The City
Key: EEnglish
Em D C
Verse
EmThis city never D Csleeps
EmI hear the people walk by when it's Dlate C
EmSirens bleed through my window sill I Dcan't Cclose my eyes
EmDon't control what I'm inDto C
EmThis tower is aDlive C
EmThe lights that blind keep me aDwake C
EmWith my hood up and lace untied Dsleep Cfills my mind
EmDon't control what I'm inDto C
Pre-chorus
CLondon Dcalls me a stranger Ema travelGler
CThis is Dnow my home Gmy home
Chorus
EmOh oh DI'm burning Con the back streets
EmOh oh Dstuck Chere sitting in the back seat
EmOh oh and I'm Dblazing on Cthe street
And Cwhat I do isn't up to you
And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes two
Verse
EmThe pavement is my Dfriend C
EmIt will take me where I need to Dgo C
EmI find it trips me up Dand Cputs me down
EmThis is not what I'm uDsed to C
EmThe shop across the Droad C
EmFulfills my needs and gives me Dcompany Cwhen I need it
EmVoices speak through my walls DI don't think CI'm gonna make it
EmPast tomorDrow C
Pre-chorus
CLondon Dcalls me a stranEmger a travelGler
CThis is Dnow my home Gmy home
Chorus
EmOh oh DI'm burning Con the back streets
EmOh oh Dstuck Chere sitting in the back seat
EmOh oh and I'm Dblazing on Cthe street
And Cwhat I do isn't up to you
And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes two
Bridge
CAnd my lungs hurt DAnd my ears bled
EmWith the sound of the city life Gechoed in my head
CDo I need this Dto keep me alive
GThe traffic stops and starts but I need to move along
Verse
EmI'm from a city where the rain won't cease
PolDlution in the air matches Cthat on the street
The Emblack smoke gets you head into a muddle like
DWalking into eleCphant syringes in the puddle like
EmI was a country boy when I moved out
DGrew up too fast for my Cfamily to find out
EmNow I try to stop my music running into nosedives
DCan't resort to arrogance with Cwhite lies
EmThis city won't erase me
But DI can't help to see how this Cdark city changed me
EmIt's all the same scene music is my life
But DI try to fight whateCver I need to hide from
EmNorth South East West
London's my Dhome now knees weak Cbut we never slow down
EmNow I start to do my music properly
And Dstay from all the negaCtive shit that will follow me
Pre-chorus
CLondon Dcalls me a stranger Ema travelGler
CThis is Dnow my home Gmy home
Chorus
EmOh oh DI'm burning Con the back streets
EmOh oh Dstuck Chere sitting in the back seat
EmOh oh and I'm Dblazing on Cthe street
And Cwhat I do isn't up to you
And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes two
EmOh oh DI'm burning Con the back streets
EmOh oh Dstuck Chere sitting in the back seat
EmOh oh and I'm Dblazing on Cthe street
And Cwhat I do isn't up to you
And if the Dcity never sleeps then that makes two Em