Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
D MajorD
No painted trains on the underground
E minorEm B minorBm A augmentedA
No kids with spray cans jumping over fences
D MajorD
All the suits and the ties all march in a straight line
E minorEm B minorBm
Deafening the sound of the helpless
Pre-Chorus:
G+G
It’s a city of a thousand heartbeats
No room for another soul
Same building on a different street
E minorEm
But nobody knows
Chorus:
D MajorD
Tear it down 'til it's gone
G+G E minorEm
All you ever, all you ever wanted
D MajorD
Kill the lights, while they're on
G+G E minorEm
Is it all you ever, all you ever wanted?
Verse 2:
D MajorD
Stand in a line for a hole in the wall
E minorEm B minorBm A augmentedA
‘Cause people still need cash to buy their freedom
D MajorD
Moving forward walking back
E minorEm B minorBm
Everyone is falling but we don’t see them
Pre-Chorus:
G+G
A augmentedA day away from a stroke of bad luck
Money’s slipping right through the cracks
It’s a shame how we don’t know
E minorEm
What we really have
Chorus:
D MajorD
Tear it down 'til it's gone
G+G E minorEm
All you ever, all you ever wanted
D MajorD
Kill the lights, while they're on
G+G E minorEm
Is it all you ever, all you ever wanted?
Bridge:
| D MajorD | D MajorD | G+G | E minorEm |
| D MajorD | D MajorD |
G+G E minorEm
Is it all you ever wanted?
Pre-Chorus:
G+G
Mine’s the city with a thousand heartbeats
We’re just trying to keep a dream alive
New sign on an old street
E minorEm
I don’t recognise
Chorus:
D MajorD
Tear it down 'til it's gone
G+G E minorEm
All you ever, all you ever wanted
D MajorD
Kill the lights, while they're on
G+G E minorEm
Is it all you ever, all you ever wanted?