"City On The Hill"

Capo: 3

Key: D



Intro: Bm, D, A, G, Bm, D, A

VERSE 1:
         Bm (x24432@1)                  DDid (xx0232@1)you hear of the city on the hill?
          A (x02220@1)                 GSaid (320003@1)the one old man to the other
                Bm (x24432@1)                           DIt (xx0232@1)once shined bright and it would be shining still
          A (x02220@1)                         GBut (320003@1)they all started turning on each other

Bm, D, A

VERSE 2:
             Bm (x24432@1)                            DYou (xx0232@1)see the poets thought the dancers were shallow
           A (x02220@1)                           GAnd (320003@1)the soldiers thought the poets were weak
          Bm (x24432@1)                         DAnd (xx0232@1)the elders saw the young ones as foolish
         A (x02220@1)                      GAnd (320003@1)the rich man never heard the poor man speak

CHORUS: 
            G (320003@1)          DAnd (xx0232@1)one by one they ran away
            A (x02220@1)                       EmWith (022000@1)their made up minds to leave it all behind
          G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)                 AAnd (x02220@1)the light began to fade in the city on a hill
               BmThe (x24432@1)city on a hill

D, A, G

VERSE 3:
            Bm (x24432@1)                  DEach (xx0232@1)one thought that they knew better
                  A (x02220@1)         GBut (320003@1)there were different by design
             Bm (x24432@1)            DInstead (xx0232@1)of standing strong together
                  A (x02220@1)        GThey (320003@1)let their differences divide

CHORUS 2:
            G (320003@1)          DAnd (xx0232@1)one by one they ran away
            A (x02220@1)                      EmWith (022000@1)their made up minds to leave it all behind
          G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)                   AAnd (x02220@1)the light began to fade in the city on a hill

Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)city on a hill
         Em (022000@1)                Bm (x24432@1)   D (xx0232@1)    AAnd (x02220@1)the world is searchin' still



BRIDGE:
                 GBut (320003@1)it was the rhythm of the dancers that gave the poets life
             D (xx0232@1)                                AIt (x02220@1)was the spirit of the poets that gave the soldiers strength to fight
            G (320003@1)                                 BmIt (x24432@1)was the fire of the young ones, it was the wisdom of the old
             AIt (x02220@1)was the story of the poor man that needed be told

Bm, D, A, G, Bm, D, A



CHORUS 3:
        G (320003@1)              DOne (xx0232@1)by one, will we run away?
          A (x02220@1)                       EmWith (022000@1)our made up minds to leave it all behind
         G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)                   AAs (x02220@1)the light begins to fade in the city on a hill?
               Bm (x24432@1)  
The city on a hill

D (xx0232@1)END:
      ACome (x02220@1)home
          Em (022000@1)            Bm- (x24432@1)DAnd (xx0232@1)the Father's calling still
      ACome (x02220@1)home
        Em (022000@1)        Bm- (x24432@1)DTo (xx0232@1)the city on the hill
      ACome (x02220@1)home