Intro
F C/F A#/F A#/F F C/F A#/F A#/F
F C/F A#/F A#/F F C/F A#/F A#/F
I am the city You let me be I am the city
F F
[Verse 1]
F A#
Coming through a cloud you're looking at me from above
F
And I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes
A#
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
F
F giant creature that forever seems to grow in size
C A#
And you feel a strange attraction oohh oohh
F
The air is vibrant and electrified
C F
Welcome to me here I am, my arms are open wide
[Verse 2]
F A#
Somewhere in the middle of the neverending noise
F
There is a constant steady rhythm of a heart that beats
A#
And a million voices blend into a single voice
F
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
C A#
People come and take their chances ooh ooh
F
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose a lot
C
Come make your own contribution to this melting pot
[Chorus]
F C/F
I'm the street you walk
A#/F
The language you talk I am the city
F C/F
The skyline is is me
A#/F
And the energy I am the city
F C/E D#
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
Dm F
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
A# Dm C Am A#
And the people the air that your breathing is me
A#m F
Yes I am the city you let me be
[Verse 3]
F A#
People feed me with their lives I am a hungry soul
F
And they all worship me and pay their homage day and night
A#
Every day I knew a lot of tired shopping feet
F
But come the night they will be dancing in the neon light
C A#
Dazzled by the crazy magic ooh ooh
F
They're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf
C
And in the wind if you listen hard you'll hear me laugh
[Chorus]
F C/F
I'm the street you walk
A#/F
The language you talk I am the city
F C/F
The skyline is is me
A#/F
And the energy I am the city
F F/E D#
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
Dm F
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
A# Dm C Am A#
And the people the air that your breathing is me
A#m F
Yes I am the city you let me be
[Bridge]
F C/F A# A#m
I am the city You let me be
F C/F A#
I am the city
[Chorus 2]
F C/E D#
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
A# A#sus4
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
A# F
And the people the air that you breath(Coming through the cloud)
A#
Your looking at me from above
F
Im a revelation spreading out before your eyes
C A#
The street that you walk,the language you talk
A#m F
I am the city,yea i am the city you let me be me
[Outro]
F A#
And you find me beautiful and irresistable
F
F giant creature that seems to forever grow in size(the skyline is me)
A# A#m
And the energy I am the city You let me be me
F A#
Somewhere in the middle of the never ending noise
F
There is a pulse a steady rhythm of a heart that beats
C A#
I am the street you walk the language you talk
A#m F
I am the city,yea i am the city you let me be me
F A#
And a million voices blend into a single voice
F
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
F
I am the city
Mark W