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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[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]
[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:
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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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _