Ed Sheeran - The City

[intro]
D  Em  D

[verse 1]
Em             D     C
 This city never sleeps
Em                                     D  C
 I hear the people walk by when it's late
Em
Sirens bleed through my window sill,
D        C
 I can't close my eyes
Em                       D     C
Don't control what I'm into
Em   D        C
This tower is alive
Em              D                C
The lights that blind keep me awake
Em              D
Hood up and lace untied,
C
 sleep fills my mind
Em       D             C
Can't control what I'm into

[hook]
C         D                 Em         G
 London calls me a stranger, a traveller
C         D          G
 This is now my home, my home
Em   D  C
Oh, oh, I'm burning on the back streets
Em     D     C
Oh, oh, stuck here sitting in the back seat,
Em     D           C
Oh, oh, and I'm blazing on the street
Em
What I do isn't up to you,
       D
If the city never sleeps then
              Em
that makes two

[verse 2]
Em    D              C
  The pavement is my friend
Em                D                C
  It will take me where I need to go
Em              D     C
I find it trips me up, and puts me down
Em      D            C
This is not what I’m used to
Em        D            C
  The shop across the road
Em             D                  C
   Fulfills my needs and gives me company,
when I need it
Em                   D
Voices speak through my walls,
C
 I don’t think I’m gonna make it
Em     D     C
Past tomorrow

[hook]
C         D                 Em         G
 London calls me a stranger, a traveller
C         D          G
 This is now my home, my home
Em   D  C
Oh, oh, I'm burning on the back streets
Em     D     C
Oh, oh, stuck here sitting in the back seat,
Em     D           C
Oh, oh, and I'm blazing on the street
Em
What I do isn't up to you,
       D
If the city never sleeps then
              Em
that makes two

[bridge]
                D
And my lungs hurt, And my ears bled,
Em                               G
  With the sound of the city life,
echoed in my head
Em               D
  Do I need this, to keep me alive
C
The traffic stops and starts but I
D
need to move along

[hook]
C         D                 Em         G
 London calls me a stranger, a traveller
C         D          G
 This is now my home, my home
Em   D  C
Oh, oh, I'm burning on the back streets
Em     D     C
Oh, oh, stuck here sitting in the back seat,
Em     D           C
Oh, oh, and I'm blazing on the street
Em              D
What I do isn't up to you,
       C
If the city never sleeps then
that makes two
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