Garbage - This City Will Kill You: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "This City Will Kill You" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# F We were young out on the scene A# F Life so loud and so much fun Am G Dm And the party boys in their pretty clothes Am G Dm Everybody's got it going on Am G Dm Everybody's got it going on On the way home, just to score one In the daytime, in the downtown And the lights are shining And the girls are dancing All the lights are sparkling And the drugs are working Am G Dm This city will kill you This city will kill you Everybody's praying that it rains (That it rains) It's been promised now for days But the sun is high in the sky again Gm Esus4 You go out at night and you nurse your pain Am G You got to get out, you got to get out Dm You got to run (Got to quit this town) You got to get out, you got to get out You got to run (Got to quit this town tonight) 'Cause this city will kill you A# You've got to wake up F Figure things out Gm You're getting too old Esus4 Am G Dm They'll walk over your bones when you're cold Am When you're cold G Dm This city will kill you A# Why was I (Why was I) F The one to survive? (The one to survive?) Gm The one who (The one who) Esus4 Didn't succumb, who didn't succumb Gotta quit this town You gotta quit this town tonight You got to get out, you got to get out You got to run, gotta quit this town You got to get out, you got to get out You got to run, gotta quit this town tonight This city will kill you You gotta quit this town Got to get out You got to quit this town tonight Got to get out, got to get out, got to get out Got to get out, got to get out You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  Am  Dm  Esus4  F  G  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "This City Will Kill You" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "This City Will Kill You" by Garbage.