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D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----2-----2---4----5---5----4------------0----4------5---4---2-----------| G|-----0-----0--------------------------2---------------2---2---0-----------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| cause this, this city aint no friend of mine, oh.. 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I can do D|------------0----------------0-----------------0----------------0---------| G|--------0--------0-------0--------0--------0--------0-------0--------0----| G|--------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0--------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0----| C|--------0--------0-------0--------0--------0--------0-------0--------0----| G|------4----------------7-----------------7----------------2---------------| C|--7-7-----7--------7-9-----9---------9-9-----9--------9-5-----5-----------| when every brick, every bar, every elegance I see D|-------------0----------------0----------------0----------------0---------| G|---------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0----| G|---------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0----| C|---------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0----| G|-------2----------------5----------------5----------------4---------------| C|---5-5-----5--------5-0-----0--------0-0-----0--------0-7-----7-----------| I see her face is just push on, just push on through D|------------0----------------0-----------------0----------------0---------| G|--------0--------0-------0--------0--------0--------0-------0--------0----| G|--------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0--------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0----| C|--------0--------0-------0--------0--------0--------0-------0--------0----| G|------4----------------7-----------------7----------------2---------------| C|--7-7-----7--------7-9-----9---------9-9-----9--------9-5-----5-----------| these embers of memories that float from the fire D|------------0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------| G|--------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-----| G|--------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-----| C|--------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-----| G|------2----------------2----------------5----------------5----------------| C|--5-5-----5--------5-5-----5--------5-0-----0--------0-0-----0------------| from the fire of this place D|------------0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------| G|--------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-----| G|--------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-----| C|--------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-----| G|------4----------------4----------------7----------------7----------------| C|--0-7-----7--------7-7-----7--------7-9-----9--------9-9-----9------------| D|------------0----------------0--------------------------------------------| G|--------0--------0-------0--------0------5-----x--4-----4------5--5-------| G|--------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0---------0--x-----0--0----0----0-------| C|--------0--------0-------0--------0------------x--------0---------0-------| G|------2----------------2-----------------2-----x--0-----0--5------0-------| 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G|----10-----9h10p9------------------------------------5--------------------| C|--0------0-----------5-----5--------5-----5--------0-----0---------0-0----| all I D|--------0----------------0----------------0----------------0--------------| G|----0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0---------| G|----0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0---------| C|----0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0---------| G|--5----------------4----------------4----------------7----------------7---| C|------0--------0-7-----7--------7-7-----7--------7-9-----9--------9-9-----| can do when these lights they D|------0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------------| G|--0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0---| G|--0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0---| C|--0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0---| 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C|---------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0----| G|-------2----------------2----------------5----------------5---------------| C|---9-5-----5--------5-5-----5--------5-0-----0--------0-0-----0-----------| oh lost here D|------------0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------| G|--------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-----| G|--------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0-----| C|--------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-------0--------0-----| G|------4----------------4----------------7----------------7----------------| C|--0-7-----7--------7-7-----7--------7-9-----9--------9-9-----9------------| D|------------0----------------0--------------------------------------------| G|--------0--------0-------0--------0------5-----x--4-----4------5--5-------| G|--------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0---------0--x-----0--0----0----0-------| C|--------0--------0-------0--------0------------x--------0---------0-------| G|------2----------------2-----------------2-----x--0-----0--5------0-------| C|--9-5-----5--------5-5-----5----------------------------------------------| so don't give up on me now D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------5-----5---------5----5----------9----9-------------12----12---| G|--------0-----0---------0-----0--0------0-----0--0--------0-------0--0----| C|------5---------5-----5----------5----9----------9-----12------------12---| G|---------------------------------x---------------x-------------------x----| C|----5-----5---------5-----5------5--9-----9------9--12------12-------12---| oh these legs that'll walk me D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------5-----5---------5----5--5----x-4----4----5----5---------5------| G|-------0-----0---------0-----0--0----0--x----0-0------0--0------0--0------| C|-----5---------5-----5----------5-------x------0---------0----5----5------| G|--------------------------------x--2----x-0----0--5------0---------x------| C|---5-----5---------5-----5------5---------------------------5------5------| home cause its only concrete and cars D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5----x-4----4----5----5--------5--5----x-4----4----5----5----------5-----| G|---0--x----0-0------0--0-----0--0----0--x----0-0------0--0------0-----0---| C|------x------0---------0---5----5-------x------0---------0----5---------5-| G|-2----x-0----0--5------0--------x--2----x-0----0--5------0----------------| C|-------------------------5------5---------------------------5-----5-------| its only sirens and missing stars, its only whiskey and disregard D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---5---------5----5----------4-----4---------4----4----------5-----5------| 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