The original has the capo on 2.
G ~ G ~
G (320003@1) - Am1. (x02210@1) Out of the ruins and rubble, out of the smoke,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) out of our night of struggle, can we see a ray of hope ?
C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1)Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) One pale thin ray reaching for the day.
E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) DWe (xx0232@1)can build a beautiful city, yes, we can, yes, we can !
E (022100@1) DWe (xx0232@1)can build a beautiful city,
Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) Gnot (320003@1)a city of angels, but we can build a city of man.
G (320003@1) - Am2. (x02210@1) We may not reach the ending, but we can start,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) slowly but surely mending, brick by brick, heart by heart.
C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) Now, maybe now, we start learning how.
+ CHORUS
Bm (x24432@1) Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) Em+ (022000@1) When your trust is all but shattered, when your faith is all but killed
C (x32010@1) Bm (x24432@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) you can give up bitter and battered, or you can slowly start to build !
E (022100@1) D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1) DWe (xx0232@1)can build a beautiful city, yes, we can, yes, we can !
E (022100@1) DWe (xx0232@1)can build a beautiful city,
Bm (x24432@1) A (x02220@1) Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) Gnot (320003@1)a city of angels, but finally a city of man.
