Key: G
Introduction:
G D
This city is my city
A Bm
And I love it, yeah I love it
G
I was born and raised here
D
I got it made here
A Bm
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay
G D
From every corner
A Bm
To every block yeah
Bm
And whether it's warm or storming it down or right stupid hot, hot
G D
From the colors
A Bm
all the way to the solutions yeah
G D A Bm
Forget all the drugs and gangs, corruption and pollution no
G D
Cause this city is my city
A Bm
And I love it, yeah I love it
G
I was born and raised here
D
I got it made here
A Bm
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here
G
For life, uh huh
D
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
Bm
For life, uh huh
G
For life, uh huh
D
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
Bm
For life, uh huh
G D
From every highrise
A Bm
Down to every slum
Bm
From every unethical politician to the wise old beat up bum
G D
My city and I our hearts beat, beat, beat together
A Bm
When I'm home we both breathe, breathe, breathe together
G D A Bm
This place is my home, wherever I go, I, I, I, I take it with me
G D
This city is my city
A Bm
And I love it, yeah I love it
G
I was born and raised here
D
I got it made here
A Bm
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here
G
For life, uh huh
D
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
Bm
For life, uh huh
G
For life, uh huh
D
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
Bm
For life, uh huh
For life
G
And you can take my picture
D
you can take my name
A Bm
But you're never gonna take my city away
G D
Cause you can burn it to the ground
A Bm
Oh or let it flood, but it's in my blood
Chorus (Key Change- either move Capotraste up 1 fret and repeat previous Chorus, or use the
A E
Cause this city is my city
B C#m
And I love it, yeah I love it
A
I was born and raised here
E
I got it made here
B C#m
And if I have my way, I'm gonna stay here
A
For life, uh huh
E
For life, uh huh
B
For life, uh huh
C#m
For life, uh huh
A
For life, uh huh
E
For life, uh huh
B
For life, uh huh
C#m
For life, uh huh
A
For life...