City In The Sky Chords by The Staple Singers

Tempo:
105.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Dm

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Staple Singers - City In The Sky chords
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[D]
[E] [D]
[G] [Dm]
[D] There's too many [Bm] people, [D]
[G] [D] there's too many lies.
[Bm] [D] Ain't gonna have to build me [G] a city in [Em] the [G] sky, where [D] I can fly [G] away.
[D] Yeah, [G] a city so [Em] high, [G]
won't [D] have it no other [G] way.
[D] I [A] sure ain't gonna miss [G] the city I leave behind.
Rag after drag, [D] it's blowing my mind away.
[G] [D]
There's too many [G] children [C] with [Bm]
[D] tears in their eyes.
[G] [D] We're gonna have to build [Am] them
[G] a city in the [F] sky, [Dm]
where they can [D] fly away.
[C] Yeah, a [Bm]
[G] city so [F] high, [Em]
[Am] won't have it [D] no other [G] [C] way.
[G]
[A] I sure ain't gonna miss the [G] city I leave behind.
Rag after drag, it's blowing my mind [D] away.
It's been quite a fine [G] morning, [C] [G]
[D] it's been quite a fine day.
[C] [B]
[D] But a feeling just [G] knowing, [C] [G]
I won't have to fly away.
[Dm] No, [G]
to [D] California, [F#] [G]
tomorrow morning.
[Dm] No, I just [D] don't believe, darling.
[C] No, [Em]
[A] I'm gonna miss the city [G] I leave behind.
Rag after drag, it's blowing my mind [D] away.
Don't leave me.
[G] I [F] gotta be here.
[D] Yeah, I gotta get away.
[G]
I wonder [D] what it is.
[Dm] Yeah, so I'll make my way, I [G] will fly away.
[Dm] [Em] Just [D] make my way, I will fly [Dm] away.
Oh, I wanna fly [B] away.
Help me, help [D] me, don't stand in my way.
[Dm] I need to [G] fly, [D] fly [G] away.
[Dm] Yeah, [D]
stand in my way.
All [F] in my way.
[G] I can't stand in my way.
I [F] can't stand in [G] my [D]
way.
[F] [Dm]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
D
1321
Dm
2311
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To start learning The Staple Singers - City In The Sky chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, D, G, D, G, Em, D and Bm in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 52 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 106. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] There's too many [Bm] people, [D] _ _ _
[G] [D] there's too many lies. _ _ _
[Bm] _ [D] Ain't gonna have to build me _ _ [G] a city in [Em] the [G] sky, _ where [D] I can fly [G] away.
[D] Yeah, _ _ [G] a city so [Em] high, [G] _ _
won't [D] have it no other [G] way.
[D] _ I _ [A] sure ain't gonna miss [G] the city I leave behind.
Rag after drag, [D] it's blowing my mind away. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's too many [G] children [C] with [Bm] _
_ [D] _ tears in their eyes. _ _
[G] _ [D] We're gonna have to build [Am] them _ _
[G] _ a city in the [F] sky, _ [Dm]
where they can [D] fly away.
[C] Yeah, a [Bm] _
_ [G] city so [F] high, _ [Em]
[Am] won't have it [D] no other [G] [C] way.
_ [G] _
[A] I sure ain't gonna miss the [G] city I leave behind.
Rag after drag, it's blowing my mind [D] away. _ _ _ _
It's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ been quite a fine [G] morning, [C] _ _ [G] _
[D] it's been quite a fine day.
[C] _ _ [B] _
[D] But a feeling just [G] knowing, [C] _ _ [G]
I won't have to fly away.
_ [Dm] No, [G]
to [D] California, _ _ [F#] _ _ [G]
tomorrow morning.
_ _ [Dm] No, I just [D] don't believe, darling.
_ [C] No, [Em] _
[A] I'm gonna miss the city [G] I leave behind.
_ Rag after drag, it's blowing my mind [D] away.
_ _ Don't leave me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] I [F] gotta be here.
[D] Yeah, _ I gotta get away.
[G]
I wonder [D] what it is.
_ [Dm] Yeah, so I'll make my way, I [G] will fly away.
[Dm] _ [Em] Just [D] make my way, I will fly [Dm] away.
_ Oh, I wanna fly [B] away.
Help me, help [D] me, don't stand in my way.
[Dm] I need to [G] fly, [D] fly [G] away.
[Dm] Yeah, _ _ [D]
stand in my way.
All [F] in my way.
[G] I can't stand in my way.
I [F] can't stand in [G] my _ [D]
way.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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