27th December 2000, 5.33pm
IN THE CITY
(Paul Weller)
Chords used:
C: x3555x
G/B: 355433 (used in the C G D5 G parts – the B is implied by the bass on the 2nd G only)
D5: xx032x
G: 355433
C6: x35555
G7sus4: 35×533
Em: x79987 and x79980
C: 8-10-10-9-8-8—–|
D: 10-12-12-11-10-10-|
D7: 10-12-10-11-10-10-|
D7sus4: 10-12-10-12-10-10-|
Bm: 79777
Intro:
C G D5 G
——————-|——————–|
–5–3-3–2-2-2-0–|–3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3–|
–5–4-4–3-3-3-0–|–4–4-4-4-4-4-4-4–| (x6) (3rd time bass enters)
–5–5-5–0-0-0-0–|–5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5–| (5th time drums enter)
–3–5-5———–|–5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5–|
——————-|—–3—3—3—3–|
Verse:
G C C6 G G7sus4 G C6
————–|——–5—–|————–|—————|————–|–5———–|–|
–3———–|–5———–|–3—–3—–|–3—–3–3-3-|–3——-3-5-|–5—-5–5-5-|–|
–4———–|–5———–|–4—–4—–|–5—–5–5-4-|–4——-4-4-|–5—-5–5-5-|–|
–5———–|–5———–|–4—–5—–|–x—–x–x-x-|–5——-5-5-|–5—-5–5-5-|–|
–5———–|–3———–|–5—–5—–|–5—–5–5-5-|–5——-5-5-|–3—-3–3-3-|–|
–3———–|————–|–3—–3–3–|–3—–3–3-3-|–3——-3-3-|————–|–|
In the.. thousand… say to you.. But.. -proach you
In the.. thousand… shining.. And.. faces
In the.. thousand… uniforms.. And.. have the right
G G7sus4 Em
————–|———-7-7-|–0———–|—–7–7–7-7-|–0———–|—–7–7-7-7-|—–|
–3—–3—–|–3—–3-8-8-|–8———–|—–8–8–8-8-|–8———–|—–8–8-8-8-|—–|
–4—–4—–|–5—–5-9-9-|–9———–|—–9–9–9-9-|–9———–|—–9–9-9-9-|—–|
–5—–5—–|–x—–x-9-9-|–9———–|—–9–9–9-9-|–9———–|—–9–9-9-9-|—–|
–5—–5—–|–5—–5—–|————–|—————|————–|————–|—–|
–3—–3–3–|–3—–3—–|————–|—————|————–|————–|—–|
look a fool. I wanna say..
under 25. They wanna say..
kill a man. We wanna say..
C D D7 D7sus4 D7
——————-|——————-|——————-|—————–|———————————|
——————-|——————-|——————-|—————–|———————————|
-9–9–9–9–9–9–|-9–9–9–9–9–9–|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-12-12-12-11–|———————————|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10–|———————————|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12–|—8-x6–|-8-x6–|-10-x6-|-10-x5-|
-bout the young ideas.. but you turn.. fears.
-bout the young ideas.. listen now.. bit-a.
-bout the young ideas.. don’t work.. tried.
Repeat Verse
Repeat intro x4
Middle Eight:
G D G D C
—————|————–|————-|——————|————–|—————|–|
—3———–|————–|-10———-|-12–10—–10—-|-10———–|–8——–8—|–|
—4———–|————–|-11———-|-12–11—–11—-|-11———–|–9——–9—|–|
—5———–|————–|-12———-|-12–12–12-12-12-|-12———–|–10——-10–|–|
-5-5———–|————–|-12———-|-10–12–12—-12-|-12———–|–10——-10–|–|
-3-3-x———|————–|-10———-|—–10–10—-10-|-10———–|–8——–8——|
(scrape plectrum down string) And I know…
C G D G
————–|————–|————–|————–|——————-|—————-|
–5–3–3–3–|–3–3–3–3–|-10———–|–7———–|——————-|—————-|
–5–4–2–2–|–4–4–4–4–|-11———–|–7———–|-9–9–9–9–9–9–|—————-|
–5–5–0–0–|–5–5–5–5–|-12———–|–9———–|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|—————-|
–3–5——–|–5–5–5–5–|-12———–|–9———–|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|—————-|
————–|–3–3–3–3–|-10———–|–7———–|-8–8–8–8–8–8–|—————-|
still think… But… listen man… kids know where it’s at…
C D D7 D7sus4 D7
——————-|——————-|—————-|–|
——————-|——————-|—————-|–|
-9–9–9–9–9–9–|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-12-12-12-11-|–|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-|–|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-|–|
-8–8–8–8–8–8–|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-|–|
Repeat verse
C G D5 G
——————-|——————–|
–5–3-3–2-2-2-0–|–3–3-3-3-3-3-3-3–|
–5–4-4–3-3-3-0–|–4–4-4-4-4-4-4-4–| (x4)
–5–5-5–0-0-0-0–|–5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5–|
–3–5-5———–|–5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5–|
——————-|—–3—3—3—3–|
In the city
Coda:
G C G C G D5 G
—————|————–|————–|————–|–3———–|—————|–|
–3————|–5———–|–3———–|–5–3–2–0–|–3———–|—————|–|
–4————|–5———–|–4———–|–5–4–3–0–|–4———–|—————|–|
–5————|–5———–|–5———–|–5–5–0–0–|–5———–|—————|–|
–5————|–3———–|–5———–|–3–5——–|–5———–|—————|–|
–3————|————–|–3———–|————–|–3———–|—————|–|
In the… thousand… say to you.