Intro
D A/D G/D G/D D A/D G/D G/D
D A/D G/D G/D D A/D G/D G/D
I am the city You let me be I am the city
D D
[Verse 1]
D G
Coming through a cloud you're looking at me from above
D
And I'm a revelation spreading out before your eyes
G
And you find me beautiful and irresistible
D
D giant creature that forever seems to grow in size
A G
And you feel a strange attraction oohh oohh
D
The air is vibrant and electrified
A D
Welcome to me here I am, my arms are open wide
[Verse 2]
D G
Somewhere in the middle of the neverending noise
D
There is a constant steady rhythm of a heart that beats
G
And a million voices blend into a single voice
D
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
A G
People come and take their chances ooh ooh
D
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose a lot
A
Come make your own contribution to this melting pot
[Chorus]
D A/D
I'm the street you walk
G/D
The language you talk I am the city
D A/D
The skyline is is me
G/D
And the energy I am the city
D A/C# C
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
Bm D
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
G Bm A F#m G
And the people the air that your breathing is me
Gm D
Yes I am the city you let me be
[Verse 3]
D G
People feed me with their lives I am a hungry soul
D
And they all worship me and pay their homage day and night
G
Every day I knew a lot of tired shopping feet
D
But come the night they will be dancing in the neon light
A G
Dazzled by the crazy magic ooh ooh
D
They're grabbing pieces of the fatted calf
A
And in the wind if you listen hard you'll hear me laugh
[Chorus]
D A/D
I'm the street you walk
G/D
The language you talk I am the city
D A/D
The skyline is is me
G/D
And the energy I am the city
D D/C# C
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
Bm D
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
G Bm A F#m G
And the people the air that your breathing is me
Gm D
Yes I am the city you let me be
[Bridge]
D A/D G Gm
I am the city You let me be
D A/D G
I am the city
[Chorus 2]
D A/C# C
The famous hotels and the cocktail bars
G Gsus4
And the funny smells and the turmoil of cars
G D
And the people the air that you breath(Coming through the cloud)
G
Your looking at me from above
D
Im a revelation spreading out before your eyes
A G
The street that you walk,the language you talk
Gm D
I am the city,yea i am the city you let me be me
[Outro]
D G
And you find me beautiful and irresistable
D
D giant creature that seems to forever grow in size(the skyline is me)
G Gm
And the energy I am the city You let me be me
D G
Somewhere in the middle of the never ending noise
D
There is a pulse a steady rhythm of a heart that beats
A G
I am the street you walk the language you talk
Gm D
I am the city,yea i am the city you let me be me
D G
And a million voices blend into a single voice
D
And you can hear it in the clamour of the crowded streets
D
I am the city
Mark W