CITY LIGHTS =========== Artist: You Am I Album: Deliverance Transcribed by Michael Tran Dropped-D Tuning CAPO 3 =============================================================== CHORDS ====== A5 B5 D5 G#5 C#* e|-------------------- B|-------------------- G|----------------2--- D|--5--7--0---4---0--- A|--5--7--0---4---4--- D|--5--7--0---4------- The Motifs ========== e|--------------------------- B|--------------------------- G|--7~-6~-4h6p4-2~-2-1~-1/2-- D|-------------4------------- A|--------------------------- D|--------------------------- -or- (interchangeable) e|--------------------------- B|--------------------------- G|--7~-6~-4h6p4-2~-2-1~------ D|-------------4----------0-- A|------------------------0-- D|----------------------2-0-- Pattern One =========== B5 e|------------------- B|------------------- G|--7~-7/9~-7~-7/9~-- D|------------------- A|------------------- D|------------------- Pattern Two =========== e|---------------------------- B|---------------------------- G|--7~-9~-11~-11-9-7-6~-6/7~-- D|---------------------------- A|---------------------------- D|---------------------------- =============================================================== INTRO ===== MOTIF (x2) VERSE ONE ========= A5 D5 B5 D5 You know the street where I live nestles five miles from town A5 D5 B5 I go walking at night, guided by the crowd G#5 A5 D5 B5 That sits on the buildings, craning from a height C#* Take me out, take me out to see those city lights MOTIF VERSE TWO ========= You can treat me like garbage, reject my staring so graphic That leach your attention on the just pyschopath And there ain't no Lothario on the sly C#* D5 I walk in a dream, with those city lights BRIDGE ONE ========== A5 I know you can see through each line that I use PATTERN ONE So I'll polax the syntax and rhyme (??) A5 But the trams in the neon sway to a torch song (??) B5 But sunset I'm alive LINK ==== MOTIF (x2) VERSE THREE =========== I just need to know somewhere there's drugs and some kissin Romance and rock band and something I'm missing And don't wanna be anywhere but on the edge C#* D5 Of the river with you and those damn city lights BRIDGE TWO ========== A5 Ooh PATTERN ONE A5 Ooh B5 LINK TWO ======== PATTERN TWO VERSE FOUR ========== You know the street where I live nestles five miles from town And it just don't swing unless you're 'round So I walk to the water and dream with your smile Just you and me, just you and me and our city lights OUTRO ===== MOTIF A MOTIF B -- ******************************************************************************* CITY LIGHTS - You Am I (Ammended Version) =========== Tabbed by Michael Tran & Chris Lennon Tuning: DADF#ad Capo 3 Chords: A5 B5 D5 G#5 C#* d |-(0)-(0)--(0)---(0)---0--- a |-(0)-(0)--(0)---(0)---0--- F#|-(0)-(0)--(0)---(0)---2--- D |--5---7----0-----4----0--- A |--5---7----0-----4----4--- D |--5---7----0-----4----5--- Main Riff d |--0--0--0-------0-0--0-------0- a |--0--0--0-------0-0--0-------0- F#|--8~-7~-5h7p5p0-0-3~-2~------3- D |--0--0--0-------0-0--0-------0- A |--0--0--0-------0-0--0-------0- D |--0--0--0-------0-0--0--(2b)-0- Chorus Riff d |------------------- a |--7-7-7-7-7--9-9--- F#|--7-7-7-7-7--7-7--- D |------------------- A |------------------- D |------------------- INTRO Main Riff x2 VERSE ONE A5 D5 B5 D5 You know the street where I live nestles five miles from town A5 D5 B5 I go walking at night, guided by the crowd G#5 A5 D5 B5 That sits on the buildings, craning from a height C#* Main Riff x1 Take me out, take me out to see those city lights VERSE TWO You can treat me like garbage, reject my staring so graphic That leach your attention on they're just pyschopathic And there ain't no Lothario on the sly C#* D5 I walk in a dream, with those city lights CHORUS A5 I know you can see through each line that I use Chorus Riff So I'll polax the syntax and rhyme A5 But the trams in the neon sway to a torch song B5 Main Riff x2 But sunset I'm alive VERSE THREE I just need to know somewhere there's drunks and some kissin' Romance and rock band and something I'm missing And don't wanna be anywhere but on the edge C#* D5 Of the river with you and those damn city lights CHORUS A5 Chorus Riff Ooh A5 B5 Ooh Main Riff x2 VERSE FOUR You know the street where I live nestles five miles from town And it just don't swing unless you're 'round So I walk to the water and dream with your smile Just you and me, just you and me and our city lights OUTRO Main Riff x2