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In The City chords by
Joseph Arthur
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
D
D

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There's a slither
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D

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but no snake

As you wake up cold again
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G

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Homeless in the house you make

A dream preparing you to send
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D

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To a whisper with no voice

The message clearer than before
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G

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As you walk without a choice

Through the richness of the poor
A
A

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There's a begging under wealth
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G

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The rich are vagrants too
A
A

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As with sickness in good health
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G

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The sky is faded blue
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A

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And so lover with no warmth
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G

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We lay now in the arms of death
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A

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I can taste the air you breathe
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G

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As you breathe without a breath
Verse 2
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D

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In the city there is grace,
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G

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in the city there is grace
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D

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In the city there is grace,
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G

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in the city there is grace
Verse 3
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D

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There's a calling with no ears

No message is received
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G

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As with falling through the years

Of the lies that you believed
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D

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Now just death can change

your mind

But maybe then you still will live
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G

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As they take it all away

So that you may finally give
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A

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There's a sun without a light
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G

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In the darkness beating down
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A

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As your bones fill up with death
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G

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Dancing skeletons around
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A

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There's a moon without a night
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And a knife without a blade
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A gun that just shoots roses
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And tattoos that will not fade
Verse 4
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In the city there is grace,
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G

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in the city there is grace
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D

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In the city there is grace,
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in the city there is grace
Verse 5
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There's a savior with no damned

There's a saint who always sins
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G

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There's a candle with

no flame

And beginnings without ends
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D

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There's a hunger no one feeds

There's a sleep that will not wake
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There are eyes that will not close

And there is gold you cannot take
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A

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There is beauty in the cold
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G

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There is freezing when it's hot
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A

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There is youth born in the old
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G

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When the truth is all they got
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A

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There are roads that

just keep going
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G

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There are cars that never stall
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When the voice inside your heart
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Speaks to those who hear the call
Verse 6
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In the city there is grace,
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G

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in the city there is grace
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D

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In the city there is grace,
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G

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in the city there is grace
Interlude 1
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Verse 7

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D

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Give away your hunger

Give away your pain
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G

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Keep with you the wonder

That saves you here again
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D

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The love it just keeps growing

In the light and all around
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G

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The truth as loud as thunder

Shakes the world without a sound
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A

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So give away your pain
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G

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And give away your hunger
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To the battle of the ocean
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And the epic child's wonder
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A

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There is beauty all around
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In the city there is grace
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A

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There is love without an end
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G

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From the one without a face
Verse 8
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In the city there is grace,
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in the city there is grace
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In the city there is grace,
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in the city there is grace (hey grace)
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In the city there is grace (hey grace)
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In the city there is grace (hey grace)

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of In The City by Joseph Arthur is E major.

The primary chords used in In The City are E, A, B.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

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

The tempo of In The City is approximately 90 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of In The City using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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