Starship - We Built This City
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
We Dmaj9built this city, we A/C#built this city on
ARock Bm7and A/C#roll
Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on
C#m7Rock A/C#and Dmaj7roll
At tempo
ADA/C#BmADE/G#Ax2
Vox on the 5
ASay you don’t know me or D/Arecognize my face
In the low key, stay up on the same note on “that kind of place”
G/ASay you don’t care who E/Agoes to Athat kind of place
AKnee deep in the hoopla, sD/Ainking in your fight
G/AToo many E/Arunaways Aeating up the night
AE/G#
MarF#mconi plays the Dmaj7/F#mamba, A/Elisten to the radiE/G#o
This line is shorter than you think
Don’t you reAmemDadd9ber
We Abuilt this Dadd9city A/C#A/B
We Abuilt this Dadd9city on
ARock E/G#and F#mroll
We Dmaj9built this city, we A/C#built this city on
ARock Bm7and A/C#roll
Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on
C#m7/ERock A/C#and Dmaj7roll
ADA/C#BmADE/G#Ax1
Female voice enters
ASomeone’s always playing D/Acorporation games
G/AWho cares they’re always E/Achanging Acorporation names
We just want to dance here, D/Asomeone stole the stage
G/AThey call us irreE/Asponsible, Awrite us off the page
AE/G#
MarF#mconi plays the Dmaj7/F#mamba, A/Elisten to the radiE/G#o
Don’t you reAmemDadd9ber
We Abuilt this Dadd9city A/C#A/B
We Abuilt this Dadd9city on
ARock E/G#and F#mroll
We Dmaj9built this city, we A/C#built this city on
ARock Bm7and A/C#roll
Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on
C#m7/ERock A/C#and Dmaj7roll
Super-slow solo, I skip
Dmaj7E/DDmaj7E/D
Vox on the 2
It’s just aA/C#nother SD/Aunday AE/G#
In a tA/C#ired D/Aold street AE/G#
Police have A/C#got the D/Achoke hold AE/G#
A/C#D/ABut Awe just E/G#lost the Abeat
AWho counts the money D/Aunderneath the bar
G/AWho rides the wrecking E/Aball inAto our guitars
Don’t Atell us you need us ‘D/Acause we’re the ship of fools
G/ALooking for AE/America, Acrawling through your schools
AE/G#
MarF#mconi plays the Dmaj7/F#mamba, A/Elisten to the radiE/G#o
Don’t you reAmemDadd9ber
We Abuilt this Dadd9city A/C#A/B
We Abuilt this Dadd9city on
ARock E/G#and F#mroll
We Dmaj9built this city, we A/C#built this city on
ARock Bm7and A/C#roll
Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on
C#m7Rock A/C#and Dmaj7roll
Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on
ARock Bm7and A/C#roll
Dmaj9Built this city, we A/C#built this city on
C#m7/ERock A/C#and Dmaj7roll
Fade on the IVmaj7-ish