City On The Hill Chords & Tabs
"City On The Hill"
Capo: 3
Key: D
Intro: Bm, D, A, G, Bm, D, A
VERSE 1:
Bm D
Did you hear of the city on the hill?
A G
Said the one old man to the other
Bm D
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
A G
But they all started turning on each other
Bm, D, A
VERSE 2:
Bm D
You see the poets thought the dancers were shallow
A G
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
Bm D
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
A G
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
CHORUS:
G D
And one by one they ran away
A Em
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
G D A
And the light began to fade in the city on a hill
Bm
The city on a hill
D, A, G
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VERSE 3:
Bm D
Each one thought that they knew better
A G
But there were different by design
Bm D
Instead of standing strong together
A G
They let their differences divide
CHORUS 2:
G D
And one by one they ran away
A Em
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
G D A
And the light began to fade in the city on a hill
Bm D A
The city on a hill
Em Bm D A
And the world is searchin' still
BRIDGE:
G
But it was the rhythm of the dancers that gave the poets life
D A
It was the spirit of the poets that gave the soldiers strength to fight
G Bm
It was the fire of the young ones, it was the wisdom of the old
A
It was the story of the poor man that needed be told
Bm, D, A, G, Bm, D, A
CHORUS 3:
G D
One by one, will we run away?
A Em
With our made up minds to leave it all behind
G D A
As the light begins to fade in the city on a hill?
Bm
The city on a hill
D
END:
A
Come home
Em Bm - D
And the Father's calling still
A
Come home
Em Bm - D
To the city on the hill
A
Come home
