Here in the City
( Just the lyrics )
Chord Sheet
Key: E major
Chords
A ..... [ x 0 2 2 2 0 ]
A(V) .. [ 5 7 7 6 5 5 ]
C# .... [ x 4 6 6 6 4 ]
E ..... [ 0 2 2 1 0 0 ]
F# .... [ 2 4 4 3 2 2 ]
G# .... [ 4 6 6 5 4 4 ]
Intro
Begin with this melody, mostly palm muted, slightly releasing that toward the end:
e |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----- - - - |
B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----- - - - |
G |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----- - - - |
D |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----- - - - |
A |--------|--------|4-4-4-4-|2-2-4-2-|0-0-0-0-|0-------|--------|----- - - - |
E |0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|--------|--4-5-4-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2h4p2h4p|
e |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A |--------|0---2---|4---4---|4---4-2-|0-0-0-0-|--------|--------|----4-4-|
E |0-0-0-0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0-----|--------|4-4-4-2-|0-0-0-0-|0-0-----|
e |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
B |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
G |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D |--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A |--------|----0-0-|--------|----4-4-|--------|----0-0-|
E |0-0-0-0-|0-0-----|0-0-0-0-|0-0-----|0-0-0-0-|0-0-----|
Smash into the main riff below, contrasting against the relative calm of the melody above. The main riff of this song is between an E and a C#, with the E occupying most of the bar and a slide happening from what is essentially an open A major up to the C#. It looks like this, but will just be listed as E and C# in the chord sheet below:
e |0-000-00|-0--4444|
B |0-000-00|-02/6666|
G |1-111-11|-12/6666|
D |2-222-22|-22/6666|
A |2-222-22|-2--4444|
E |0-000-00|-0------|
The intro is this played 3x, then a fourth with sharper, staccato strums on the C#:
+ 3 + 4 +
v v
+---------+
e | 4 x 4 x |
B | 6 x 6 x |
G | 6 x 6 x |
D | 6 x 6 x |
A | 4 x 4 x |
E | . x . x |
+---------+
Throughout this song, the E and C# chord lines are used as shorthand for the above riff. The E and A lines are played with the same meter, just lacking the slide up to the C#.
Main Riff (x4)
A(V) G# F# A(V)
Main Riff (x4)
Verse 1
E C#
Out in the darkness, we will be waiting
E C#
E A
In the back of a black bulletproof limosine
E A
E C#
To steal you away from the boredom of stating
E C#
E A
That you're here and alive and aware of the scene
E C#
Chorus 1
A(V) F# E C# E C#
But you for- -got about your- -self
A(V) G#
You forgot about the mirror in your bathroom
F# A(V) E C# E C#
And the people on the staircase at work
A(V) G# D#
You can stand there on the outside of this car
A(V) F# E C# E C#
And fix your hair and put on makeup for the show
A(V) G# D#
Or you can hop inside and sit behind re- -flections
A F# A(V) E
Watching people like they see them- -selves at home
Verse 2
E C#
Out in the darkness, absorbing the street lights
E C#
E A
We'll be parked where the bravest of moths fear to tread
E A
E C#
So turn out your mind and open your pockets
E C#
E A
We'll fill them with money and your heart full of lead
E C#
Chorus 2
A(V) F# E C# E C#
Don't bother listening to your gut
A(V) G#
It's full of instinct that ig- -nores the facts we're telling you
F# A(V) E C# E C#
You know what's right and true, you know it
A(V) G# D# A(V)
You're never here; you're someplace far away and basically de- -ceased
F# E C# E C#
Now all the youngsters laugh at you
A(V) G# D# A(V)
We'd like to take a look at all the flesh and bones you walk a- round with
F# A E C#
Swapping old parts out for new
Outro
Play the main riff portion of the intro, ending on staccato C#s.