Learn to play "The City" 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.
C Am Don't call it a fight when you know it's a war. F G With nothing but your t-shirt on. C Am And go sit on the bed 'cause I know that you want to. F G You got pretty eyes, but I know you're wrong. And don't call it a spade if it isn't a spade Go lie on the floor if you want The first bit of advice that you gave me that I liked was "They're too strong, too strong" Get in the shower if it all goes wrong Chorus: C Am Yeah you wanna find love then you know where the city is F G Yeah you wanna find love then you know where the city is C Am Yeah you wanna find love then you know where the city is F G Yeah you wanna find love then you know where the city is Yeah, counting cards was the best job he ever had Cleaning up He got good with his fours and his twos Community service was the best job he ever had Cleaning up He got sick on the floor and his shoes C Oh and she said it's your birthday, Am Are you feeling alright? F The next one's the MD. G You'll be feeling just fine. C Your brother is just sat there, Am You said he felt snide. F You hope that that boy will be alright. Chorus Yeah, well, she said "It's your birthday, are you feeling alright?" The next one's the MD, you'll be feeling just fine Your brother is just sat there, you said that you felt snide You hope that, that the boy will be alright Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm ![]() C ![]() F ![]() G ![]() 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 "The City" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The City" by The 1975.