Big City chords by The Pogues
Verse 1
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In
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the big city,
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where the lights are low
Cold dirty ground,
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where the rivers don't flow
Nothing's gonna change
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so throw it all away
Verse 2
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In the big city,
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where the kids will come cheap
And monsters prowl and
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never sleep
Don't cross the road if you
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haven't got the time of day
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Verse 3
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Well, I lost my girl waitin'
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for the train from Ride
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I know she's out there somewhere
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Selling all we got but I don't mind
Verse 4
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In the big city, you can walk a thin line
And your mother won't know
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that you do a bit of crime
Your father's on the dole and he
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really hasn't got the time
Verse 5
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In the big city,
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where it's hard to see the sky
Black earth trembles
when the trains go by
Bums on the corner tell you
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gently crawl up and die
Verse 6
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Well, I lost my girl and I
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missed my train to Ride
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And I'm stuck here sellin' papers
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And spittin' on the ground
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when you walk by
Interlude 1
Break
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Verse 7
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In the big city, you can dance all night
Only if you're clean and the
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lads are not uptight
Or you may as well forget it
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until the broad daylight
Verse 8
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In the big city,
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where the suits don't look you in the eye
Learn how to laugh,
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you'll be plannin' when to die
Don't expect favours
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when the cars go passing by
Verse 9
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I lost my girl waitin' for
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the train from Ride
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Well, I don't mind matching colours
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or parkin' people's cars
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And telling little lies if that's alright
Verse 10
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In the big city, in the big city,
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in the big city
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In the big city, in the big city,
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in the big city
Outro 1
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Big City
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