There’s a har vest
each Sat ur day (A7sus4)night at the bars filled (C)with per fume and hitch (D)ing a (A7sus4)ride;
a place you could stand for (Dsus4)one (D)night and get gone.
And it’s clear this con (C)ver sa tion ain’t (D)do ing (A7sus4)a thing, ’cause these (Em)boys on (C)ly lis ten to me when (D)I (A7sus4)sing.
And I don’t feel like sing ing to (D)night all the (C)same songs.
Here in these
deep cit y lights,
girl could get (G)lost
to night.
I’m find ing ev ’ry rea (D)son to be gone.
There’s noth ing here (Dsus4)to hold on to.
Could I (C)hold you?
The sit u (C)a tion’s al ways the same.
You got your (Em)wolves in their (C)clothes whis per ing (Dsus4)Hol (D)ly (A7sus4)wood’s name,
steal ing (C)gold from the sil ver (Dsus4)they (D)see.
But it’s not me.
Here in these
Could I (C)hold you?
Call (C)ing out,
“Some bod y save me.” (G)I feel like I’m (Am9)fad ing a way.
Am I’m gone?
Call (C)ing out,
“Some bod y save me.” (G)I feel like I’m (Am9)fad ing.
Mm.
(A)No, (Asus4)no, no.
(C)No, (Cmaj7)no, no.
(A)No, (Asus4)no, (A)no, (C)no.
Deep cit y lights.
Girl could get (G)lost
to night.
I’m find ing ev ’ry rea (D)son to be gone and there’s (Dsus4)noth ing here to hold on to.
Could I hold on to
(C)you?
This page shows “City” by Sara Bareilles in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.