City Girl Chords by Joan Armatrading

Tempo:
83.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

F#m

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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City Girl by Joan Armatrading chords
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[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]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
F#m
123111112
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Joan Armatrading - (2015 Remastered Version) City Girl chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#m, A, G, D, G, F#m, Em and D. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 41 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 83 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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_ [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] _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Whatevers For Us album.

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