Artist: The Lumineers
Song: My City Of Ruins (acoustic on radio Hamburg) (cover of Bruce Springteen's song) 
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88AUnNWYMS0
Transcription: satir3, satir3@net.hr

Tuning: standard
Capo: 3rd fret

Chords used:
G:     3.2.0.0.3.x
Cadd9: x.3.2.0.3.x
Em7:   0.2.2.0.3.x
D/F#:  2.0.0.2.3.x
Dsus4: x.x.0.2.3.x
C/G:   3.3.2.0.1.x

Intro: G  Em7  Cadd9  G x2

Verse:
G (320003@1)                   Em7          Cadd9 (x32030@1)    G (320003@1) There's a blood red circle on the cold dark ground
G (320003@1)           D/F# (200232@1)Em7   Dsus4 (xx0233@1)Cadd9 (x32030@1)
  And the rain is falling down
G (320003@1)                 Em7             Cadd9 (x32030@1)          G (320003@1)
 The church doors thrown open I can hear the organ's song
G (320003@1)       D/F# (200232@1)   Em7    Dsus4 (xx0233@1)Cadd9 (x32030@1)But the congregation's gone

Post-verse: 
Cadd9 (x32030@1)          G (320003@1)  Em7  Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_320003@1">G             
      My city of ruins
G (320003@1)          Em7   Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1) My city of ruins

Verse:
Now the sweet veils of mercy drift through the evening trees
Young men on the corner like scattered leaves
The boarded up windows, the empty streets
While my brother's down on his knees

Post-verse:
My city of ruins
My city of ruins

Chorus:
G (320003@1)      Em7              Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)Come on rise up!  Come on rise up!
G (320003@1)      Em7              Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)Come on rise up!  Come on rise up!
G (320003@1)      Em7   Dsus4 (xx0233@1)     Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_320003@1">G   
 Come on rise up!  Come on rise up!
G (320003@1)      D/F# (200232@1)Em7    Dsus4 (xx0233@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)Come on ri................se up

Break:  G  Em7  Cadd9  G x2

Verse:
Now there's tears on the pillow darling where we slept
And you took my heart when you leftG
Without your sweet kiss my soul is lost, my friend
Now tell me how do I begin again?

Post-verse:
My city's in ruins
My city's in ruins

Bridge:
G (320003@1)             Em7   Cadd9 (x32030@1)     G (320003@1)Now with these hands, with these hands
G (320003@1)   
(I pray Lord)
           Em7    Cadd9 (x32030@1)  GWith (320003@1)these hands, with these hands
           G (320003@1)  
(I pray for the strength Lord)
             Em7      Cadd9With (x32030@1)these hands, with these
G (320003@1)              G(I (320003@1)pray for Your love Lord)
          Em7      Cadd9With (x32030@1)these hands, with these
G (320003@1)             G(I (320003@1)pray for Your lost Lord)
          Em7      Cadd9With (x32030@1)these hands, with these
G (320003@1)            G(I (320003@1)pray for the love Lord)
           Em7    Cadd9 (x32030@1)    GWith (320003@1)these hands, with these
G (320003@1)                    Em7
(I pray for the faith Lord)
                  Cadd9With (x32030@1)these hands, with these
G (320003@1)             G(I (320003@1)pray for the lost Lord)
           Em7   
With these hands,
      Cadd9 (x32030@1)   G (320003@1) G (320003@1) Em7
Come on! Come on!
      Cadd9 (x32030@1)   G (320003@1)Come on! Come on!

Ending:
G (320003@1)      Em7               Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)Come on rise up!  Come on rise up!
G (320003@1)      Em7               Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)Come on rise up!  Come on rise up!
G (320003@1)      Em7  Dsus4 (xx0233@1)      Cadd9 (x32030@1)G (320003@1)Come on rise up!  Come on rise up!
G (320003@1)      Em7  Dsus4 (xx0233@1)      Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
 Come on rise up!  Come on rise up!
G (320003@1)      Em7  Dsus4 (xx0233@1)      Cadd9 (x32030@1)name="chord_320003@1">G
 Come on rise up!  Come on rise up!
G (320003@1)      D/F# (200232@1)Em7    Dsus4 (xx0233@1) C/G (3x555x@1)Come on ri................se up

Note I: Transition from Em7 to Cadd9

Em7 G/B Csus2 Cadd9 
e|---x--x-x--x-x--x---------|
B|---3--3-3--3-3--3---------|
G|---0--0-0--0-0--0---------|
D|---2--0-0--0h2--2---------|
A|---2--2h3--3-3--3---------|
E|---0----------------------|

He does this in: intro, post-verse, break, bridge.
Doesn't do this in: verse, chorus, ending.

Note II:
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