City of Gold
BBM (Moore/Bruce/Hanrahan)


Another Bruce/Baker/Moore number (from the album 'Around the Next Dream') which is
reminiscent of a classic Cream performance. In this case, think 'Crossroads' and you'll get
general vibe. It's a standard 12-bar blues in the key of A and is so similar to the 
track that the lyrics and guitar solos could easily be interchanged. The song features
typically muscular guitar work by Gary Moore (Gibson Les Paul & Marshall JTM45) with 
than a passing nod to EC.


Intro


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   A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| (x02220@1)|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|------------2--(2)-----------------|------------2?-(2)--2-------------------||
|-------------?--------5--2---------|-----------------------2?--5--2---------||
|--0--0--3b4p0?-(0)----------3b4----|--0--0--3b4p0?-(0)---------------3b4---o||
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Verse 1

      A5 (x022xx@1)          D5 (xx023x@1)                    A[riff 1]
In my home of sand outside the city of gold
          D5 (xx023x@1)                         D7 (xx0212@1)                  A[riff 1]
Where the wind's so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
             E5I (022xxx@1)need to buy myself some answers
        D5 (xx023x@1)                      A[riff 1]
But the truth's already been sold


Verse 2

       A5Well (x022xx@1)I know how to use a razor
D5 (xx023x@1)                           A[riff 1]
Carve my initials in the light
       D5Yes, (xx023x@1)I know how to use a razor
D7 (xx0212@1)                           A[riff 1]
Carve my initials in the light
E5 (022xxx@1)                                   D5Sometimes (xx023x@1)in the depths of the dark, baby
      D7 (xx0212@1)              A[riff 1]
I can make everything alright


Verse 3

In my home of sand outside the city of gold
Where the wind's so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die
And thirst for it when I cry

Solo

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   A|--------------------------------------------| (x02220@1)|-------5---------------5--8--5--------------|
|-------5-----7p5?-7b9-----------7b8r7p5-----|
|--7-------7------------------------------7--|
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|----------7--5-----------------2h4--------|
|----------------6p5-?3b4------------------|
|--------------------------5p0-------------|


   D|--------------------------------------------|-------------5-----5-------------------| (xx0232@1)|-----5b7r5?-3h5p3---------------------------|-----8b10-------8--5-------------------|
|--(0)--------------5b6?-2h4p2----2----------|----------------------7b9--7--5--------|
|--(0)-------------------------4-----4?-(4)--|--0------------------------------7--5--|
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   A|---------------5--8--5?-7p5-------5--5------| (x02220@1)|----------5h7--5-------------8b9-----5?-8p--|
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                                                  E (022100@1)hold bend
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|--5-------5-------------------5-----8p5-------|-----------8------------------------|
|-----7b9-----7b9r7p5-----5b6-------------7p5--|--7h9?(9)-----9r7p5-----------------|
|----------------------7-----------------------|---------------------7p5------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------7p5?-3/9--|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   D (xx0232@1)                              A|----------------------------------|------------5---------------------------------| (x02220@1)|----------------------------------|---------------8--5---------------------------|
|----------2--4?-4b5--4?-2h4p2-----|--2p0?-7b9-----------7b9-?7p5-?7p5------------|
|--0?-2h4-----------------------4--|------------------------------------7p5-------|
|--0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------7p5--|
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|---------------2?-(2)----14h16----------|-----------------------------16--------|
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   D (xx0232@1)                                           A|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| (x02220@1)|--------17b20?-r17-?15h17p15-----------------|-------------17------17------17------|
|-----(0)----------------------17b19--14------|--16b17---16b17---16b17---16b17--14--|
|--0?-(0)---------------------------------16--|-------------------------------------|
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|--17--------17--------17--------17--------17--------|
|--17-14-----17-14-----17-14-----17-14-----17-14-----|
|--------16--------16--------16--------16--------16--|
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   D|---------------------------------------------| (xx0232@1)|-------------------------------------14--5--|
|--17b19?-17-?14h17p14------14----16----------|
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|----17b20----17-?15h17p15-----------------------|
|---------------------------17b19?-14h17p14------|
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   A|----------------------17----------------------------------------| (x02220@1)|------------------17------20--17--------------------------------|
|--------14/19b21------------------19b21?-19p17--19--17----------|
|--142--------------------------------------------------19--17--|
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   D|--(22)------20b22?-20b22r20-?17h20p17---------| (xx0232@1)|--------(17)---------------------------20b21--|
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Verse 4

My home of sand outside the city of gold
Where the wind's so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die
And thirst for it when I cry


Verse 5

My meal of salt on that table of stone
My meal of salt on that table of stone
Your feast's so sweet while I thirst here all alone


Verse 6

My home of sand outside the city of gold
Where the wind's so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
I need to buy myself some aspirin
But the truth's already been sold

Outro

   A (x02220@1)                                              A7|-------5----5-----------------------|--------------5------|--(5)------------5--0--| (x02020@1)|-------5----5-?8p7------------------|--------------8------|--(8)------------8--0--|
|-----7b9-------------7p5------------|--5h6---------6------|--(6)------------6--0--|
|--------------------------7---5--7--|--------------5------|--(5)------------5--0--|
|--0---------------------------------|----------5---7------|--(7)-------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------0--3---5------|--(5)-------------------|


Transcribed by Dave Hughes (dm_hughes1@hotmail.com) 12 August 2007