...HEART OF THE CITY... by Nick Lowe
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*Released 1976*


Intro:

(Drums)

(n.c)

Verse 1:

       A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)AIn (x02220@1)the heart of the city,
          A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)AWhere (x02220@1)the alligators roam,
      A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)AI'm (x02220@1)a little lost when,
      A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)AAin't (x02220@1)got no place to go.

      A (x02220@1)                  D (xx0232@1)ANow (x02220@1)I ain't got one minute,
           A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)AJust (x02220@1)gotta sit on my back,
       A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)I left home in a hurry,
         A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)A'Til (x02220@1)I'm never going back.

Chorus 1:

    EI'm (022100@1)looking for a home,
       D (xx0232@1)          AIn (x02220@1)the heart of the city.

Interlude:

A, D  A

Verse 2:

        A (x02220@1)                    D (xx0232@1)ANow (x02220@1)I'm stepping on the street,
        A (x02220@1)                  D (xx0232@1)AAnd (x02220@1)I'm stepping up the hill,
        A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)AAnd (x02220@1)I'm looking for a lover,
         A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)ALooking, (x02220@1)looking everywhere.

          A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)AMaybe (x02220@1)I'm in with a chance?
       A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)AI (x02220@1)hear clickety clack.
       A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)AIt's (x02220@1)a girl my lord,
I see her;

A (n.c)
 Stop,
A (n.c)
 Check,
        D (xx0232@1)    ATurning (x02220@1)double fast.

Chorus 2:

    EI'm (022100@1)looking for a lover,
       D (xx0232@1)          AIn (x02220@1)the heart of the city.

Interlude:

A, D  A

Chorus 3:

    EI'm (022100@1)looking, I'm looking,
I'm looking, I'm looking,
I'm looking, looking,
Looking, looking,
Looking everywhere,
       D (xx0232@1)          AIn (x02220@1)the heart of the city.

Interlude:

A, D  A

Verse 3:

            A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)AWell (x02220@1)in the heart of the city,
          A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)AWell (x02220@1)it's part of the stars.
            A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)AI (x02220@1)hear that cassette music,
     A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)AOn (x02220@1)a thousand guitars.

         A (x02220@1)                   D (xx0232@1)AHey, (x02220@1)the boys are on the prowl,
        A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)AThey're (x02220@1)checking out meat.
            A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)AThey (x02220@1)know a bird in the hand,
         A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)AIs (x02220@1)worth two on the street.

Chorus 4:

        EThey're (022100@1)checking the meat,
       D (xx0232@1)          AIn (x02220@1)the heart of the city.

Interlude:

A, D  A

A (x02220@1)Well I said;

Coda:

    AThe (x02220@1)heart, heart,
D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)Of the city,
A (x02220@1)Heart, heart,
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)Oh yeah.

A (x02220@1)Heart, heart,
D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)Of the city,
A (x02220@1)Heart, heart,
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1)Oh yeah.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02220  xx0232  xx0232
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           _             __   __   |  __|  __    __
          | |   _   _   |   /  |  | |__      / /
  _____   | |  | | | |  |       |  |__  |    / /
 |  ___|  | |  | | | |  | |_/| |   __| |      /
 | |= =   | |  | |_| |  | | = | |  |____|     | |
 | |      | |  |_____|  | |   | |   = = =     | |
 | |___   | |   = = =   | |   | |             | |
 |_____|  | |           |_|   |_|             | |
  = = =   | |_____       =     =    Tabbed by |_|
          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2008    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)