heliocentric@breathe.com
27th December 2000, 5.33pm

IN THE CITY
(Paul Weller)

Chords used:

C:      x3555x
G/B:    355433 (used in the C G D5 G parts - the B is implied by the bass on the 2nd G only)
D5:     xx032x
G:      355433
C6:     x35555
G7sus4: 35x533
Em:     x79987 and x79980
C:      8-10-10-9-8-8
D:      10-12-12-11-10-10
D7:     10-12-10-11-10-10
D7sus4: 10-12-10-12-10-10
Bm:     79777

Intro:

  C  G    D5          G
-------------------|--------------------|
--5--3-3--2-2-2-0--|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
--5--4-4--3-3-3-0--|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| (x6) (3rd time bass enters)
--5--5-5--0-0-0-0--|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|      (5th time drums enter)
--3--5-5-----------|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
-------------------|-----3---3---3---3--|

Verse:

  G              C     C6       G              G7sus4     G                   C6
--------------|--------5-----|--------------|---------------|--------------|--5-----------|--
--3-----------|--5-----------|--3-----3-----|--3-----3--3-3-|--3-------3-5-|--5----5--5-5-|--
--4-----------|--5-----------|--4-----4-----|--5-----5--5-4-|--4-------4-4-|--5----5--5-5-|--
--5-----------|--5-----------|--4-----5-----|--x-----x--x-x-|--5-------5-5-|--5----5--5-5-|--
--5-----------|--3-----------|--5-----5-----|--5-----5--5-5-|--5-------5-5-|--3----3--3-3-|--
--3-----------|--------------|--3-----3--3--|--3-----3--3-3-|--3-------3-3-|--------------|--
     In the..    thousand...    say to you..                      But..      -proach you
     In the..    thousand...    shining..                         And..       faces
     In the..    thousand...    uniforms..                        And..       have the right

  G              G7sus4  Em  
--------------|----------7-7-|--0-----------|-----7--7--7-7-|--0-----------|-----7--7-7-7-|----
--3-----3-----|--3-----3-8-8-|--8-----------|-----8--8--8-8-|--8-----------|-----8--8-8-8-|----
--4-----4-----|--5-----5-9-9-|--9-----------|-----9--9--9-9-|--9-----------|-----9--9-9-9-|---
--5-----5-----|--x-----x-9-9-|--9-----------|-----9--9--9-9-|--9-----------|-----9--9-9-9-|----
--5-----5-----|--5-----5-----|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|----
--3-----3--3--|--3-----3-----|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|---
  look a fool.                        I wanna say..   
  under 25.                           They wanna say..
  kill a man.                         We wanna say..

 C                                       D                   D7 D7sus4   D7
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--
-9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-12-12-12-11--|--
-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10--|--
-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12--|--     -8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10--|--

-bout the young ideas..                  but you turn..      fears.
-bout the young ideas..                  listen now..        bit-a.
-bout the young ideas..                  don't work..        tried.

Repeat Verse

Repeat intro x4

Middle Eight:

 G                              D             G   D                              C
---------------|--------------|-------------|------------------|--------------|---------------|-
---3-----------|--------------|-10----------|-12--10-----10----|-10-----------|--8--------8---|-
---4-----------|--------------|-11----------|-12--11-----11----|-11-----------|--9--------9---|-
---5-----------|--------------|-12----------|-12--12--12-12-12-|-12-----------|--10-------10--|-
-5-5-----------|--------------|-12----------|-10--12--12----12-|-12-----------|--10-------10--|-
-3-3-x---------|--------------|-10----------|-----10--10----10-|-10-----------|--8--------8---|
      (scrape plectrum down string)                                  And I know...

  C  G  D   G
--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|---------------
--5--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|-10-----------|--7-----------|-------------------|---------------
--5--4--2--2--|--4--4--4--4--|-11-----------|--7-----------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--|------------
--5--5--0--0--|--5--5--5--5--|-12-----------|--9-----------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|---------------
--3--5--------|--5--5--5--5--|-12-----------|--9-----------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|--------------
--------------|--3--3--3--3--|-10-----------|--7-----------|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|----------
  still think...                   But...      listen man... kids know where it's at...
 
C                   D                   D7 D7sus4   D7
-------------------|-------------------|----------------|--
-------------------|-------------------|----------------|--
-9--9--9--9--9--9--|-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-12-12-12-11-|--
-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-10-10-10-10-10-|--
-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-|--
-8--8--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-|--

Repeat verse

 C  G    D5          G
-------------------|--------------------|
--5--3-3--2-2-2-0--|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
--5--4-4--3-3-3-0--|--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| (x4) 
--5--5-5--0-0-0-0--|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|      
--3--5-5-----------|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
-------------------|-----3---3---3---3--|
                         In the city

Coda:

  G               C              G              C  G  D5       G
---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|---------------|--
--3------------|--5-----------|--3-----------|--5--3--2--0--|--3-----------|---------------|--
--4------------|--5-----------|--4-----------|--5--4--3--0--|--4-----------|---------------|--
--5------------|--5-----------|--5-----------|--5--5--0--0--|--5-----------|---------------|--
--5------------|--3-----------|--5-----------|--3--5--------|--5-----------|---------------|--
--3------------|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|--3-----------|---------------|--

     In the...    thousand...    say to you.