City Girl Chords by Joan Armatrading
Tempo:
83.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
F#m
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[F#m] [G] He came into town with yawning [D] ideas.
[F#m] [A] You'll [G] find out [Em]
that life is still [G] not [D] [A] worthy.
[G] There's such a lot [F#m] of pain, misery, and mercy.
[G] [F#] But [A]
[D] the [G]
world [F#] [A] just sits back and will [D] sing.
[G] While closing the door, I'm not seeing [D] you favorite.
[A]
[G] What happened to [Em] you poor and so rare?
[G]
[F#m] Expelled on [Em] more.
There's such a [F#m] lot of pretense in this [G] world.
[D] [A] [Em] [D]
But [A] don't let [G] my world [D] [A] just sit back [D] and you'll see.
So settle down, settle down.
[G] City girl, [F#m] make up what it should [Em] be.
[D]
Lots of men, [A] all you [G] want.
That's [F#m] how it [A] ought to be.
[D] But [F#m] don't let [G] my [F#m] world [A]
[Em] just sit back and [D] you'll see.
[A] While [Em] closing the door, [G] time it's not [D] seeing you favorite.
[A] [Em] What happened to you poor and so rare?
[G] [F#m] Expelled [Em] on more.
There's such a [F#m] lot of pretense in this [G] world.
[D] [A]
[D] [F#m] But don't let [G] my world [F#m] [A] just sit back and [D] you'll see.
So settle down, [A]
settle down.
City girl, [G] make [F#m] up what it [Em] should be.
[D] Lots of men, [A] all you [G] want.
That's [F#m] how it ought [Em] to be.
[G] But [D] [A] don't let [G] my world [F#m] [Em] just sit [A] back and you'll [D] see.
Don't let [G] my world [F#m] [A] just sit back and you'll [D] see.
[Gm] [D]
[G]
[F#m] [G] He came into town with yawning [D] ideas.
[F#m] [A] You'll [G] find out [Em]
that life is still [G] not [D] [A] worthy.
[G] There's such a lot [F#m] of pain, misery, and mercy.
[G] [F#] But [A]
[D] the [G]
world [F#] [A] just sits back and will [D] sing.
[G] While closing the door, I'm not seeing [D] you favorite.
[A]
[G] What happened to [Em] you poor and so rare?
[G]
[F#m] Expelled on [Em] more.
There's such a [F#m] lot of pretense in this [G] world.
[D] [A] [Em] [D]
But [A] don't let [G] my world [D] [A] just sit back [D] and you'll see.
So settle down, settle down.
[G] City girl, [F#m] make up what it should [Em] be.
[D]
Lots of men, [A] all you [G] want.
That's [F#m] how it [A] ought to be.
[D] But [F#m] don't let [G] my [F#m] world [A]
[Em] just sit back and [D] you'll see.
[A] While [Em] closing the door, [G] time it's not [D] seeing you favorite.
[A] [Em] What happened to you poor and so rare?
[G] [F#m] Expelled [Em] on more.
There's such a [F#m] lot of pretense in this [G] world.
[D] [A]
[D] [F#m] But don't let [G] my world [F#m] [A] just sit back and [D] you'll see.
So settle down, [A]
settle down.
City girl, [G] make [F#m] up what it [Em] should be.
[D] Lots of men, [A] all you [G] want.
That's [F#m] how it ought [Em] to be.
[G] But [D] [A] don't let [G] my world [F#m] [Em] just sit [A] back and you'll [D] see.
Don't let [G] my world [F#m] [A] just sit back and you'll [D] see.
[Gm] [D]
[G]
Key:
G
D
A
F#m
Em
G
D
A
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [G] He came into town _ with yawning [D] ideas. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ You'll [G] find out [Em]
that life is still [G] not _ [D] _ [A] worthy.
_ _ _ [G] _ There's such a lot [F#m] of pain, misery, and mercy.
[G] _ [F#] But _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] the _ _ [G]
world _ [F#] _ [A] _ just sits back and will [D] sing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] While closing the door, I'm not seeing [D] you favorite.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] What happened to [Em] you poor and so rare?
[G] _
_ _ [F#m] Expelled on [Em] more. _ _
There's such a [F#m] lot of pretense in this [G] world.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D]
But [A] don't let [G] my world [D] [A] just sit back [D] and you'll see. _ _
So settle down, settle down.
_ _ [G] City girl, [F#m] make up what it should [Em] be.
_ [D]
Lots of men, [A] all _ you [G] want.
That's [F#m] how it [A] ought to _ be.
[D] But [F#m] don't let [G] my [F#m] world [A] _
[Em] just sit back and [D] you'll see. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] While [Em] closing the door, [G] time it's not [D] seeing you favorite. _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] What happened to you poor and so rare?
[G] _ _ [F#m] Expelled [Em] on more.
_ _ There's such a [F#m] lot of pretense in this [G] world.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#m] But don't let [G] my world [F#m] _ [A] just sit back and [D] you'll see.
So settle down, _ [A]
settle down.
City girl, _ [G] make [F#m] up what it [Em] should be.
[D] Lots of men, _ [A] all you _ _ [G] want.
That's [F#m] how it ought [Em] to be.
[G] But [D] [A] don't let [G] my world _ [F#m] _ [Em] just sit [A] back and you'll [D] see.
_ _ _ _ Don't let [G] my world _ [F#m] _ [A] _ just sit back and you'll [D] see.
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [G] He came into town _ with yawning [D] ideas. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ You'll [G] find out [Em]
that life is still [G] not _ [D] _ [A] worthy.
_ _ _ [G] _ There's such a lot [F#m] of pain, misery, and mercy.
[G] _ [F#] But _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] the _ _ [G]
world _ [F#] _ [A] _ just sits back and will [D] sing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] While closing the door, I'm not seeing [D] you favorite.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] What happened to [Em] you poor and so rare?
[G] _
_ _ [F#m] Expelled on [Em] more. _ _
There's such a [F#m] lot of pretense in this [G] world.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D]
But [A] don't let [G] my world [D] [A] just sit back [D] and you'll see. _ _
So settle down, settle down.
_ _ [G] City girl, [F#m] make up what it should [Em] be.
_ [D]
Lots of men, [A] all _ you [G] want.
That's [F#m] how it [A] ought to _ be.
[D] But [F#m] don't let [G] my [F#m] world [A] _
[Em] just sit back and [D] you'll see. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] While [Em] closing the door, [G] time it's not [D] seeing you favorite. _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] What happened to you poor and so rare?
[G] _ _ [F#m] Expelled [Em] on more.
_ _ There's such a [F#m] lot of pretense in this [G] world.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#m] But don't let [G] my world [F#m] _ [A] just sit back and [D] you'll see.
So settle down, _ [A]
settle down.
City girl, _ [G] make [F#m] up what it [Em] should be.
[D] Lots of men, _ [A] all you _ _ [G] want.
That's [F#m] how it ought [Em] to be.
[G] But [D] [A] don't let [G] my world _ [F#m] _ [Em] just sit [A] back and you'll [D] see.
_ _ _ _ Don't let [G] my world _ [F#m] _ [A] _ just sit back and you'll [D] see.
_ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _