Metropolis — The Church

Chords and lyrics for Metropolis by The Church (key of E).

Verse 1

[Intro] (Downstrum hard)
[E] [Asus2]
Guitar two, play over verse x4
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Verse 1

[E] [Asus2] [Bsus4] There'll never be another quite like [E]you
[Asus2] [Bsus4] I'm so involved with everything you [E]do
[Asus2] [Bsus4] Don't say nothing good will ever come of [E]this
[Asus2] [Bsus4] Don't say the damage is worse than it is

Chorus

[C#m7]Back in Metropolis, [Bsus4]circuses and elephants
[F#m11] Where the oranges [E]grew
I'm [C#m7]back in Metropolis, [Bsus4]nothing can ever topple us
[F#m11] When I'm standing with [E]you
[E] [Asus2]

Verse 2

[E] [Asus2] [Bsus4] You stare down at some crowd from your [E]trapeze
[Asus2] [Bsus4] And when you fell they fell down on [E]their knees
[Asus2] [Bsus4] And when you broke they scrambled for a[E] piece
[Asus2] [Bsus4] And when you spoke I felt their anger freeze

Chorus

[C#m7]Back in Metropolis, [Bsus4]circuses and elephants
[F#m11] Where the oranges [E]grew
I'm [C#m7]back in Metropolis, [Bsus4]nothing can ever topple us
[F#m11] When I'm standing with [E]you
I'm [C#m7]back in Metropolis, [Bsus4]talk about a holocaust
[F#m11] And then visit the [E]zoo
I'm [C#m7]back in Metropolis, the [Bsus4]weather is ridiculous
[F#m11] What's it all leading [E]to

Bridge

[Asus2] And it's only a [E/G#]day away
[F#m11] We could leave [E/G#]tonight
[Asus2] You could sleep [E/G#]along the way
[F#m11] Dream in black and [E][E]white[E][E]

Interlude

| E | Asus2 | Bsus4 | Bsus4 | x4

Chorus

[C#m7]Back in Metropolis, [Bsus4]circuses and elephants
[F#m11] Where the oranges [E]grew
I'm [C#m7]back in Metropolis, [Bsus4]nothing can ever topple us
[F#m11] When I'm standing with [E]you
I'm [C#m7]back in Metropolis, [Bsus4]talk about a holocaust
[F#m11] And then visit the [E]zoo
I'm [C#m7]back in Metropolis, the [Bsus4]weather is ridiculous
[F#m11] What's it all leading [E]to
[C#m7]Back in Metropolis[Bsus4]
[F#m11] What's it all leading [E]to
[C#m7]Back in Metropolis[Bsus4]
[F#m11] What's it all leading [E]to

Outro

| C#m7 | Bsus4 | F#m11 | E | x6
(fade out)
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