...HEART OF THE CITY... by Nick Lowe
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*Released 1976*
Intro:
(Drums)
(n.c)
Verse 1:
A D A
In the heart of the city,
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Where the alligators roam,
A D A
I'm a little lost when,
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Ain't got no place to go.
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Now I ain't got one minute,
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Just gotta sit on my back,
A D A
I left home in a hurry,
A D A
'Til I'm never going back.
Chorus 1:
E
I'm looking for a home,
D A
In the heart of the city.
Interlude:
A, D A
Verse 2:
A D A
Now I'm stepping on the street,
A D A
And I'm stepping up the hill,
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And I'm looking for a lover,
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Looking, looking everywhere.
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Maybe I'm in with a chance?
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I hear clickety clack.
A D A
It's a girl my lord,
I see her;
A (n.c)
Stop,
A (n.c)
Check,
D A
Turning double fast.
Chorus 2:
E
I'm looking for a lover,
D A
In the heart of the city.
Interlude:
A, D A
Chorus 3:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nick_lowe/heart_of_the_city_crd.html ]
E
I'm looking, I'm looking,
I'm looking, I'm looking,
I'm looking, looking,
Looking, looking,
Looking everywhere,
D A
In the heart of the city.
Interlude:
A, D A
Verse 3:
A D A
Well in the heart of the city,
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Well it's part of the stars.
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I hear that cassette music,
A D A
On a thousand guitars.
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Hey, the boys are on the prowl,
A D A
They're checking out meat.
A D A
They know a bird in the hand,
A D A
Is worth two on the street.
Chorus 4:
E
They're checking the meat,
D A
In the heart of the city.
Interlude:
A, D A
A
Well I said;
Coda:
A
The heart, heart,
D A
Of the city,
A
Heart, heart,
D A
Oh yeah.
A
Heart, heart,
D A
Of the city,
A
Heart, heart,
D A
Oh yeah.
(Fade)
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