Child of the City Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][A][Am][A][Am][A][C][Am][G]
Child [Am]of the city,

[Verse 1]
[G]Mot[Am]her o[G]f the [Am]Earth[Dm][G][Am]
[G]Baptism [Am]by firefly,
[G]pin[Am]ch a [G]parson?s p[Am]urse.[Dm][G][Dm]

[Verse 2]
Queen of Cups [C]the Joker?s
blade is old and [Am]dull.
[G]Chi[Am]ld of the[G] City[Dm]
Yet it slices [C]us with the nicest miracles.
[Am][G][Am][G][Am]

[Verse 3]
[G]Babe in the [Am]Wil derness,
Father [Dm]of Creation,[G][Am]
Spinning of the wind,
[G]the[Am] gatherin[G]g of natio[Am]ns.
[Dm][G][Dm]

[Verse 4]
Professor on the [C]Toadstool
convene your [Am]class.
[G]Babe in the [Am]wilderness.[G][C][Dm]
[C]In absentia, please show [Am]your hands.
[C]And [Am]your feet. [C]Are [Am]you
touched by a beast?
[C]Wash [Am]yourself,
live your life. [C]Take the [Am]Earth as your [C]wife.
[Am]False idol

[Verse 5]
raiser, play [C]the town.
[Am]Count up your blessings and melt it down.

[Interlude 1]
[C][Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am]
[G][Am][Dm][Am][G][Am][Dm][G][Am][G][Am][G][Dm][Am]
Immor[G]tal Dom[Am]inator.

[Verse 6]
[G][Am]
Governor of the World.
[G]Sic sem[Am]per tyrannis.[G][Am]
The Fisher and the [Dm]Pearl.

[Verse 7]
The bearer of this [C]letter is
[Am]a charlatan.
Immor[G]tal Dom[Am]inator.[Dm]
[C]In absentia, please [Am]show
your hands and your feet
And your feet. [C]Are [Am]you
touched [C]by [Am]a beast?
[C]Wash [Am]yourself,
live your life. [C]Take [Am]the Earth as your wife.

[Verse 8]
False idol [Am]raiser, play the [C]town.[Am]
Count up your blessings
and melt it [C]down.[Am]
All your money now,
kid. All your money [C]now, [Am]kid.
All your money now,
kid. All your money.
[C][Am]