Intro: E A B e|-----------|------------|----------|------------| B|-----------|------------|----------|------------| G|--4--2--1--|-2--1-------|--4--2--1-|-2--1-------| D|-----------|------4--2--|----------|------2--4--| A|-----------|------------|----------|------------| E|-----------|------------|----------|------------| repeat once Verse E Hey girl I'm calling all stations C#m Blowing down the wire tonight A
I'm singing through these power lines B And I'm running on time and feeling alright A Skipping over the curves in the air B Reaching to see if you're out there C#m Coming across your radio station G#m Calling out nation to nation A If you can hear me then say alright B E | | A | B (with intro riff) And if you can, meet me in the city tonight Verse E I was busted for feeling no pain C#m Charged for doing things I can't explain A Picked up for parole violation B Locked with the boys in the subway station A Handcuffed on the killing floor B Transmitting from behind these jailhouse doors C#m And if you're sick, if you're tired, if you're broken G#m Check the line, check the time, check the action, check the score A Come and get me if I ain't right B E | | A | B But if i am meet me in city tonight Bridge D Everybody's lost in romance F#m C#m Do you feel the way i feel, ohhh D E I'm just searching girl for the love, for the bone, for muscle, for what's real Instrumental G | | C | D | G | | C | D | A |A/E |F#m | E | Bm | D | A | E | D | | D A | E Verse E I was busted for feeling no pain C#m Charged for doing things I can't explain A Picked up for parole violation B Locked with the boys in the subway station E I pushed my way through the hardened crowd C#m I shoved my way through the hardened crowd A That's the sign saying this is not allowed B The way someones standing straight, shouting out loud A Handcuffed to the jailhouse door B Transmitting from the gallow floor C#m And if you're sick, if you're tired, if you're broken G#m Check the line, check the time, check the action, check the score A If you can holler then say alright B If you can holler then say alright A If you can holler then say alright F#m If you can holler then say alright A If you can holler then say alright B And if you can, meet in the city tonight E | | A | B | - repeat 6 times
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"Meet me in the city" is a song from Bruce Springsteen's "The ties that bind: The River Collection" boxset. The boxset celebrates the 35th anniversary of The River.
"Meet me in the city" was the first song from the boxset to be released. "Meet me in the city" is on of 11 previously unreleased songs to be included.