City On The Hill chords by Casting Crowns

Chords with lyrics

Casting Crowns

God is good! =D
This song is played with a capo 3.
If you do not have a capo, up it 3 half steps.
This is pretty accurate (about 90%), but any corrections are welcome.
The chords in the passage part repeat all over the song, between the other parts.
Sorry about the organization of the chords in the lyrics. The text editor didn't help. =D

The chords are (positions relative to the capo):

     B minorBm     D*     C majorC     E minor 7Em7     G+G     D MajorD
(e) ----- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 2 ----
(BB) ----- 3 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 ----
(G+G) ----- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 ----
(D MajorD) ----- 4 -------- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 ----
(A augmentedA) ----- 2 -------- 5--------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- X ----
(E MajorE) ----- X -------- X -------- X -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- X ----

The introduction and the verses go like this:

(e) -----------2-----------2----------0---------------------------------|
(BB) --------3------------3---------2---2-----------------3-------3------|
(G+G) ---- 4-- ---------2----------2-------2-------------0-------0--------|
(D MajorD) -------------------------------------------------2-------2----------|
(A augmentedA) --2 ----------5-----------0-----------------------------------------|
(E MajorE) ----------------------------------------------0---------------------|


Verse 1:

B minorBm				          D*
Did you hear of the city on the hill?
C majorC				                   E minor 7Em7
Said one old man to the other
B minorBm						              D*
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
C majorC					               E minor 7Em7
But they all started turning on each other

Verse 2:

B minorBm						           D*
You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow
C majorC						            E minor 7Em7
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
B minorBm					                 D*
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
C majorC					                E minor 7Em7
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak

Chorus:

G+G
And one by one
D MajorD
They ran away
C majorC
With their made up minds
E minor 7Em7
To leave it all behind
G+G			D MajorD
And the light began to fade
C majorC
In the city on the hill
C majorC
The city on the hill

Verse 3:

B minorBm					               D*
Each one thought that they knew better
C majorC				                   E minor 7Em7
That they were different by design
B minorBm				                   D*
Instead of standing strong together
C majorC				                   E minor 7Em7
They let their differences divide

Chorus:

G+G
And one by one
D MajorD
They ran away
C majorC
With their made up minds
E minor 7Em7
To leave it all behind
G+G			D MajorD
And the light began to fade
C majorC
In the city on the hill
C majorC
The city on the hill
Passage:

B minorBm  D*  C majorC   E minor 7Em7
        And the world is searching still
B minorBm  D*  C majorC

Bridge:

G+G
But it was the rhythm of the dancers
That gave the poets life
D MajorD
It was the spirit of the poets
C majorC
That gave the soldiers strength to fight
G+G
It was the fire of the young ones
B minorBm
It was the wisdom of the old
C majorC
It was the story of the poor man
That needed to be told

Ending:

B minorBm 	D*	C majorC
        Come home
E minor 7Em7
And the Father's calling still
B minorBm	D*	C majorC
        Come home
E minor 7Em7
To the city on the hill
B minorBm	D*	C majorC

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