[Intro]
E C A D E
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9-----5--5------2----7--7--7-----9----|
D|---9--9-----5--5------2----7--7--7-----9----|
A|---7--7-----3--3------0----5--5--5-----7----|
E|---0--0--------------------------------0----|
(Repeat above)
[Verse]
E E E E E E E E E E E E
Goin' to the city Got you on my mind
E E E E E E E/A E/A E/A E
Country sure is pretty I leave it all behind
D A G Bsus4 B
This is my decision, I'm comin' home to stay this time 'cause
[Chorus]
E C C C A D D D E
I'm a fool for the city Fool for the city
E CCC A DDD E
Fool for the city Fool for the city
EEE EEE EEE EEE
Breathin' all the clean air Sittin' in the sun
EEE EEE EEE EEE
When I get my train fare I get up and run
D A G Bsus4 B
I'm headed for the city Air pollution here I come
(Chorus)
[Bridge]
B AAAA B
I'm like a fish out of water I'm just a man in a hole
B E
The city lights turn my blues in to gold
B AAAA B
I ain't no country boy I'm just a homesick man
B E
I'm gonna hit the grit just as fast as I can
(Play the following at the end of lines 1 & 3 of bridge above)
E|-------------------8--------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---10---8-------------------|
D|--------------10------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
(Instrumental-basically just bass and drums)
(Solo-rhythym guitar runs through verse & chorus)
[Bridge-2]
B AAAA B
I ain't no country boy I'm just a homesick man
B E
I'm gonna hit the grit just as fast as I can
(2nd instrmental is also bass & drums)
D A G Bsus4 B
When I see my inner city child I'll be walking on a cloud
(Repeat chorus and fade)
(Additional chords)
A/E Bsus4 B G
E|----------------7--------7-------3------------|
B|---10-----------7--------7-------3------------|
G|----9-----------9--------8-------4------------|
D|---11-----------9--------9-------5------------|
A|-------------------------9-------5------------|
E|-------------------------7-------3------------|
