The Pogues - White City: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "White City" 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.

Learn White City Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Pogues

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 "White City" smoothly on your guitar.

        G
Here a tower shinning bright
             C 		    D
Once stood gleaming in the night
       C		    G
Where now there's just the rubble
        D
In the hole
          C		   G
Here the paddies and the frogs
         C             D
Came to gamble on the dogs
         G             C              D
Came to gamble on the dogs not long ago

Oh, the torn up ticket stubs from
a hundred thousand mugs
Now washed away like dead dreams in the rain
And the carpark's going up and they're
pulling down the pubs
And it's just another bloody rainy day

Oh, sweet city of my dreams, of speed
and skill and schemes
Like Atlantis, you just disappeared from view
And the hare upon the wire has been
burnt upon your pyre
Like the black dog that once raced out from trap two

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord 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 "White City" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "White City" by The Pogues.

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