Intro
A# Gm F D#
[Verse 1]
A#
Every single day is a ballet in the streets
Gm
and everyone's a dancer light and lively on their feet
F D#
twinkle toes all stand in rows where roads and sidewalks meet and then they leap,
A#
how they leap!
A#
To symphonies of crashes all brash and harsh and loud, they make the
Gm
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,
D# A#
you hear a most peaceful and beautiful sound
Cm Gm
as the city heaves a sigh
D D#
hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby,
A# F A#
and it's: sleep little city do not cry.
[Bridge]
A# Cm D Gm D# A# F A#
[Verse 2]
A#
Glass and concrete canyons, never abandoned
Gm
all gleaming with the lights of those who live the light demanding
F D#
when the electric lights drive off the night they are still standing strong
A#
weary and strong
A#
and now feet pound on the ground downtown and rhythm of that step
Gm
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
D# A#
our solemn souls to rest, in the comforting cradle of the city's sooted breast.
Cm Gm
And feel the city heave a sigh,
D Gm
hear it start to softly sing itself that concrete lullaby,
A# F A#
and it's sweet little city do not cry.
[Bridge and finish]
A# Cm D Gm D# A# F C