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Tuning: Standard
Difficulty: Intermediate
Artist: The Lumineers
Song: Life In The City (acoustic demo)
Transcription: SCA, kostya.levin.sca@gmail.com
Another Lumineers smash resubmitted by: You know who.
Capo: NO capo
Chords used:
G: 3.2.0.0.3.x
G7: 3.2.0.0.1.x
G6: 3.2.0.0.0.x
F: x.3.3.2.1.x
C: x.3.2.0.1.0
Am: x.0.2.2.1.0
Em7: 0.2.2.0.3.x
Note I:
Lyrics are wrong (software made)
Note II:
G* = G G7 G6
Intro:
C F Am G C x4
Verse:
C F Am G C
And if the sun don't shine on me today
C F Am G C
And if the sun wastes flood on Wendy's brain
C F Am G C
And if you just lay it down to the degree
C F Am G C
Putting all againt the Wendy's hair
Break:
F Em7 G* x4
Bridge:
F Em7 G*
And if the city skyscrapers rise over this island
F Em7 G*
Would you be glad to see Manhattan for once
F Em7 G*
Cause I'm pushing time James in line on the Broadway
F Em7 G*
And I'm glad to see Manhattan for once
Pre-chorus:
F Em7 G*
And if you leave dont leave me all alone
F Em7 G*
Cause I'll be scared, I'll be naked, I'll be cold
F Em7
You don't want that, there's your need
G*
But you'll never gonna know
F Em7
So take me back of these streets
G*
That you'll never be apart
G
Never from the stars
G
Never no
G
Never no
G
Falling back on love
Chorus:
C
Oh oh life in the city
Em7
Oh oh you'll never be pretty
F
Oh oh
G*
Oh oh
C
Oh oh you can try and make it
Em7 F G
Oh oh you'll never take from mouth, oh oh
Verse:
C F Am G C
And if the sun don't shine on me today
C F Am G C
And if the sun wastes flood on Wendy's brain
C F Am G C
And if you just lay it down to the degree
C F Am G C
Putting all againt the Wendy's hair
Break:
F Em7 G* x2
Pre-chorus:
F Em7 G*
And if you leave dont leave me all alone
F Em7 G*
Cause I'll be scared, I'll be naked, I'll be cold
F Em7
You don't want that, there's your need
G*
But you'll never gonna know
F Em7
So take me back of these streets
G*
That you'll never be apart
G
Never from the stars
G
Never no
G
Never no
G
Falling back on love
Chorus:
C
Oh oh life in the city
Em7
Oh oh you'll never be pretty
F
Oh oh
G*
Oh oh
C
Oh oh you can try and make it
Em7 F G
Oh oh you'll never take from mouth, oh oh
Verse:
C F Am G C
And if the sun don't shine on me today
C F Am G C
And if the sun wastes flood on Wendy's brain
C F Am G C
And if you just lay it down to the degree
C F Am G C
Putting all againt the Wendy's hair
Ending:
C F Am G C
La la la la la la la
C F Am G C
La la la la la la la
C F Am G C
La la la la la la la
C F Am G C
La la la la la la la
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Last Updated: February 13, 2026