Intro: E B E B
 
Verse 1:
                 E             B                 E B
I've been seeing lonely people in crowded rooms
               E                B               Abm Gb
Covering their old heartbreaks with new tattoos
               E                 B
It's all about smoke screens and cigarettes
                E                 B
Looking through low lights at silhouettes
                 E             B               Abm Gb
But all I see is lonely people in crowded rooms
 
Chorus:
                  E              B
This city's gonna break my heart
                  Abm                    Gb
This city's gonna love me then leave me alone
                   E            B
This city's got me chasing stars
                   Abm                          Gb
It's been a couple months since I felt like I'm home
             E     B            Abm       Gb
Am I getting closer  to knowing where I belong?
                  E               B
This city's gonna break my heart
                   Abm              Gb
She's always gonna break your heart,  oh
 
Interlude: E  B  Abm  Gb
 
Verse 2:
           E             B                   E B
I remember mornings when my head didn't hurt
               E               B                     Abm Gb
And I remember nights when art didn't feel like work
                E                   B
She wakes up at noon and she's out 'til three
                    E       B
She leaves her perfume all over me
               E             B                   Abm Gb
But I remember mornings when my head didn't hurt
 
Chorus:
                  E              B
This city's gonna break my heart
                  Abm                    Gb
This city's gonna love me then leave me alone
                   E            B
This city's got me chasing stars
                   Abm                           Gb
It's been a couple months since I felt like I'm home
             E     B            Abm       Gb
Am I getting closer  to knowing where I belong?
                  E               B
This city's gonna break my heart
                   Abm              Gb
She's always gonna break your heart
 
Post-chorus:
        E       B        Abm  Gb
ooh-ooh-ooh  ooh ooh  ooh      ohhh
        E       B        Abm      Gb
ooh-ooh-ooh  ooh ooh  ooh ooh-ooh     
 
Bridge: (one strum per chord)
          E         B
She got a hold on me
           Abm                  Gb
She got me wrapped round her finger
          E              B
She got a hold on me
           Abm                  Gb
She got me wrapped round her finger, oh yeah
 
Chorus:
                  E              B
This city's gonna break my heart
                  Abm                    Gb
This city's gonna love me then leave me alone
                   E            B
This city's got me chasing stars
                   Abm                           Gb
It's been a couple months since I felt like I'm home
             E     B            Abm       Gb
Am I getting closer  to knowing where I belong?
                  E               B
This city's gonna break my heart
                   Abm
She's always gonna break your heart 
 
Post-chorus:
        E       B        Abm  Gb
ooh-ooh-ooh  ooh ooh  ooh       yeah
        E       B        Abm      Gb
ooh-ooh-ooh  ooh ooh  ooh           ooohh
 
Outro:
                  E     B         Abm Gb
This city's gonna break my heart,     hey
                   E                B      Abm Gb
She's always gonna break your heart