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Citizen (dance of youth) chords by
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Key: C# minor•
Intro 1
Am
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C#
C#
4

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F

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Verse 1
C#
C#
4

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C#m
C#m
4

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Cit izen
F#
F#
2

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G#
G#
4

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C#
C#
4

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A cure to kill the east
G#
G#
4

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C#
C#
4

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A disease of the west
F#
F#
2

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G#sus4
G#sus4
4

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Romance is no escape
C#
C#
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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C
C

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But I'll escape you
Cm
Cm
3

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G#
G#
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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The manufacturing sound
G#
G#
4

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Cm
Cm
3

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Complaining to ourselves
G#
G#
4

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You're cutting up our friends
G#m
G#m
4

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E
E

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Making love to our sisters
Am
Am

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F

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E

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Another endless day

Another daze
A
A

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But I'm losing track
E
E

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A

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E
E

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The train goes off the rails
G#m
G#m
4

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G#sus4
G#sus4
4

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G#m
G#m
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Dance Of The Youth

Youth want to dance
Verse 2
E
E

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Citizen

The tribal war begins
A
A

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E
E

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But radio's a God

Industrial money
G#m
G#m
4

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God is industry

Dance of youth

Citizen you know what we're after
A
A

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F

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Know what we're after
Am
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Know what we're after
Verse 3
F
F

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Citizen
Am
Am

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The state that we've come to love
F
F

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C#
C#
4

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Love's a crime against the state

I hate the sound of bells

Communications lost
C#m
C#m
4

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C#
C#
4

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Something we're after
C#m
C#m
4

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C#
C#
4

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E
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Cm
Cm
3

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I hate democracy

One more contact lost
G#
G#
4

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Love
Cm
Cm
3

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A crime against the state
G#
G#
4

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The state we've come to love
E
E

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Oh electric candle light
A
A

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E

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What time is it over there

We got to wear a badge

We're losing track of days
B
B
2

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Dance
Verse 4
G#m
G#m
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of the youth
Verse 5

Youth want to dance
E
E

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Citizen

I'll share a room with you

You're getting so very thin
A
A

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E

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Did we ask for this
A
A

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Am
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E
E

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G#m
G#m
4

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Are you rationing our water
G#
G#
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G#m
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Dance of the youth
A
A

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F
F

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Our food is getting cold
Am
Am

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And you're getting colder
Am
Am

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I see you
Am
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I'm not so unaware

Citizen
Am
Am

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Citizen An American
F
F

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Verse 6

Am
Am

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Got got a camera

Takes a picture
Am
Am

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Citizen
Am
Am

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Drum
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Citizen

Drum

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Drum

To drum to drum

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • F

  • C#

    4

  • C#m

    4

  • F#

    2

  • G#

    4

  • G#sus4

    4

  • Cm

    3

  • C

  • G#m

    4

  • E

  • A

  • B

    2

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Citizen (dance of youth) by Simple minds is C# minor.

The primary chords used in Citizen (dance of youth) are C#m, A, E#, E#m, A#, B#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C#m, A, E#, E#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Citizen (dance of youth) is approximately 140 beats per minute.

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