Back to the City Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
Beware of [C]lies
They'll always take you
by sur[G]prise
Bringin' pieces of [D]pain
You'll maybe never sleep again
[G]

[Verse 2]
[G]Me and Sailor workin' on a secret relation
[C]Down in the sod[Bb]a sunlig[G]ht
Picked up on a jug and my
calendar sweetheart
[C]And we were [Bb]rockin' [G]lightly
We [C]really got to [Bb]rockin' [G]lightly
[D]Deep, deep down that's
[C]where I belong
[D]Sweet street light never [C]done me [D]no wrong
[G]I'm goin' back, back, back to the city
So beware [C]of man

[Verse 3]
He'll never tell you where you [G]stand
Bringin' pieces of [D]pain
You'll maybe never sleep

[Interlude 1]
again
[G][C][G][C][D]

[Verse 4]
[G]Bop, shop, doo- wah, do- be

[Verse 5]
Bop, shop, doo- wah
[G]Tinker, tailor, sailor, mailer,
bows and [C]buttons
Thank you [Bb]all for [G]reason
Meet me in the alley where
the road gets dark
[C]And we'll be [Bb]rockin' [G]lightly
[C]We'll get to [Bb]rocking [G]lightly
[D]Deep, deep down that's
[C]where I belong
[D]Sweet street light never [C]done me no wrong
[G]I'm goin' back, back, back to the city
So beware [C]of lies

[Verse 6]
They'll always take you
by sur[G]prise
Bringin' pieces [C]of [D]pain
You'll maybe never sleep [G]again

[Verse 7]
Well [G]careful now, careful now, careful
They're telling you [C]lies
They're tryna take you by sur[G]prise
Bringin' [C]pieces of [D]pain
Maybe never sleep [G]again

[Verse 8]
Be careful now, who are you [G]talking to?
Telling, they're telling you,
screaming the [C]lies
Ooh and they're takin'
you by [G]surprise
Bringin' pieces of [D]pain
Maybe never sleep [G]again

[Verse 9]
Well they're [G]telling,
you're screaming
you're shouting up all of the [C]lies
It's takin' you by, takin' you by