Pete Townsend - White City Fighting Chords

Tempo:
135.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pete Townsend - White City Fighting chords
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[Am] [G]
[F] [G]
[Am] [G]
[F] [G]
[Am] [G]
[F] [G]
[Am] [G]
[F]
[C] [G] [C]
[F]
[G]
[F]
[G] The White City, that's the joke of the night.
It's [F] a black violent place if I remember the name.
[G] I couldn't wait to get out, but I left [C] to go home.
[F] Do you remember the White City fighting?
[G] The White City [C] fighting.
[F] Remember, remember,
[G] the White City fighting.
[C]
[F] Remember, remember.
[Dm] Down to the refuge, the QPR.
[C] I dropped to commit it in my [Am] German [Dm] Corps.
Prone to violence, prone to shame.
[Am] I cried in [C] silence, I cried [G] in [F] pain.
For no one remembers.
[Em]
[Am] Not that I can see, [G]
[Dm] but we were defenders.
[Am] We were the free.
[C]
[G] That city, the [C] group in a [F] picture.
Now it is unalive, the joy of a picture.
[G] The battles were won, and battles were blown.
[F] At the heart of the White City fighting.
[G] The White City [C] fighting.
[F] Remember, remember,
[G] the White City [C] fighting.
[F] Remember, remember.
[C]
[Dm]
[C] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am] [G]
[F] No one remembers.
[Em]
[Am] Not that I can see, [G]
[Dm] but we were defenders.
[F] We were the [G] free.
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am] [G]
[F] [G]
[Am] [G]
[F] [G]
[Am] [G]
[F] Yes, [G] the White City.
I finally [C]
[F] resist the temptation.
They got us all to it, [G] but I have to go back.
I've used some [C] violence, prone [F] to remember the White City fighting.
[G] Yes.
[C]
[F] [G]
[F]
[G]
[F] [G]
[C]
[F] [G]
No one remembers.
Not that I [C] can see, [F] but we were defenders.
We were the free.
[G] [C]
[F] Remember, remember,
[G] the White City fighting.
[F] Remember,
[G] remember, the White City [C] fighting.
[F] Remember, [G] [C]
[F] remember.
[G] [C] [F]
[G]
[C] [F]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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To start learning Pete Townshend - White City Fighting chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, F, G, C, G, Am, G and F in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 67 BPM and then match the original tempo of 136 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G# Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] The White City, that's the joke of the night.
It's [F] a black violent place if I remember the name.
[G] I couldn't wait to get out, but I left [C] to go home.
[F] Do you remember the White City fighting? _ _
[G] The White City _ [C] fighting. _
[F] _ _ _ Remember, remember, _
[G] the White City fighting.
[C] _ _
[F] Remember, _ _ _ remember. _
[Dm] Down to the refuge, the QPR.
[C] I dropped to commit it in my [Am] German [Dm] Corps.
Prone to violence, prone to shame.
[Am] I cried in [C] silence, I cried [G] in [F] pain.
For no one _ remembers.
[Em] _
[Am] Not that I can see, _ [G] _ _
[Dm] but we were defenders. _ _ _
[Am] We were the free.
[C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ That city, the [C] group in a [F] picture.
Now it is unalive, the joy of a picture.
[G] The battles were won, and battles were blown.
[F] At the heart of the White City fighting. _ _
[G] The White City _ [C] fighting. _
[F] Remember, _ _ _ remember, _
[G] the White City _ [C] fighting.
[F] _ Remember, _ remember.
_ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] No one _ remembers.
_ [Em] _
[Am] Not that I can see, _ _ [G] _
[Dm] but we were defenders. _ _ _
[F] We were the [G] free. _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ Yes, _ _ _ [G] the White City.
I finally [C] _ _
[F] resist the temptation.
They got us all to it, [G] but I have to go back.
I've used some [C] violence, prone [F] to remember the White City fighting.
[G] Yes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
No one remembers.
Not that I [C] can see, [F] but we were defenders.
We were the free.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ Remember, _ remember, _ _
[G] the White City fighting. _
[F] _ _ _ _ Remember, _ _
[G] remember, the White City _ _ [C] fighting.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ Remember, [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] remember. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by David Gilmour and Pete Townshend.

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