City Love
transcribed by Alan Myers
Drop D Tuning
note: all low E notes played with thumb except chords in part F
Part A: "I never liked this apple much"
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Part B: "It always seemed to big to touch"
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"I can't remember how I found" (Part A)
Part C: "My way before she came around. I tell..."
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Part D: "...everyone, I smile just because..."
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Part E: "...can't remember life before her name"
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"She keeps a suit case..." (Part A)
"As if I had the extra..." (Part B)
"She steals my clothes..." (Part A)
"I know, her hairs are..." (Part C)
Part F: "...the day, she called up and came to me..."
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Part G: "...the clothes spun we spooned..."
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Part H: Solo
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* The (/14) and all the (9/11) except the first one are bended notes..
Part I: Ending
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I never liked this apple much
It always seemed too big to touch
I can't remember how I found
My way before she came around
I tell everyone
I smile just because
I've got a city love
I found it in Lydia
And I can't remember life before her name
She keeps a toothbrush at my place
As if I had the extra space
She steals my clothes to wear to work
I know - her hairs are on my shirts
I tell everyone
I smile just because
I've got a city love
I found it in Lydia
And I can't remember life before
The day
She called up and came to me
Covered in rain
And dinnertime shadowing
And as her clothes spun, we spooned
And I knew I was through
When I said "I love you"
Friday evening, we've been drinking
2 AM, I swear I might propose
but we close the tab
split a cab
and call each other up when we get home
falling asleep to the sound
of sirens
I've got a city love
I found it in Lydia
From the battery
To the gallery
It's the kind of thing you only see
In scented, glossy magazines
And I can't remember life before her name
(Lyrics taken from the official site)
