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- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
- #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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- IN THE CITY
- Joe Walsh, Barry DeVorzon
-
- Eagles
- The Long Run
- 1979
-
- INTRO:
- A D A E A D A E
-
- A D A E
- Somewhere out on that horizon
- A D A E
- Out beyond the neon lights
- A D A E
- I know there must be something better
-
- Part I:
- but there's nowhere else in sight It's survival...
- + + + + + + + + +
- e:-----2-----------------4-------------|-0------------0-|-2------------------|
- B:---------3-------------------5-------|-2------------0-|-3------------------|
- G:-------------2--------------------4--|-2------------1-|-2------------------|
- D:-0-------------------0---------------|-2------------2-|-0------------------|
- A:-------------------------------------|-0--------------|--------------------|
- E:-------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
-
- It's survival in the city
- When you live from day to day
- City streets don't have much pity
-
- Part II:
- When you're down that's where you'll stay
- + + + + + + + +
- e:-----2--------------------4-------------------|-0--0--0--0--0------0---0----0--0-----|
- B:---------3-----------------------5------------|-2--2--2--2--2------2---2----2--2-----|
- G:--------------2------------------------4------|-2--2--2--2--2------2---2----2--2-----|
- D:-0-------------------0------------------------|-2--2--2--2--2------2---2----2--2-----|
- A:----------------------------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0------0---0----0--0-----|
- E:----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
- (continue this strumming pattern
- throughout the chorus)
- Chorus:
- Bm7/D E* D A
- In the city uh huh oooh
- Bm7/D E* D A
- In the city uh huh oooh
-
- (enter GUITAR 2, tuning[low-high] D A D F# A D, w/slide throughout)
- Interlude:
- GUITAR 1: A G D A E A
- GUITAR 2
- d:---------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
- a:---------|-19---------17\|\12---------19\|\14-----------|
- F#:---------|-19---------17\|\12---------19\|\14---------7/|
- D:---------|-19---------17\|\12---------19\|\14---------7/|
- A:---------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
- D:---------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
-
-
- D A E A
-
- d:--------19--19--19~~-----|-----------14~~~~~~|
- a:----/19---19--19-----19\-|--17\--------------|
- F#:/12----------------------|-------/14---------|
- D:/12----------------------|-------------------|
- A:-------------------------|-------------------|
- D:-------------------------|-------------------|
-
-
- D A E A D
- I was born...
- d:~~----19--19--19---------------|--------------------7/|/12-------------|
- a:---/19--19------19--21\---19~~~|~~~~~---------------7/|/12-------------|
- F#:-----------------------/19-----|---------/14---10\--7/|/12-------------|
- D:-------------------------------|--------------------7/|/12-------------|
- A:-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
- D:-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
-
- I was born here in the city
-
- GUITAR 1: A D A E
- With my back against the wall
- GUITAR 2 (Fill 1)
- d:----------7/|/12-------------|
- a:----------7/|/12-------------|
- F#:----------7/|/12-------------|
- D:----------7/|/12-------------|
- A:------------|----------------|
- D:------------|----------------|
-
- (with Fill 1: GUITAR 2)
- Nothing grows and life ain't very pretty
- (with Part I: GUITAR 1)
- No one's there to catch you when you fall
-
- (with Fill 1: GUITAR 2)
- Somewhere out on that horizon
- (with Fill 1: GUITAR 2)
- Far away from the neon sky
- (with Fill 1: GUITAR 2)
- I know there must be something better
- (with Part II: GUITAR 1)
- And I can't stay another night
-
- Chorus
-
- GUITAR 1 |: A D A E :|
- GUITAR 2 Solo
-
-
- CHORDS:
-
- Bm7/D xx0202
- E* xxx454
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