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