City Of Music chords by Brad Paisley

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:

| C majorC | D MajorD | G+G | E minorEm |

| C majorC | D MajorD |


Verse 1:
  G+G        E minorEm
The karaoke queen of Tyler Texas
C majorC         D MajorD
Outgrew her little pond
  G+G             E minorEm
She packed up her car took the Church Street exit
C majorC            D MajorD
On half a tank of broken songs
C majorC             D MajorD
Hit the ground runnin' on Broadway
      G+G              E minorEm
While she's waiting on her dream to come true
C majorC
Someone's gotta tend the bars,
D MajorD
Someone's gotta sell the boots
        G+G   G+G
In the City of Music

Verse 2:
G+G             E minorEm
Second string quarterback junior transfer
C majorC            D MajorD
Learnin' how to play guitar
G+G            E minorEm
He bought a ring for his high-school girlfriend
C majorC             D MajorD
Right before she broke his heart
  C majorC              D MajorD
Now she's gettin' married to his ex-best friend
      G+G         E minorEm
Now there's only one thing to do
    C majorC
'Cause you can make a million dollars
D MajorD
Just by singin' the blues
        G+G
In the City of Music

Chorus:
     C majorC        D MajorD
Tell the truth, play some chords
     G+G          E minorEm
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
   C majorC       D MajorD            G+G
Cadillacs, four by fours, it's the City of Music
         C majorC       D MajorD
This ain't no Big Apple or La La Land
    G+G           E minorEm
Harlan drank right where you stand
     C majorC            D MajorD
Tell the bouncer you’re with the band
         G+G
It’s the City of Music
    C majorC   D MajorD     G+G   E minorEm
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
    C majorC   D MajorD     G+G
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Verse 3:
G+G               E minorEm
So, she sold him some boots on Friday
    C majorC              D MajorD
And he wore 'em on their date that night
   G+G         E minorEm
They sat around singin' George and Tammy
C majorC       D MajorD
Woke up in a ?:
C majorC          D MajorD
Maybe it'll last forever,
   G+G       E minorEm
Maybe only a week or two
C majorC
Sometimes you write the songs
  D MajorD
And sometimes the songs write you

Chorus:
     C majorC        D MajorD
Tell the truth, play some chords
     G+G          E minorEm
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
   C majorC       D MajorD            G+G
Cadillacs, four by fours, it's the City of Music
      C majorC     D MajorD
This is hillbilly Holy land
     G+G           E minorEm
Old Hank drank right where you stand
    C majorC         D MajorD
It's alright I'm with the band
         G+G
It’s the City of Music

Solo:
| G+G | C majorC | D MajorD | G+G | E minorEm |

| C majorC | D MajorD | G+G | G+G

Bridge:
G+G
Sing it for the ghosts that came before you

  C majorC           D MajorD
And play till your fingers hurt
   G+G
Leave something that'll ring out after
    C majorC           D MajorD
In the rafters of the Mother Church

Chorus:
     C majorC        D MajorD
Tell the truth, play some chords
     G+G          E minorEm
Pay your dues and praise the Lord
   C majorC       D MajorD            G+G
Cadillacs, four by fours, it's the City of Music
    C majorC        D MajorD
I am a pilgrim in this land
    G+G       E minorEm
Mother Mabel take my hand
    C majorC         D MajorD
It's alright I'm with the band
         G+G
It’s the City of Music

Outro:
    C majorC   D MajorD     G+G   E minorEm
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
    C majorC   D MajorD     G+G
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh
G+G
Sing it for the children

C majorC   D MajorD     G+G   E minorEm
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
    C majorC   D MajorD     G+G
Singing oh oh oh, oh oh oh