cool city chords by Danny Elfman

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Intro 1

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Verse 1
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Icy steel shoots through the concrete,
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Cool City
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Mountains of glass reflect the sky,
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oh
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Everybody feels real good
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in Cool City
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Each day brings a new surprise, oh!

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Verse 2

Johnny came two- thousand

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miles to Cool City

He came to see what makes things tick,

He cut his hair and bought

new clothes in Cool City

Finally found his life's ambition, oh!

Verse 3
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How to do nothing perfectly
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To do  it with style so gracefully
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'Cause life is so delicious
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here in Cool City
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Outside no one's on the street
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Don't stop or you'll
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miss a  beat

Verse 4
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Someone's standing in a doorway,
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Cool City
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You open the door and check
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him out so casually
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The mu sic's blasting all
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night long in Cool City
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They recognize his face, so it's all right
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Verse 5
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This one knew the right address
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He even knew someone in a band
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While the others wait all night
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standing there in Cool City
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So hard to make the right
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friends
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You might have to sell some skin

Verse 6
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The
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nights go on forever
The blacks, they all hate the whites,
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oh
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The whites think they're tough,
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but they're not, Cool City
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The boys go out with each other,
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oh!
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The girls want to be in  movies

Verse 7
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If you're high, you're in the right place,
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Cool City
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Animals seek out their own kind, oh
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Shake some hands and take a lunch
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in Cool City
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Someone's going to try and tempt you,
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oh!
Listen to all the brilliant
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plans in Cool City
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It's all free now,
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but you'll pay later with your soul

Verse 8
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Pray to the objects on  the wall
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That you'll stay young
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and never grow old
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So come on in,
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the water's fine
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Have a drink, snort a line
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'Cause the nights get
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very chilly here in
Cool City!