The chords are (positions relative to the capo): B5 D5 * C5 E5 G5 D5 (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: B5 D5 * Did you hear of the city on the hill? C5 E5 Said one old man to the other B5 D5 * It once shined bright and it would be shining still C5 E5 But they all started turning on each other Verse 2: B5 D5 * You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow C5 E5 And the soldiers thought the poets were weak B5 D5 * And the elders saw the young ones as foolish C5 E5 And the rich man never heard the poor man speak Chorus: G5 And one by one D5 They ran away C5 With their made up minds E5 To leave it all behind G5 D5 And the light began to fade C5 In the city on the hill C5 The city on the hill Verse 3: B5 D5 * Each one thought that they knew better C5 E5 That they were different by design B5 D5 * Instead of standing strong together C5 E5 They let their differences divide Chorus: G5 And one by one D5 They ran away C5 With their made up minds E5 To leave it all behind G5 D5 And the light began to fade C5 In the city on the hill C5 The city on the hill Passage: B5 D5 * C5 E5 And the world is searching still B5 D5 * C5 Bridge: G5 But it was the rhythm of the dancers That gave the poets life D5 It was the spirit of the poets C5 That gave the soldiers strength to fight G5 It was the fire of the young ones B5 It was the wisdom of the old C5 It was the story of the poor man That needed to be told Ending: B5 D5 * C5 Come home E5 And the Father's calling still B5 D5 * C5 Come home E5 To the city on the hill B5 D5 * C5 Come home