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