Chords for Cool City
Tempo:
96.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gm
G
Eb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Gm]
[Bb] I see steel sheets through the [Gm] concrete, cool city.
Mountains of glass reflect the [Eb] sky, oh.
[Bb] Everybody feels real [G] good in the cool city.
Each day brings a new [G] surprise, oh.
[Bb] Johnny gave you a thousand [D] miles to the cool [Bb] city.
You see what makes things [Gm] tick, oh.
Got his hair and bought new clothes in the cool city.
The man [A] found his life's [Gm] ambition, oh.
[Eb] How did he [Gm] walk from Port [Cm] Hattie to the [Bb] style of the great St.
[Eb] Louis?
His life is so delicious [G] in the [Bb] cool city.
[Gm] I'm standing on some street, don't stop me when I'm on the street.
Someone's standing in a [D] doorway in the cool [Bb] city.
Open the door and check him [G] out so casually.
[Bb] He's been asking all night [Gm] long in the cool city.
[Bb] Recognize his face, oh, [Gm] it's alright.
I
[Eb] guess I'm [Gm] in the right [C] address, he has [Bb] someone in the bed.
He knows me all night standing [G] there.
[Bb] He's a good [Gm] man, so I'm gonna make the right [Bb] friends.
[Gm] You make the good cells, you say.
[F]
[Bb] [Gm] One,
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] two, [A] [Gm]
[Eb] three, [Dm] [Cm] makes [Bb]
it one forever.
[G] The blacks, they all hate whites.
[Fm] The whites think they're tough, but [Gm] they're not.
Cool city.
[D] The boys go out with each [G] other, oh.
[Bb] [D] The girls wanna be in movies.
If you're high, you're in the [G] right place, cool city.
[Bb] Now go seek a girl behind the door.
Shake some hands and take a [Gm] luncheon, cool city.
Something's gonna do, try and tempt you, oh.
[Bb]
You see all the pretty [Gm] fancy food, cool [Bb] city.
So free now that you're famous, [Gm] when you [G] need it most, so.
[Eb] When [Gm] I dance upon the [C] wall, you see [Bb] a young girl with a [Eb] brawl.
She's coming [Gm] in, she's gonna [C] snarl you, have a [Bb] drink.
She's gonna lie in this magic [Cm] for each meal.
[Gb] [F]
Cool [Gm] city.
[N]
[Gm]
[Bb] I see steel sheets through the [Gm] concrete, cool city.
Mountains of glass reflect the [Eb] sky, oh.
[Bb] Everybody feels real [G] good in the cool city.
Each day brings a new [G] surprise, oh.
[Bb] Johnny gave you a thousand [D] miles to the cool [Bb] city.
You see what makes things [Gm] tick, oh.
Got his hair and bought new clothes in the cool city.
The man [A] found his life's [Gm] ambition, oh.
[Eb] How did he [Gm] walk from Port [Cm] Hattie to the [Bb] style of the great St.
[Eb] Louis?
His life is so delicious [G] in the [Bb] cool city.
[Gm] I'm standing on some street, don't stop me when I'm on the street.
Someone's standing in a [D] doorway in the cool [Bb] city.
Open the door and check him [G] out so casually.
[Bb] He's been asking all night [Gm] long in the cool city.
[Bb] Recognize his face, oh, [Gm] it's alright.
I
[Eb] guess I'm [Gm] in the right [C] address, he has [Bb] someone in the bed.
He knows me all night standing [G] there.
[Bb] He's a good [Gm] man, so I'm gonna make the right [Bb] friends.
[Gm] You make the good cells, you say.
[F]
[Bb] [Gm] One,
[Bb] [G]
[Bb] two, [A] [Gm]
[Eb] three, [Dm] [Cm] makes [Bb]
it one forever.
[G] The blacks, they all hate whites.
[Fm] The whites think they're tough, but [Gm] they're not.
Cool city.
[D] The boys go out with each [G] other, oh.
[Bb] [D] The girls wanna be in movies.
If you're high, you're in the [G] right place, cool city.
[Bb] Now go seek a girl behind the door.
Shake some hands and take a [Gm] luncheon, cool city.
Something's gonna do, try and tempt you, oh.
[Bb]
You see all the pretty [Gm] fancy food, cool [Bb] city.
So free now that you're famous, [Gm] when you [G] need it most, so.
[Eb] When [Gm] I dance upon the [C] wall, you see [Bb] a young girl with a [Eb] brawl.
She's coming [Gm] in, she's gonna [C] snarl you, have a [Bb] drink.
She's gonna lie in this magic [Cm] for each meal.
[Gb] [F]
Cool [Gm] city.
[N]
Key:
Bb
Gm
G
Eb
D
Bb
Gm
G
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] I see steel sheets through the [Gm] concrete, cool city.
Mountains of glass reflect the [Eb] sky, oh. _ _
[Bb] _ Everybody feels real [G] good in the cool city.
Each day brings a new [G] surprise, oh. _ _
[Bb] Johnny gave you a thousand [D] miles to the cool [Bb] city.
You see what makes things [Gm] tick, oh. _ _
Got his hair and bought new clothes in the cool city.
The man [A] found his life's [Gm] ambition, oh. _ _
[Eb] How did he [Gm] walk from Port [Cm] Hattie to the [Bb] style of the great St.
[Eb] Louis?
His life is so delicious [G] in the _ _ [Bb] cool city.
_ _ [Gm] I'm standing on some street, _ _ _ don't stop me when I'm on the street.
Someone's standing in a [D] doorway in the cool [Bb] city.
Open the door and check him [G] out so casually. _
[Bb] He's been asking all night [Gm] long in the cool city.
[Bb] _ Recognize his face, oh, [Gm] it's alright.
I _
[Eb] guess I'm [Gm] in the right [C] address, he has [Bb] someone in the bed.
He knows me all night standing [G] there. _ _ _
[Bb] He's a good [Gm] man, so I'm gonna make the right [Bb] friends.
_ _ _ [Gm] You make the good cells, you say.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] One, _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bb] two, [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] three, _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] makes [Bb] _ _
it one forever.
[G] The blacks, they all hate whites.
_ _ _ [Fm] The whites think they're tough, but [Gm] they're not.
Cool city.
[D] The boys go out with each [G] other, oh.
[Bb] _ _ [D] The girls wanna be in movies.
If you're high, you're in the [G] right place, cool city.
[Bb] Now go seek a girl behind the door. _ _
Shake some hands and take a [Gm] luncheon, cool city.
Something's gonna do, try and tempt you, oh.
_ [Bb] _
You see all the pretty [Gm] fancy food, cool [Bb] city.
So free now that you're famous, [Gm] when you [G] need it most, so.
[Eb] When [Gm] I dance upon the [C] wall, you see [Bb] a young girl with a [Eb] brawl.
She's coming [Gm] in, she's gonna [C] snarl you, have a [Bb] drink.
She's gonna lie in this magic [Cm] for each meal.
[Gb] _ _ [F] _ _
Cool [Gm] city. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] I see steel sheets through the [Gm] concrete, cool city.
Mountains of glass reflect the [Eb] sky, oh. _ _
[Bb] _ Everybody feels real [G] good in the cool city.
Each day brings a new [G] surprise, oh. _ _
[Bb] Johnny gave you a thousand [D] miles to the cool [Bb] city.
You see what makes things [Gm] tick, oh. _ _
Got his hair and bought new clothes in the cool city.
The man [A] found his life's [Gm] ambition, oh. _ _
[Eb] How did he [Gm] walk from Port [Cm] Hattie to the [Bb] style of the great St.
[Eb] Louis?
His life is so delicious [G] in the _ _ [Bb] cool city.
_ _ [Gm] I'm standing on some street, _ _ _ don't stop me when I'm on the street.
Someone's standing in a [D] doorway in the cool [Bb] city.
Open the door and check him [G] out so casually. _
[Bb] He's been asking all night [Gm] long in the cool city.
[Bb] _ Recognize his face, oh, [Gm] it's alright.
I _
[Eb] guess I'm [Gm] in the right [C] address, he has [Bb] someone in the bed.
He knows me all night standing [G] there. _ _ _
[Bb] He's a good [Gm] man, so I'm gonna make the right [Bb] friends.
_ _ _ [Gm] You make the good cells, you say.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] One, _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Bb] two, [A] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] three, _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] makes [Bb] _ _
it one forever.
[G] The blacks, they all hate whites.
_ _ _ [Fm] The whites think they're tough, but [Gm] they're not.
Cool city.
[D] The boys go out with each [G] other, oh.
[Bb] _ _ [D] The girls wanna be in movies.
If you're high, you're in the [G] right place, cool city.
[Bb] Now go seek a girl behind the door. _ _
Shake some hands and take a [Gm] luncheon, cool city.
Something's gonna do, try and tempt you, oh.
_ [Bb] _
You see all the pretty [Gm] fancy food, cool [Bb] city.
So free now that you're famous, [Gm] when you [G] need it most, so.
[Eb] When [Gm] I dance upon the [C] wall, you see [Bb] a young girl with a [Eb] brawl.
She's coming [Gm] in, she's gonna [C] snarl you, have a [Bb] drink.
She's gonna lie in this magic [Cm] for each meal.
[Gb] _ _ [F] _ _
Cool [Gm] city. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _