Talking Heads - Cities: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Cities" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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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Learn Cities Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Talking Heads
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Cities" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
D Think of London, a small city It’s dark, dark in the daytime The people sleep, sleep in the daytime If they want to, if they want to C# I’m checking them out I’m checking them out D I got it figured out I got it figured out D There’s good points and bad points F It all works out and though I’m a little freaked out I will Chorus: F#m Find a city Em Bm Find myself a city to live in. I will F#m Find a city Em Bm Find myself a city to live in. Lot of rich people in Birmingham Lot of ghosts in a lot of houses Look over there, dry ice factory Good place to get some thinking done I'm checking it out, I'm checking it out I got it figured out, I got it figured out There's good points, some bad points But it all works out, you know I'm a little freaked out Chorus: I'll find a city, find myself a city to live in I will find a city, find myself a city to live in I'm checking 'em out, I'm checking 'em out I got it figured out, I got it figured out There's good points, some bad points But it all works out, sometimes I'm a little freaked out Chorus: I'll find a city, find myself a city to live in I will find a city, find myself a city to live in Help me Did I forget to mention, forget to mention Memphis? Home of Elvis and the ancient Greeks Do I smell? I smell home cooking It's only the river, it's only the river I'm checking it out, I'm checking it out I got it figured out, I got it figured out There's good points, some bad points But it all works out, sometimes I'm a little freaked out Chorus: I'll find a city, find myself a city to live in I will find a city, find myself a city to live in Find a city, find myself a city to live in I will find a city, find myself a city to live in Find a city, find myself a city to live in I will find a city, find myself a city to live in I will find a city, find myself a city to live in I will find a city, find myself a city to live in I will find a city, find myself a city to live in I will find a city, find myself a city to live in You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsBm  C#  D  Em  F  F#m  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 "Cities" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Cities" by Talking Heads.