The City Life chords by Eleri Ward

• Capo on 1st

Key: C#

Tuning: Standard

♫ Intro:

Am F C F




♫ Verse 1:
Am                       F
Another day where I wake up
                              C
with my heart pounding out my chest

But nothing’s happened yet
F
It’s only eight am
Am                      F
Another message I can’t seem
                        C
to find it in me to respond

And so you’re left on read
F
And now I feel bad


♫ Pre-Chorus:
E7
I’m so very tired and I’ve
Am             Bb    F Fm
barely gotten out of bed

Here we go again


♫ Chorus:
C             E
It’s too much effort
   Am                F
To smile and wave to people I hate
C             E
It’s too much effort
   Am                    F
To sip the champagne and stay

up too late
C                E
Cuz I don’t even think she likes me
Am               F
And I don’t even think he’s listening
C             E         Am
It’s too much effort to survive
F
The city life


C E7 Am F


♫ Verse 2:
Am                     F
Another subway train I miss

and now I’m waiting for
     C
What feels like another year
F
To get me out of here
Am                     F
Another party where I only know the host
           C
And so I’m drinking up all my gin
F
Just to do something


♫ Pre-Chorus:
E7
I’m so very tired and the
Am           Bb      F Fm
sun is now about to set

Here we go again


♫ Chorus:
C             E
It’s too much effort
   Am                F
To smile and wave to people I hate
C             E
It’s too much effort
   Am                    F
To sip the champagne and stay up too late
C                E
Cuz I don’t even think she likes me
Am               F
And I don’t even think he’s listening
C             E             Am F
It’s too much effort to survive


♫ Bridge:
C
The stopping and talking
     E
when I’m tryna go
Am                  F
Seeing someone I pretend

I don’t know
C
Saying that you’d love
   E
to go grab a cup
Am
But silently knowing you
F
won’t follow up


♫ Chorus:
C             E
It’s too much effort
      Am              F
But I smile and wave
C             E
It’s so much effort
      Am                 F
But I sip the champagne
C                E
And I know she doesn’t like me
Am              F
And I know he’s never listening
C             E            Am F
It’s so much effort to survive

But I love the city life


C E7 Am F


♫ Verse 3:
C                   F
Another sunset over water

sitting on the bench
  C
I go to so I can cry
F
And nobody bats an eye
C                   F
Another cozy corner tavern
                         C
where the spirits run so high

Even when mine are low
F
Always somewhere to go


♫ Outro:
E7
And I’m so very tired but
    Am         Bb        F  Fm
the city never sleeps on me

So here we go


Chords used in song:
C
E
E7
F
Fm
Am
Bb