[INTRO]
G2 G9 (4x)
G G9 A7sus Am7
Out of the ruins and rubble, out of the smoke,
Dsus D7sus G9/B Bm7
out of our night of struggle, can we see a ray of hope ?
Cmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj9 Bm/D
One pale thin ray reaching for the day.
[CHORUS]
E E2 Bm A/D E E2 Bm A/D
We can build a beautiful city, yes, we can, yes, we can !
E E2 Bm Bm7
We can build a beautiful city,
D A/C# Am/C Dsus G2 G9
not a city of angels, but we can build a city of man.
[VERSE]
G G9 A7sus Am7
We may not reach the ending, but we can start,
Dsus D7sus G9/B Bm7
slowly but truly mending, brick by brick, heart by heart.
Cmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Cmaj9 Bm/D
Now, maybe now, we start learning how.
[CHORUS]
E E2 Bm A/D E E2 Bm A/D
We can build a beautiful city, yes, we can, yes, we can !
E E2 Bm Bm7
We can build a beautiful city,
D A/C# Am/C Dsus G2 G9
not a city of angels, but we can build a city of man.
[BRIDGE]
Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7
When your trust is all but shattered, when your faith is all but killed
Gsus/A Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm/D D
you can give up bitter and battered, or you can slowly start to build_______
[CHORUS]
E E2 Bm A/D E E2 Bm A/D
__________ a beautiful city, yes, we can, yes, we can !
E E2 Bm Bm7
We can build a beautiful city,
D A/C# Am/C Dsus G2 G9 G2 G9
not a city of angels, but finally a city of man.
