In the City — The Jam
Chords and lyrics for In the City by The Jam (key of C).
Verse 1
In the City, by The Jam
Intro
[C][G][D](Bass [G]comes in on 3rd, drums on 5th)
Verse 1
[G]In the city there’s a [C]thousand things I wanna [G]say to you,
[G]But whenever I [C]approach you, you make me [G]look a fool.
[Em]I wanna say, I wanna tell ya, [C]about the young ideas,[D]
But you [C]turn them into [D]fears.[D][Dsus4]
Verse 2
[G]In the city there’s a [C]thousand faces all [G]shining bright,
[G]And those golden [C]faces are under [G]twenty-five.
[Em]They wanna say, they gonna tell ya, [C]about the young [D]idea,
You better [C]listen now you've said your [D]bit.[D][Dsus4]
Bridge
[G](scrape plectrum [D]down [G][D]string) [D]And I know what you're [C]thinking,
You [C]still [G]think [D]I am [G]crap,[D] but ya better [Bm]listen man,
Because the [C]kids know where it's [D][Dsus4]at.[D]
Verse 3
[G]In the city there’s a [C]thousand men in [G]uniforms,
[G]And I've heard they now [C]have the right to [G]kill a man.
[Em]We wanna say, we gonna tell ya, [C]about a young [D]idea,
And if it [C]don’t work at least we say we [D][Dsus4]tried.[D]
End
oi (shout)
[C] [G] [D] [G] In the city. (x4)
[G]In the city there’s a [C]thousand things I wanna [G]say to [C][G]you.[G][D]
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