Intro
C# A#m G# F#
[Verse 1]
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Every single day is a ballet in the streets
A#m
and everyone's a dancer light and lively on their feet
G# F#
twinkle toes all stand in rows where roads and sidewalks meet and then they leap,
C#
how they leap!
C#
To symphonies of crashes all brash and harsh and loud, they make the
A#m
the city seems a place where sleeping simply ain't allowed,
G#
And when the day is over and those heads are hanging down,
G#
eyelids heavy all around, dreams falling from the clouds,
F# C#
you hear a most peaceful and beautiful sound
D#m A#m
as the city heaves a sigh
F F#
hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby,
C# G# C#
and it's: sleep little city do not cry.
[Bridge]
C# D#m F A#m F# C# G# C#
[Verse 2]
C#
Glass and concrete canyons, never abandoned
A#m
all gleaming with the lights of those who live the light demanding
G# F#
when the electric lights drive off the night they are still standing strong
C#
weary and strong
C#
and now feet pound on the ground downtown and rhythm of that step
A#m
is the living city's heartbeat and the breath inside its heaving chest
G#
when the sun again sinks below buildings in the west,
G#
we cease our work and seek our peace
F# C#
our solemn souls to rest, in the comforting cradle of the city's sooted breast.
D#m A#m
And feel the city heave a sigh,
F A#m
hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby,
C# G# C#
and it's sweet little city do not cry.
[Bridge and finish]
C# D#m F A#m F# C# G# C