The chords are (positions relative to the capo): Bm D * C Em7 G D (e) ----- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 2 ---- (B) ----- 3 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- 2 -------- 3 ---- (G) ----- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 -------- 2 ---- (D) ----- 4 -------- 4 -------- 2 -------- 2 -------- 0 -------- 0 ---- (A) ----- 2 -------- 5--------- 0 -------- 2 -------- 3 -------- X ---- (E) ----- X -------- X -------- X -------- 0 -------- 2 -------- X ---- The introduction and the verses go like this: (e) -----------2-----------2----------0--------------------------------- | (B) --------3------------3---------2---2-----------------3-------3------ | (G) ---- 4-- ---------2----------2-------2-------------0-------0-------- | (D) -------------------------------------------------2-------2---------- | (A) --2 ----------5-----------0----------------------------------------- | (E) ----------------------------------------------0--------------------- | Verse 1: Bm D * Did you hear of the city on the hill? C Em7 Said one old man to the other Bm D * It once shined bright and it would be shining still C Em7 But they all started turning on each other Verse 2: Bm D * You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow C Em7 And the soldiers thought the poets were weak Bm D * And the elders saw the young ones as foolish C Em7 And the rich man never heard the poor man speak Chorus: G And one by one D They ran away C With their made up minds Em7 To leave it all behind G D And the light began to fade C In the city on the hill C The city on the hill Verse 3: Bm D * Each one thought that they knew better C Em7 That they were different by design Bm D * Instead of standing strong together C Em7 They let their differences divide Chorus: G And one by one D They ran away C With their made up minds Em7 To leave it all behind G D And the light began to fade C In the city on the hill C The city on the hill Passage: Bm D * C Em7 And the world is searching still Bm D * C Bridge: G But it was the rhythm of the dancers That gave the poets life D It was the spirit of the poets C That gave the soldiers strength to fight G It was the fire of the young ones Bm It was the wisdom of the old C It was the story of the poor man That needed to be told Ending: Bm D * C Come home Em7 And the Father's calling still Bm D * C Come home Em7 To the city on the hill Bm D * C Come home