The City Of Chicago Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm]

[Chorus 1]
[C]In the Cit[G]y of Chicag[Am]o
[C]As the eve[G]ning shadows fal[Em]l
[F]There are peo[G]ple dre[Am]aming
[F]Of the hil[G]ls of Donegal[Dm][Am]

[Verse 1]
[Dm]Eighteen forty [F]seven
Was the [G]year it all be[Am]gan
[Dm]Deadly pains of [F]hunger
Drove a [G]million from the [Am]land
They [Dm]journeyed not for [F]glory
Their [G]motive wasn't [Am]greed
A [Dm]voyage of sur[Am]vival a[G]cross the stormy [F]sea

[Chorus 2]
[C]To the Cit[G]y of Chicag[Am]o
[C]As the eve[G]ning shadows fal[Em]l
[F]There are peo[G]ple dre[Am]aming
[F]Of the hil[G]ls of Donegal[Dm][Am]

[Verse 2]
[Dm]Some of them knew [F]fortune
And [G]some of them knew [Am]fame
[Dm]More of them knew [F]hardship
And [G]died upon the [Am]plain
They [Dm]spread throughout the [F]nation
They [G]rode the railroad [Am]cars
[Dm]Brought their songs and [Am]music
to [G]ease their lonely [F]hearts

[Chorus 3]
[C]To the Cit[G]y of Chicag[Am]o
[C]As the eve[G]ning shadows fal[Em]l
[F]There are peo[G]ple dre[Am]aming
[F]Of the hil[G]ls of Donegal[Dm]

[Outro 1]
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm][Am]