One Great City Chords & Tabs
Artist: The Weakerthans
Song: One Great City!
Tuning: Standard, with Capo at 4th fret.
Tabbed By: Tom Grimes
AIM S/N: LastYearsEnemy
This is my first tab, so please give me some feedback.
1.
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1.
2. Late afternoon, another day is nearly done.
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1. A darker grey is breaking through a lighter one.
2. A thousand sharpened elbows in the underground.
3. That hollow hurried sound,
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1. feet on polished floor.
2. And in the dollar store,
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1. And counting loonies trying not to say I hate...
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1. Winnipeg. The driver checks the mirror seven minutes late.
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1. The crowded rider's restlessness enunciates.
2. The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway.
3. The same route everyday.
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1. And in the turning lane,
2. Someone's stalled again.
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1. He's talking to himself And here's the price of gas, repeat his phrase. I hate...
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1. Winnipeg
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1.
2.
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1. And up above us all,
2. Leaning into sky,
3. Our golden business boy,
4. Will watch the North End die.
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1. And sing, "I love this town." Then let his arcing wrecking ball proclaim...
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1. I... Hate...
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1. Winnipeg.
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