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
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Average White Band - Big City Lights - from Warmer Communications vinyl LP chords
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[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]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
C
3211
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
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To learn Average White Band - Big City Lights chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: E, Em, E, D, E, Em, Ebm, D, A and E. For best results, commence at 51 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 104. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Minor in mind.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Person to Person + Warmer Communications album.

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