In the City, by The Jam
Tabbed By Mishpit
[Intro]
C G D G (play 6 times. Bass comes in on 3rd, drums on 5th).
[Verse 1]
G C G
In the city there’s a thousand things I wanna say to you,
G C G
But whenever I approach you, you make me look a fool.
Em C D
I wanna say, I wanna tell ya, about the young ideas,
C D Dsus4 D
But you turn with all ya fears.
[Verse 2]
G C G
In the city there’s a thousand faces that are shining light,
G C G
And all of their faces, look under twenty five.
Em C D
They wanna say, they gonna tell ya, about the young ideas,
C D Dsus4 D
About this and now ya said your bit.
[Bridge]
G D G D D C
(scrape plectrum down string),And I know what your thinking,
C G D G D Em
instead they carry crap, but ya better not listen man,
C D Dsus4 D
because the kids know where its at.
[Verse 3]
G C G
In the city there’s a thousand men in uniform,
G C G
And I thought they never had the right, to kill a man.
Em C D
We wanna say, we gonna tell ya, about a young idea,
C D Dsus4 D
And if it don’t work at least we say we tried.
[End]
oi (shout)
C G D G
In the city. (x4)
G C G C G D G
In the city there’s a thousand things I wanna say to you.
