City Of Blinding Lights Chords by U2

Tempo:
139.1 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

Eb

Fm

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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City Of Blinding Lights chords
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[Eb]
[F]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab] you
More you see [Fm] the rest, you [Db] know
Unless you find out as you [Ab] go
And you much more than
[Db] Then I do [Ab] now
me on hot take
[Eb] [Db] City [Ab] live by fireflies The red
in
[Gm] the skies
[Ab]
[B]
[Db]
[B]
[Gb] [Db]
[Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Db] [Abm]
[Db] [Eb] You [Ab] look so beautiful [Fm] [Db] tonight
[Ab]
[Eb] In [Bbm] [Fm]
[Db] this [Ab] city [Eb] of [Db] blinding lights
[Ab] Don't look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs, [Eb] purple irises the [Db] camera can't [Ab] see
I've seen [D] you walk the [Eb] frame.
[Dbm] I've seen you in the [Ab] clothes you make
See [Cm] the beauty
[Eb] inside [Fm] of me
[Ab] What happened [Eb] to the beauty I had [Ab] inside of me
[B] And I [Db] miss you when you're not [B] around
I'm [Ebm] getting [Db] ready to leave the crowd
[Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] You [Eb]
look [Ab] so beautiful
[Db] tonight
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Fm] In [Ab] this city [Eb] of [Db] blinding lights
And I [Bb] miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready [Ab] [Bb] to leave the crowd
What
[Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] happened [Eb] to the beauty I had inside of me
And I miss you [Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Abm] when you're
[Db] not [Eb] around
Oh, you look [Abm] so beautiful [Db] tonight
[Eb] Oh, you look so [Db] [Abm] beautiful [Db] [Ab] tonight
[Bb] [Bbm] Yeah, [Fm]
[Ab] this city,
[Eb] [Bbm] blinding [Db]
light
[Ab] The more you know, [Eb] the less you feel
[Fm] Some pray for others steal
[Ab] Blessings not just [Eb] for the ones who [Db] kneel
Let the vapes
[Ab] [Eb] [Bbm] [F]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Abm] [Db]
[Abm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab]
Key:  
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To start learning U2 - City Of Blinding Lights chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Fm, Ab, Db, Ab, Eb, Db, Eb and Db in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 69 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 139 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ you
More you see [Fm] the rest, you [Db] know
_ Unless you find out as you [Ab] go
_ And you much more than
[Db] _ Then I do [Ab] now
_ _ _ _ me on hot take
[Eb] _ _ [Db] City [Ab] live by _ _ fireflies The red
in _
[Gm] the skies
[Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ You [Ab] look so _ _ beautiful [Fm] _ _ [Db] tonight
[Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ In [Bbm] _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] this [Ab] _ city [Eb] _ of [Db] blinding _ lights
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Don't look before you laugh
_ Look ugly in a _ photograph
_ Flash bulbs, [Eb] purple irises the [Db] camera can't [Ab] see
_ _ _ _ I've seen [D] you walk the [Eb] frame.
[Dbm] _ I've seen you in the [Ab] clothes you make
_ _ See [Cm] the beauty
[Eb] _ _ inside [Fm] of me
_ _ [Ab] What _ happened [Eb] to the beauty I had [Ab] inside of _ _ me
_ [B] _ _ And I _ _ [Db] miss you when you're not _ _ [B] around _ _
I'm _ _ [Ebm] getting [Db] ready to leave the crowd
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] You _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
look [Ab] _ so _ beautiful _
_ [Db] _ tonight
_ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] In _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] this _ city _ [Eb] of [Db] blinding _ _ lights
_ And I [Bb] miss you _ _ when you're not around
_ I'm getting _ ready [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ to leave the crowd
_ What _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] happened _ [Eb] to the beauty I had inside _ _ _ of me
And I miss you [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ when you're _ _
[Db] _ _ not [Eb] around
Oh, you look [Abm] so _ _ beautiful [Db] _ _ tonight
[Eb] Oh, you look so [Db] _ _ [Abm] beautiful [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] tonight _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Bbm] Yeah, [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] this city, _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] blinding [Db] _ _
light
_ [Ab] The more you know, [Eb] the less you feel
_ [Fm] Some pray for others steal
[Ab] _ Blessings not just [Eb] for the ones who _ [Db] kneel
Let the vapes
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
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_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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