While The City Sleeps chords by Irma Thomas

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Verse 1
C 
The  (C major) stars grow dim
Ab 
C 
 (A flat major) and the moon  (C major) sinks low
It's getting kinda late
F 
Edim 
A 
and soon I'll have  (F major) to go  (Edim)  (A major) 
Dm 
So  (D minor) hold me now
E 
Am 
and  (E major) maybe you will hear  (A minor) the
Gm 
secret my heart  (G minor) keep
C 
F 
G 
 (C major) As we stand  (F major) here in the shadow,  (G major) 
C 
while the city  (C major) sleeps
Ab 
The day is done,  (A flat major) 
C 
the crowds have left  (C major) the street
My other love, he must never know me
F 
Em 
A 
Dm 
 (F major) For  (E minor)  (A major) his  (D minor) heart would break
E 
Am 
Gm 
if  (E major) he would ever see  (A minor) you here with me  (G minor) 
C 
F 
So  (C major) we  (F major) meet here in the shadows
G 
C 
 (G major) while the city  (C major) sleeps
F 
C 
F 
I've tried  (F major) so hard to  (C major) tell  (F major) him
C 
A 
That  (C major) I've found somebody new  (A major) 
Dm 
C 
I've  (D minor) tried but it's so hard to do  (C major) 
F 
C 
I think I'd  (F major) rather die  (C major) 
G 
Ab 
than have to  (G major) watch him cry  (A flat major) 
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Db 
Kiss  (D flat major) me darling, hold me tight  (D flat major) 
We may not have tomorrow,
Gb 
Eb 
Ebm 
but we still have  (G flat major) tonight  (E flat major)  (E flat minor) 
Fm 
Someday we'll  (F minor) walk in the sunlight
Bbm 
Db 
For  (B flat minor) all   the world to see  (D flat major) 
Gb 
But  (G flat major) now we walk in shadow
Ab 
Db 
while  (A flat major) the city  (D flat major) sleeps
While the city sleeps
While the city sleeps
Db 
A 
While the city sleeps  (D flat major)  (A major) 