Tabbed by Joel Em D C Em D C This city never sleeps Em D C I hear the people walk by when it's late Em D C Sirens bleed through my window sill, I can't close my eyes Em D C Don't control what I'm into Em D C This tower is alive Em D C The lights that blind keep me awake Em D C With my hood up and lace untied, sleep fills my mind Em D C Don't control what I'm into C * D * Em * G London calls me a stranger, a traveller C * D * G This is now my home, my home Em D C Oh, oh, I'm burning on the back streets Em D C Oh, oh, stuck here sitting in the back seat, Em D C Oh, oh, and I'm blazing on the street C * And what I do isn't up to you, D * And if the city never sleeps then that makes two Em D C The pavement is my friend Em D C It will take me where I need to go Em D C I find it trips me up, and puts me down Em D C This is not what I?m used to Em D C The shop across the road Em D C Fulfills my needs and gives me company, when I need it Em D C Voices speak through my walls, I don?t think I?m gonna make it Em D C Past tomorrow C * D * Em * G London calls me a stranger, a traveller C * D * G This is now my home, my home Em D C Oh, oh, I'm burning on the back streets Em D C Oh, oh, stuck here sitting in the back seat, Em D C Oh, oh, and I'm blazing on the street C * And what I do isn't up to you, D * And if the city never sleeps then that makes two C * D * And my lungs hurt, And my ears bled, Em * G With the sound of the city life, echoed in my head C * D * Do I need this, to keep me alive G The traffic stops and starts but I need to move along Em I?m from a city where the rain won?t cease D C Pollution in the air matches that on the street Em The black smoke gets you head into a muddle, like D C Walking into elephant syringes in the puddle, like Em I was a country boy when I moved out D C Grew up too fast for my family to find out Em Now I try to stop my music running into nosedives D C Can?t resort to arrogance with white lies Em This city won?t erase me D C But I can?t help to see how this dark city changed me Em It?s all the same scene, music is my life D C But I try to fight whatever I need to hide from Em North, South, East, West, D C London?s my home now, knees weak, but we never slow down Em Now I start to do my music properly D C And stay from all the negative shit that will follow me C * D * Em * G London calls me a stranger, a traveller C * D * G This is now my home, my home Em D C Oh, oh, I'm burning on the back streets Em D C Oh, oh, stuck here sitting in the back seat, Em D C Oh, oh, and I'm blazing on the street C * And what I do isn't up to you, D * And if the city never sleeps then that makes two Em D C Oh, oh, I'm burning on the back streets Em D C Oh, oh, stuck here sitting in the back seat, Em D C Oh, oh, and I'm blazing on the street C * And what I do isn't up to you, D * Em And if the city never sleeps then that makes two
