Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm G+G C majorC
Verse 1:
C majorC FF C majorC FF
Stuck in Nickel City on the tainted side of a coin
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
El Niño brought a blizzard, the Greyhound brought a boy
C majorC FF C majorC FF
Those yellow city lights accent the gutters and the rats
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Only the cheap motels were open, wrong side of the tracks
Chorus:
E MajorE FF C majorC
Two cold nights in Buffalo
FF G+G
On the way to Syracuse
E MajorE FF C majorC
Outside town, all the roads are closed
FF C majorC DmDm C majorC G+G
Gonna wash this rust belt new
Verse 2:
C majorC FF C majorC FF
Snowy prison out on Main Street, heaters hang from the cells
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
A augmentedA bum searches for shelter, so cold he dreams of hell
C majorC FF C majorC FF
It's that American Dream dying, I hear the whispers of each ghost
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Of a wealthy man who once died in downtown Buffalo
Chorus:
E MajorE FF C majorC
Two cold nights in Buffalo
FF G+G
On the way to Syracuse
E MajorE FF C majorC
Outside town, all the roads are closed
FF C majorC DmDm C majorC G+G
Gonna wash this rust belt new
C majorC
Gonna wash it new
Instrumental:
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC FF A minorAm C majorC
Verse 3:
C majorC FF C majorC FF
What happened to the middle class, mom-and-pop, five-and-dimes?
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC
Soon they'll be knocking it all down to build that high-rise
C majorC FF C majorC FF
What happened to the good old boys rollin' dice in the street?
C majorC FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
What happened to the neighborhood and the neighbors who had moved?
C majorC FF C majorC FF
What happened to recreation? That old roller skating rink?
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
What happened to preserving this town's history?
Chorus:
E MajorE FF C majorC
Two cold nights in Buffalo
FF G+G
On the way to Syracuse
E MajorE FF C majorC
Outside town, all the roads are closed
FF C majorC DmDm C majorC G+G
Gonna wash this rust belt new
C majorC
Gonna wash it new
Instrumental:
C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC FF C majorC FF A minorAm C majorC