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 This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
This City chords by Sam Fischer
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
1
d
&
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2
d
&
u
3
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&
u
4
d
&
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Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
How to play This City on ukulele
On ukulele, This City comes down to the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. The groove sits around 75 bpm, a relaxed pace. On this page the song is in E major. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level. For easier shapes, shift it down 4 half-steps with the transposer and clip a capo on fret 4 to land back in the same key. Play soft in the verses then use fuller strums as the chorus lifts.
5 ukulele chords used in "This City" by Sam Fischer: Am, B, E, Gb and Abm
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+1 for beginners
I think for Abm you can just play G on the third fret. They should’ve kept the strumming pattern