Somewhere in the middle of the never ending noise
A
There is a pulse a steady rhythm of a heart that beats
E D
I am the street you walk the language you talk
Dm A
I am the city,yea i am the city you let me be me
A D
And a million voices blend into a single voice
A
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
A
I am the city
Mark W