Slick City chords by Jesse Colin Young
Verse 1
G
We came into your town,
Am
it was on a Monday night
C
Primed to play our music
F
and set wrong impressions right
C
G
We came to deliver
Am
and to show you that we cared
C
It was mighty strange
F
C
when you weren't there
G
D
I don't want to stay in
C
your slick city anymore
Am
The air has gotten so thick
Em
that I can't breathe it
G
D
The way people treat a man
C
Lord, shame him to his friends
Am
Em
You smile and I no longer do believe it
C
For your friendship is false
G
and you can keep it
We've been fighting fear, love,
Am
self -doubt all the way
C
F
C
Scars that left have taken years to heal
G
But to you our pain and struggle
Am
did not mean a thing
C
F
C
This was just another business deal
G
Hey, I don't want to stay
D
C
in your slick city anymore
Am
The air has got so thick
Em
that I can't breathe it
G
D
The way people treat a man,
C
Lord, shame him to his face
Am
Em
You smile and I no longer do believe it
C
Boy, your friendship is empty,
G
Em
I don't need it
G
Em
G
Yeah, you can keep it, I don't need it
Em
G
Yeah, you can keep it, keep the city, too
Em
Cause we're gonna keep on
G
Yeah, the country keepin' on
F
C
G
Yeah, yeah, yes, indeed, yes
I've tried to be straight with you
Am
And to tell the truth
C
F
C
Tried my best to make my feelings clear
G
But to you the truth
Am
is something that's easier to find
C
F
C
By advancing sideways to Berea
G
Hey, I don't wanna stay
D
C
in your slick city anymore
Am
The air has got so thick
Em
that I can't breathe it
G
D
The way people treat a man,
C
Lord, shame him to his face
Am
Em
You smile and I no longer do believe it
C
Boy, your smile is like the shark,
G
buddy, I don't need it
Em
G
Yeah, you can keep it, I don't need it
Em
G
Yeah, you can keep it, keep the city too
Em
We're gonna keep on, yeah,
G
we're gonna keep on
Em
Lord, we're gonna keep on
G
And the country keepin' on
Em
G
Em
Yeah, we're gonna keep, keep on
G
Yeah, we're gonna keep, keep on
Em
Yeah, we're gonna keep, keep on
G
Lord, we're gonna keep, keep, keep on
F
C
Hey, yeah
F
C
G
Whoa, yeah
Slick City
Jesse Colin Young
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