Chords for Average White Band - Big City Lights - from Warmer Communications vinyl LP
Tempo:
103.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
D
Em
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[D] [E]
Hey!
Who keeps in the light?
They won't shine the light for me.
[D] [E]
Straight in, [Em] I'm walking [E] the streets.
My heart is way down, down in my [D] shoes.
[E]
Talking, talking, [Em] [A] talking to myself.
There's nobody else who can [E] hear [Ebm] me.
[D] And right now, your love [Em] would be unknown.
[Ebm] [D] When I came, I found [Em] you alone.
[Ebm] [D]
Tonight I [C] feel the city won't let me come [A] home.
[G] [E] City lights, they used to be so friendly to me.
[D] [E] I came to New York to make it my [A] home.
[E] Now you've left me [Dm] here, here [Am] on my own.
[E] East side, west side, who's on my side?
If I could find where you [Am] are, I [E] might know.
[D] Like a [Em] drink in, I'm running [D] crazy.
Makes me forget [Em] for a while.
[D] Whatever it's, my [C] mind, a rainbow in glass.
All I see is your smile.
[D]
[C]
[Eb] [D] [C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Em]
[E]
Hey!
Those big city lights, they'll be closing in on me.
Hey!
Those big city lights, they'll only make it harder to see.
[D]
Never leave [Em] until you tell me [D]
that you [E] said I was your man.
[D] But I'm gonna [C] find you.
I know that I can.
[G] Know that [E] I can.
[Em]
I [A] know [E]
that I [D] can.
[E] [Em]
Tell me [E] what a [Am] big city's like.
[D] What [E] about, I'm wondering, [Em] how can you hear the rain?
Don't know, but I feel my skin.
What about the big [Eb] city [E] lights?
New York, New York, don't you [Em] shine that on me.
Woo!
[E]
Tell me what about those big city lights.
What about it, what about it?
Don't know, [Em] but I feel my skin.
[E] What about the big city lights?
Don't know, but I feel my skin.
Yeah, on the east side, on the west side, are you still on that side?
Or almost?
[Em]
[E]
[Bm] [Em]
[Gm] [Am] [G]
[E] [Bbm] [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab]
[D] [E]
Hey!
Who keeps in the light?
They won't shine the light for me.
[D] [E]
Straight in, [Em] I'm walking [E] the streets.
My heart is way down, down in my [D] shoes.
[E]
Talking, talking, [Em] [A] talking to myself.
There's nobody else who can [E] hear [Ebm] me.
[D] And right now, your love [Em] would be unknown.
[Ebm] [D] When I came, I found [Em] you alone.
[Ebm] [D]
Tonight I [C] feel the city won't let me come [A] home.
[G] [E] City lights, they used to be so friendly to me.
[D] [E] I came to New York to make it my [A] home.
[E] Now you've left me [Dm] here, here [Am] on my own.
[E] East side, west side, who's on my side?
If I could find where you [Am] are, I [E] might know.
[D] Like a [Em] drink in, I'm running [D] crazy.
Makes me forget [Em] for a while.
[D] Whatever it's, my [C] mind, a rainbow in glass.
All I see is your smile.
[D]
[C]
[Eb] [D] [C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Em]
[E]
Hey!
Those big city lights, they'll be closing in on me.
Hey!
Those big city lights, they'll only make it harder to see.
[D]
Never leave [Em] until you tell me [D]
that you [E] said I was your man.
[D] But I'm gonna [C] find you.
I know that I can.
[G] Know that [E] I can.
[Em]
I [A] know [E]
that I [D] can.
[E] [Em]
Tell me [E] what a [Am] big city's like.
[D] What [E] about, I'm wondering, [Em] how can you hear the rain?
Don't know, but I feel my skin.
What about the big [Eb] city [E] lights?
New York, New York, don't you [Em] shine that on me.
Woo!
[E]
Tell me what about those big city lights.
What about it, what about it?
Don't know, [Em] but I feel my skin.
[E] What about the big city lights?
Don't know, but I feel my skin.
Yeah, on the east side, on the west side, are you still on that side?
Or almost?
[Em]
[E]
[Bm] [Em]
[Gm] [Am] [G]
[E] [Bbm] [Cm] [Bb]
[Ab]
Key:
E
D
Em
C
A
E
D
Em
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
Hey!
Who keeps in the light?
They won't shine the light for me.
_ [D] _ [E] _
Straight in, [Em] I'm walking [E] the streets.
My heart is way down, down in my [D] shoes.
[E] _
Talking, talking, [Em] [A] talking to myself.
There's nobody else who can [E] hear [Ebm] me.
[D] And right now, your love [Em] would be unknown.
[Ebm] [D] When I came, I found [Em] you alone.
[Ebm] _ [D] _ _
Tonight I [C] feel the city won't let me come [A] home.
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ City lights, they used to be so friendly to me. _
[D] _ [E] _ I came to New York to make it my [A] home.
[E] Now you've left me [Dm] here, here [Am] on my own.
[E] East side, west side, who's on my side?
If I could find where you [Am] are, I [E] might know.
_ [D] _ Like a [Em] drink in, I'm running [D] crazy.
Makes me forget [Em] for a while.
_ [D] _ _ Whatever it's, my [C] mind, a rainbow in glass.
All I see is your smile.
_ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Hey!
Those big city lights, _ they'll be closing in on me. _ _ _
Hey!
Those big city lights, they'll only make it harder to see.
_ [D] _ _
Never leave [Em] until you tell me _ [D] _ _
that you [E] said I was your man.
_ [D] _ But I'm gonna [C] find you.
I know that I can. _ _
[G] Know that [E] I can.
[Em] _ _ _
_ _ I [A] know [E] _
that I [D] can.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ Tell me [E] what a [Am] big city's like.
[D] What [E] about, I'm wondering, [Em] _ how can you hear the rain?
Don't know, but I feel my skin. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ What about the big [Eb] city [E] lights? _
_ New York, New York, _ don't you [Em] shine that on _ me.
Woo!
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tell me what about those big city lights.
What about it, what about it?
_ Don't know, [Em] but _ I feel my skin. _ _ _
_ [E] What _ _ _ _ _ _ about the big city lights?
Don't know, but I feel my skin.
Yeah, on the east side, on the west side, are you still on that side?
Or almost?
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
Hey!
Who keeps in the light?
They won't shine the light for me.
_ [D] _ [E] _
Straight in, [Em] I'm walking [E] the streets.
My heart is way down, down in my [D] shoes.
[E] _
Talking, talking, [Em] [A] talking to myself.
There's nobody else who can [E] hear [Ebm] me.
[D] And right now, your love [Em] would be unknown.
[Ebm] [D] When I came, I found [Em] you alone.
[Ebm] _ [D] _ _
Tonight I [C] feel the city won't let me come [A] home.
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ City lights, they used to be so friendly to me. _
[D] _ [E] _ I came to New York to make it my [A] home.
[E] Now you've left me [Dm] here, here [Am] on my own.
[E] East side, west side, who's on my side?
If I could find where you [Am] are, I [E] might know.
_ [D] _ Like a [Em] drink in, I'm running [D] crazy.
Makes me forget [Em] for a while.
_ [D] _ _ Whatever it's, my [C] mind, a rainbow in glass.
All I see is your smile.
_ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Hey!
Those big city lights, _ they'll be closing in on me. _ _ _
Hey!
Those big city lights, they'll only make it harder to see.
_ [D] _ _
Never leave [Em] until you tell me _ [D] _ _
that you [E] said I was your man.
_ [D] _ But I'm gonna [C] find you.
I know that I can. _ _
[G] Know that [E] I can.
[Em] _ _ _
_ _ I [A] know [E] _
that I [D] can.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ Tell me [E] what a [Am] big city's like.
[D] What [E] about, I'm wondering, [Em] _ how can you hear the rain?
Don't know, but I feel my skin. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ What about the big [Eb] city [E] lights? _
_ New York, New York, _ don't you [Em] shine that on _ me.
Woo!
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tell me what about those big city lights.
What about it, what about it?
_ Don't know, [Em] but _ I feel my skin. _ _ _
_ [E] What _ _ _ _ _ _ about the big city lights?
Don't know, but I feel my skin.
Yeah, on the east side, on the west side, are you still on that side?
Or almost?
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _