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