Young In The City chords by
Patti Scialfa

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Key: Db major•

Intro 1

C

C

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Verse 1

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I ferried

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my dreams across the water

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underneath a faceless moon

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I woke to find myself uncovered

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in this dark and dusty room

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take me… up the wooden stairs

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where the windows are open wide

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there we can watch the city skyline

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tremble in the heat waves rolling by

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and don't the world look pretty

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when you're young in the

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city

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Verse 2

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So there I was

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Ophelia climbing

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through these tangled threads of light

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I was caught

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open and bleeding

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but I was willing to stay the night

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take me down… to

where the buildings

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stand empty at our feet

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where the… dirty Hudson River

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and the sweet blue oceans meet

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and don't the world look pretty

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when you're young in the city

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Interlude 1

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Verse 3

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Don't you sometimes wonder

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why it all goes by so fast

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I held you in my fingers

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now I hold you in my past…

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once I watched you… walk on water

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now I watch you walk across the room

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I always thought we'd have forever

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now these forevers go by too soon

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take me down… to

the streets below

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where the moon and traffic lights

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guide us… while we go dreaming

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thru another sleepless night

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and don't the world look pretty

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when you're young in the

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city

Outro 1

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Chords

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The original key of Young In The City by Patti Scialfa is Db major.

The primary chords used in Young In The City are Db, Bbm, Gb, Ab, Fm, Ebm.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Bbm, Gb, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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