Jamie Miller - City That Never Sleeps: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "City That Never Sleeps" 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.

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B                        D#m
I can't walk down these streets
                   E
and see all these signs
                   G
Without you on my mind
B                    D#m                 E
Remembering all the days, the New York cliches
                     G
Those late downtown nights

B                     D#m                 E
You're everywhere I go, I can't help but notice
                            G
I wouldn't know you if I'd never come here

Chorus:
        E                     D#    G#m
I lie awake in the city that never sleeps
                            B
Tryna forget about you and me
         D#              E
But it's all that I can see
E                            D#     G#m
I lie awake in the city of broken dreams
                            B
The city of how we used to be
              D#               E
Wish I could see it differently
  B           D#                 E
Oh, but it's covered in you and me
    B               D#           E
I guess I won't be getting any sleep
        B
'Til I leave

I can't focus like I should, my vision's obscured
By fuckin' memory lane, oh
Suppose the work does me good, but I'd go if I could
'Cause it don't feel the same to lie awake

Chorus:
In the city that never sleeps
Tryna forget about you and me
But it's all that I can see
I lie awake in the city of broken dreams
The city of how we used to be
Wish I could see it differently
Oh, but it's covered in you and me
I guess I won't be getting any sleep
'Til I leave
'Til I leave

 C#m                 F#7
Darkness falls under all of the lights
         B                      G#m
Got that Empire State playin' tricks on my mind
C#m7                      F#7
You and your ghost follow me through the night
B               E
It haunts me inside
      B                E
I just can't close my eyes

I lie awake in the city that never sleeps
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Tryna forget about you and me
But it's all that I can see (All that I can see)
I lie awake in the city of broken dreams
The city of how we used to be
(How we used to be, yeah, yeah)
Wish I could see it differently
Oh, but it's covered in you and me
I guess I won't be getting any sleep


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#m7

Guitar chord C#m7

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#7

Guitar chord F#7

G

Guitar chord G

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "City That Never Sleeps" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "City That Never Sleeps" by Jamie Miller.