Originally in F, I play in A capo 2 or 3
Vox are mostly on the 3
On guitar, play all the IVmaj9s as IVs or IVadd9s, the
maj7 is coming from the melody.
Vox on the major 7 of the chord on “built”
Start rubato
Dmaj9 | A/C# | |
We | built this city, we | built this city on |
A | Bm7 | A/C# |
Rock | and | roll |
Dmaj9 | A/C# |
Built this city, we | built this city on |
C#m7 | A/C# | Dmaj7 |
Rock | and | roll |
At tempo
A | D | A/C# | Bm | A | D | E/G# | A |
x2 |
Vox on the 5
A | D/A |
Say you don’t know me or | recognize my face |
In the low key, stay up on the same note on “that kind of place”
G/A | E/A | A |
Say you don’t care who | goes to | that kind of place |
A | D/A |
Knee deep in the hoopla, s | inking in your fight |
G/A | E/A | A |
Too many | runaways | eating up the night |
A | E/G# |
F#m | Dmaj7/F# | A/E | E/G# | |
Mar | coni plays the | mamba, | listen to the radi | o |
This line is shorter than you think
A | Dadd9 | |
Don’t you re | mem | ber |
A | Dadd9 | A/C# | A/B | |
We | built this | city |
A | Dadd9 | |
We | built this | city on |
A | E/G# | F#m |
Rock | and | roll |
Dmaj9 | A/C# | |
We | built this city, we | built this city on |
A | Bm7 | A/C# |
Rock | and | roll |
Dmaj9 | A/C# |
Built this city, we | built this city on |
C#m7/E | A/C# | Dmaj7 |
Rock | and | roll |
A | D | A/C# | Bm | A | D | E/G# | A |
x1 |
Female voice enters
A | D/A |
Someone’s always playing | corporation games |
G/A | E/A | A |
Who cares they’re always | changing | corporation names |
D/A | |
We just want to dance here, | someone stole the stage |
G/A | E/A | A |
They call us irre | sponsible, | write us off the page |
A | E/G# |
F#m | Dmaj7/F# | A/E | E/G# | |
Mar | coni plays the | mamba, | listen to the radi | o |
A | Dadd9 | |
Don’t you re | mem | ber |
A | Dadd9 | A/C# | A/B | |
We | built this | city |
A | Dadd9 | |
We | built this | city on |
A | E/G# | F#m |
Rock | and | roll |
Dmaj9 | A/C# | |
We | built this city, we | built this city on |
A | Bm7 | A/C# |
Rock | and | roll |
Dmaj9 | A/C# |
Built this city, we | built this city on |
C#m7/E | A/C# | Dmaj7 |
Rock | and | roll |
Super-slow solo, I skip
Dmaj7 | E/D | Dmaj7 | E/D |
Vox on the 2
A/C# | D/A | A | E/G# | |
It’s just a | nother S | unday |
A/C# | D/A | A | E/G# | |
In a t | ired | old street |
A/C# | D/A | A | E/G# | |
Police have | got the | choke hold |
A/C# | D/A | A | E/G# | A |
But | we just | lost the | beat |
A | D/A |
Who counts the money | underneath the bar |
G/A | E/A | A |
Who rides the wrecking | ball in | to our guitars |
A | D/A | |
Don’t | tell us you need us ‘ | cause we’re the ship of fools |
G/A | E/A | A |
Looking for A | merica, | crawling through your schools |
A | E/G# |
F#m | Dmaj7/F# | A/E | E/G# | |
Mar | coni plays the | mamba, | listen to the radi | o |
A | Dadd9 | |
Don’t you re | mem | ber |
A | Dadd9 | A/C# | A/B | |
We | built this | city |
A | Dadd9 | |
We | built this | city on |
A | E/G# | F#m |
Rock | and | roll |
Dmaj9 | A/C# | |
We | built this city, we | built this city on |
A | Bm7 | A/C# |
Rock | and | roll |
Dmaj9 | A/C# |
Built this city, we | built this city on |
C#m7 | A/C# | Dmaj7 |
Rock | and | roll |
Dmaj9 | A/C# |
Built this city, we | built this city on |
A | Bm7 | A/C# |
Rock | and | roll |
Dmaj9 | A/C# |
Built this city, we | built this city on |
C#m7/E | A/C# | Dmaj7 |
Rock | and | roll |
Fade on the IVmaj7-ish