Emerald City chords by The Tossers

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
C majorC FF C majorC FF G+G

C majorC FF C majorC FF G+G

C majorC FF C majorC FF G+G

C majorC FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC

Verse 1:
C majorC       FF  C majorC
Chicago can be very cold
           A minorAm
It's a bitter land of frost and snow
C majorC            FF    C majorC
But's where my eyes did first behold
FF     G+G    C majorC
You in the Emerald City

Chorus:
         FF  C majorC
Stay with me this afternoon
FF       G+G
Hand to me my glass and spoon
C majorC           FF     C majorC
My only delight is in being with you
FF      G+G    C majorC
Again in the Emerald City

Verse 2:
                FF  C majorC
Well with pikes we dug out the Erie Canal
                A minorAm
With the Chinamen we layed the railroad as well
C majorC        FF   C majorC
On our west ward way to dwell
FF   G+G    C majorC
In the Emerald City
            FF     C majorC
To southside stockyards southside steel
        A minorAm
A augmentedA city built on Irish will
C majorC           FF     C majorC
Who all came here with dreams to fill
FF   G+G    C majorC
In the Emerald City

Chorus:
         FF  C majorC
Stay with me this afternoon
FF       G+G
Hand to me my glass and spoon
  C majorC         FF     C majorC
My only delight is in being with you
FF      G+G    C majorC
Again in the Emerald City

Solo:
C majorC FF C majorC A minorAm C majorC

C majorC FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC

Verse 3:
C majorC        FF    C majorC
Now everyone was wearing Green
          A minorAm
Down Western Avenue we were seen
  C majorC            FF  C majorC
And my friends they fill my memories
FF  G+G     C majorC
All along the way
             FF    C majorC
Well I kissed my girl and fell in love
           A minorAm
In the front room of Christina's pub
  C majorC      FF
And in my mind I walk her home
    G+G    C majorC
Now and forever more

Solo Violin:
C majorC

Verse 4:
C majorC          FF      C majorC
Then you were born , born here to me
         A minorAm
And you mean everything to me
  C majorC          FF   C majorC
And no matter what I'll always be
FF        G+G    C majorC
With you in the Emerald City
        FF  C majorC
Chicago can be very cold
           A minorAm
It's a bitter land of frost and snow
   C majorC         FF   C majorC
But's where my eyes did first behold
FF     G+G    C majorC
You in the Emerald City

Chorus:
         FF  C majorC
Stay with me this afternoon
FF       G+G
Hand to me my glass and spoon
  C majorC         FF     C majorC
My only delight is in being with you
FF      G+G    C majorC
Again in the Emerald City
         FF  C majorC
Stay with me this afternoon
FF       G+G
Hand to me my glass and spoon
  C majorC         FF     C majorC
My only delight is in being with you
FF      G+G    C majorC
Again in the Emerald City
         FF  C majorC
Stay with me this afternoon
FF       G+G
Hand to me my glass and spoon
  C majorC         FF     C majorC
My only delight is in being with you
FF      G+G    C majorC
Again in the Emerald City