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The Lumineers - Life In The City Chords

Chord reference C, F, Em, G, G7, Am
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[F]Woo, [Em]woo [G] [F][Em]woo, woo [G] And if the [F]city’s [Em]skyscrapers rise [G]over this island Would you be [F]glad to [Em]see Manhattan for [G]once? I knew the [F]dream, it died, [Em]JMZ line, [G]Myrtle, and Broadway But I’d be [F]glad to see [Em]Manhattan for [G]once

[C]Woah-woah, living life in the city Woah-[Em]woah, it will never be pretty, oh[F], oh[G] [C]Woah-woah, we can plan if we make it [Em]Woah-woah, we won’t let ’em They won’t take it from me, [F]no, oh, oh, [G]woah (2, 3, [F]4)

[Em]Woo, [G]woo [F] [Em]woo, [G]woo And if you [F]leave, don’t [Em]leave me all [G]alone ‘Cause I’ll be [F]scared, I’ll be [Em]naked, I’ll get [G]cold And I miss my [F]dad and [Em]Cleopatra sitting on a [G]phone So take me [F]back off these[Em] streets and we’ll [G]never be [G7]apart [G]Together from the [G7]start, [G]never, never falling back alone

[C]Oh-oh, Living life in the city, oh-o[Em]h, it will never be pretty, o[F]h, o[G]h [C]Oh-oh, we can plan if we make it, [Em]woah-woah, we won’t let ’em They won’t take it from me, [F]no, oh, oh, [G]woah

And if the [C]sun don’t shine [F]on me [C]today And if the [C]subways flood and [F]bridges [C]break Will you just [Am]lay down and [F]dig your [C]grave? Or will you [C]rail against your [F]dying [C]day?

Da-da-da-d[C]a, da, da, d[F]a-ah-[C]da [C]Da-da-da-da-ah, [F]da, da, [C]da Da-da-da-d[C]a, da, da, d[F]a-ah-[C]da [C]Da-da-da-da-ah, [F]da, da, [C]da

Artist The Lumineers
Album Gloria Sparks
Genres Alternative, Folk, Indie
Year 2019
Key A

How to Play Life In The City on Guitar?

The Lumineers - Life In The City can be played in the key of A using the C, F, Em, G, G7, Am chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Life In The City with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.