Cities In Dust Tab by Siouxsie And The Banshees
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Intro 1
[Percussion]
(A minor) (A minor7) (G7sus4) (Gsus2)
(A minor) (A minor7) (G7sus4) (Gsus2)
(Asus2) (A minor) (Asus2) (A minor)
E|---------7---------------8--------|---------7---------------8--------|
B|---------10--------------10-------|---------10--------------10-------|
G|---------9---------------9--------|---------9---------------9--------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-----------0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-----------0-0-0------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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(F/A) (E minor/A)
E|---------13--------------13-------|---------12--------------12----12-|
B|---------13--------------13-------|---------12--------------12----12-|
G|---------10--------------10-------|---------12--------------12----12-|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-----------0-0-0------------|-0-0-0-----------0-0-0------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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Verse 1
(A minor) Water was running, (C6) children were running
(Fsus2) You were running (F6/9) out of time
(A minor) Under the mountain, (C6) a golden fountain
(Fsus2) Were you praying
at the (F6/9) Lares shrine?
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Chorus 1
But, (Asus2) oh-uh- (A minor) oh, (Asus2) oh,
your (A minor) city (F/A) lies in dust, (E minor/A) my friend
(Asus2) Oh-uh- (A minor) oh, (Asus2) oh,
your (A minor) city (F/A) lies in dust, (E minor/A) my friend
Interlude 1
(Asus2) (A minor) (Asus2) (A minor)
(F/A) (E minor/A)
Verse 2
(A minor) We found you hiding, (C6) we found you lying
(Fsus2) Choking on the (F6/9) dirt and sand
(A minor) Your former glories, (C6) and all the stories
(Fsus2) Dragged and washed
with (F6/9) eager hands
Chorus 2
But, (Asus2) oh-uh- (A minor) oh, (Asus2) oh,
your (A minor) city (F/A) lies in dust, (E minor/A) my friend
(Asus2) Oh-uh- (A minor) oh, (Asus2) oh,
your city (A minor) (F/A) lies in dust, (E minor/A)
my (Asus2) friend (A minor) (Asus2)
Your (A minor) city (F/A) lies in dust
(E minor/A)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------5h6p5-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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Bridge 1
(G7) (G7)
E|----------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5h-6h-5--|-------------------------5h-6h-5--|
G|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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(G7) (G7)
E|----------------------------------|-8--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5h-6h-5--|----------------------------------|
G|-7--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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(G7) Water was running, children were running
We found you hiding, we found you lying
(G7) Water was running, children were running
We found you hiding, we found you lying
Chorus 3
(Asus2) (A minor) (Asus2)
Your (A minor) city (F/A) lies in dust, (E minor/A) my friend
(Asus2) Oh-uh- (A minor) oh, (Asus2) oh,
your city (A minor) (F/A) lies in dust, (E minor/A) my
Interlude 2
(Asus2) (friend) (A minor) (Asus2) (A minor)
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
D|---------5-------4-------5--------|---------5-------4-------5--------|
A|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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(F/A) (E minor/A)
E|-----------------7-------8--------|-----------------7-------8--------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-5-------7------------------------|-7-------9------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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Verse 3
(A minor) Hot and burning (C6) in your nostrils
(Fsus2) Pouring down your (F6/9) gaping mouth
(A minor) Your molten bodies, (C6)
blanket of cinders
(Fsus2) Caught in the throes, (F6/9) and
Chorus 4
(Asus2) Woah-uh- (A minor) oh, (Asus2) oh,
your (A minor) city (F/A) lies in dust, (E minor/A) my friend
(Asus2) Oh-uh-oh, (A minor) (Asus2) oh,
your (A minor) city (F/A) lies in dust, (E minor/A) my friend
Chorus 5
(Asus2) Oh uh (A minor) oh, (Asus2) oh, your (A minor) ci ty
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-7--------------------------------|
D|---------5-------4-------5--------|---------5-------4-------5--------|
A|-0--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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(F/A) lies in dust,
E|-----------------7-------8--------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5-------7------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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(E minor/A) my friend
E|-----------------7-------8--------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-7-------9------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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(Asus2) Oh-uh-oh, (A minor) (Asus2) oh,
your (A minor) city (F/A) lies in dust, (E minor/A) my...
[Repeat and fade]
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