Intro
E B/E A/E A/E E B/E A/E A/E
E B/E A/E A/E E B/E A/E A/E
I am the city You let me be I am the city
E E
[Verse 1]
E A
Coming through a cloud you're looking at me from above
E
And I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes
A
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
E
E giant creature that forever seems to grow in size
B A
And you feel a strange attraction oohh oohh
E
The air is vibrant and electrified
B E
Welcome to me here I am, my arms are open wide
[Verse 2]
E A
Somewhere in the middle of the neverending noise
E
There is a constant steady rhythm of a heart that beats
A
And a million voices blend into a single voice
E
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
B A
People come and take their chances ooh ooh
E
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose a lot
B
Come make your own contribution to this melting pot
[Chorus]
E B/E
I'm the street you walk
A/E
The language you talk I am the city
E B/E
The skyline is is me
A/E
And the energy I am the city
E B/D# D
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
C#m E
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
A C#m B G#m A
And the people the air that your breathing is me
Am E
Yes I am the city you let me be
[Verse 3]
E A
People feed me with their lives I am a hungry soul
E
And they all worship me and pay their homage day and night
A
Every day I knew a lot of tired shopping feet
E
But come the night they will be dancing in the neon light
B A
Dazzled by the crazy magic ooh ooh
E
They're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf
B
And in the wind if you listen hard you'll hear me laugh
[Chorus]
E B/E
I'm the street you walk
A/E
The language you talk I am the city
E B/E
The skyline is is me
A/E
And the energy I am the city
E E/D# D
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
C#m E
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
A C#m B G#m A
And the people the air that your breathing is me
Am E
Yes I am the city you let me be
[Bridge]
E B/E A Am
I am the city You let me be
E B/E A
I am the city
[Chorus 2]
E B/D# D
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
A Asus4
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
A E
And the people the air that you breath(Coming through the cloud)
A
Your looking at me from above
E
Im a revelation spreading out before your eyes
B A
The street that you walk,the language you talk
Am E
I am the city,yea i am the city you let me be me
[Outro]
E A
And you find me beautiful and irresistable
E
E giant creature that seems to forever grow in size(the skyline is me)
A Am
And the energy I am the city You let me be me
E A
Somewhere in the middle of the never ending noise
E
There is a pulse a steady rhythm of a heart that beats
B A
I am the street you walk the language you talk
Am E
I am the city,yea i am the city you let me be me
E A
And a million voices blend into a single voice
E
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
E
I am the city
Mark W