Wild City Chords by The Pretty Reckless

Wild City Chords

by The Pretty Reckless

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) 🀘 Intro: C#m E F# G G# B C# E G# G F# E C# B G# G F# E C# B G# G F# E C#m 🀘 Verse: C#m It's that time of the season When the blood runs hot And God must have a reason When the temperature drops F# One more nameless baby
And a momma in shame C#m Not one of the fathers Of the churches came 🀘 Chorus: C#m For a motherless child in the wild, wild city It ain't no place for a girl So young and pretty A motherless child in the wild, wild city A G# C#m Cause the city ain't no place for a lonely girl 🀘 Verse 2: C#m It could happen to me It could happen to you It's the luck of the draw It's the blow of the dice There ain't nothin' that you can do F# She took too many daddies Took too many home C#m Tryna find the one, someone else's son She couldn't wander those streets alone 🀘 Chorus 2: C#m For a motherless child in the wild, wild city It ain't no place for a girl So young and pretty A motherless child in the wild, wild city A G# C#m Cause the city ain't no place for a lonely girl 🀘 Interlude: C#m E F# G G# B C# E G# G F# E C# B G# G F# E C# B G# G F# E C#m F# C#m G# F# C#m G# 🀘 Chorus 3: C#m For a motherless child in the wild, wild city It ain't no place for a girl So young and pretty A motherless child in the wild, wild city A G# Cause the city ain't no place nono A G# Cause the city ain't no place no no A G# Cause the city ain't no place for a lonely girl 🀘 Outro: C#m E F# G G# B C# E G# G F# E C# B G# G F# E C# B G# G F# E C#m

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Published: April 26, 2021
Last Updated: January 18, 2026