One Great City Chords by The Weakerthans
Tempo:
126.8 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
E
G#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B]
[F#] [E]
[B]
[F#] Late [E] afternoon, another day is nearly [B] done A [F#]
darker [B] gray is breaking through a lighter
one A [F#]
thousand [B] sharpened elbows in the underground
[C#]
[F#] That hollow [E] hurried sound, [G#m] feet [F#] on [E] polished floor
[G#m] And in [F#] the dollar [E] store, [G#m] the clerk [F#] is closing [C#] up
And counting loonies trying [B] not to say, I hate Winnipeg
[F#] The driver [B] checks the mirror seven minutes late
The
[F#] crowded [E] riders restlessness [B] enunciates The [F#] guests who [E] sucked the jets were lousy [B] anyway
The
[F#] same route [E] every day
[G#m] And in [F#] the turning [E] lane, [G#m] someone [F#]
[E] stalled again
[G#m] He's [F#] talking to [C#] himself, and hears the price of gas [B] repeat his phrase
I hate Winnipeg
[F#] [E]
[B]
[F#] [E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[G#m] And up [F#] above [B] us all,
[G#m] leaning [F#] [B] into sky [G#m] A golden [B] business boy [G#m] will watch the North [E] end die
[G#m] And sing I [F#] love this [C#] town, then let his arcing [B] wrecking ball proclaim
I [E]
hate [F#]
[B] Winnipeg
[B]
[F#] [E]
[B]
[F#] Late [E] afternoon, another day is nearly [B] done A [F#]
darker [B] gray is breaking through a lighter
one A [F#]
thousand [B] sharpened elbows in the underground
[C#]
[F#] That hollow [E] hurried sound, [G#m] feet [F#] on [E] polished floor
[G#m] And in [F#] the dollar [E] store, [G#m] the clerk [F#] is closing [C#] up
And counting loonies trying [B] not to say, I hate Winnipeg
[F#] The driver [B] checks the mirror seven minutes late
The
[F#] crowded [E] riders restlessness [B] enunciates The [F#] guests who [E] sucked the jets were lousy [B] anyway
The
[F#] same route [E] every day
[G#m] And in [F#] the turning [E] lane, [G#m] someone [F#]
[E] stalled again
[G#m] He's [F#] talking to [C#] himself, and hears the price of gas [B] repeat his phrase
I hate Winnipeg
[F#] [E]
[B]
[F#] [E]
[B]
[F#] [B]
[G#m] And up [F#] above [B] us all,
[G#m] leaning [F#] [B] into sky [G#m] A golden [B] business boy [G#m] will watch the North [E] end die
[G#m] And sing I [F#] love this [C#] town, then let his arcing [B] wrecking ball proclaim
I [E]
hate [F#]
[B] Winnipeg
Key:
F#
B
E
G#m
C#
F#
B
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Late [E] afternoon, another day is nearly [B] done A _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ darker [B] gray is breaking through a lighter
one A _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ thousand [B] sharpened elbows in the underground
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] _ That hollow [E] hurried sound, [G#m] feet [F#] on [E] polished floor _
[G#m] And in [F#] the dollar [E] store, _ [G#m] the clerk [F#] is closing [C#] up _
And counting loonies trying [B] not to say, _ I _ hate _ Winnipeg
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ The driver [B] checks the mirror seven minutes late
The _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ crowded [E] riders restlessness _ [B] enunciates The _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ guests who [E] sucked the jets were lousy [B] anyway
The _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ same route [E] every day
[G#m] And in [F#] the turning [E] _ lane, _ [G#m] someone [F#] _
[E] stalled again
_ [G#m] He's [F#] talking to _ [C#] himself, and hears the price of gas [B] repeat his phrase
_ I hate _ _ Winnipeg _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G#m] And up [F#] above [B] us all, _
[G#m] leaning [F#] _ [B] into sky [G#m] A golden [B] business boy [G#m] will watch the North [E] end die
[G#m] And sing I [F#] love this [C#] town, _ then let his arcing [B] wrecking ball proclaim _
I _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
hate _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Winnipeg
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Late [E] afternoon, another day is nearly [B] done A _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ darker [B] gray is breaking through a lighter
one A _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ thousand [B] sharpened elbows in the underground
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[F#] _ That hollow [E] hurried sound, [G#m] feet [F#] on [E] polished floor _
[G#m] And in [F#] the dollar [E] store, _ [G#m] the clerk [F#] is closing [C#] up _
And counting loonies trying [B] not to say, _ I _ hate _ Winnipeg
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ The driver [B] checks the mirror seven minutes late
The _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ crowded [E] riders restlessness _ [B] enunciates The _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ guests who [E] sucked the jets were lousy [B] anyway
The _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ same route [E] every day
[G#m] And in [F#] the turning [E] _ lane, _ [G#m] someone [F#] _
[E] stalled again
_ [G#m] He's [F#] talking to _ [C#] himself, and hears the price of gas [B] repeat his phrase
_ I hate _ _ Winnipeg _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G#m] And up [F#] above [B] us all, _
[G#m] leaning [F#] _ [B] into sky [G#m] A golden [B] business boy [G#m] will watch the North [E] end die
[G#m] And sing I [F#] love this [C#] town, _ then let his arcing [B] wrecking ball proclaim _
I _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
hate _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ Winnipeg
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _