The City

G D As a child on the farm G D I was warned of the wiles of the city C D C D G D Of that demon disguise G D There's the dirt in the skies of the city C D C D D Em D Em Well they say the proximity warps their minds D Em D Em 'Til they're shooting one another just pass the time Em D And we live it appears C D Both in spite and in fear of the city G D G D C D C D G D I was constantly told G D How our lives were controlled by the city C D C D G D How they keep us in debt G D With the trends that they set it's a pity C D C D D Em D Em Now the beautiful people in the magazines D Em D Em Got the normal ones living beyond their means Em D And the things that they said C D Made me go in my head to the city G D G D C D C D D Em D C Bm Ah, ah, ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhhh D D Em D C Bm Ah, ah, ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhhh D D Em D C Ah, ah, ahhhhhhh, ahhh G D When I finally came G D There's some things still the same in the city C D C D G D Your still under the thumb G D Of the rich and the young and the pretty C D C D D Em D Em Well they weren't much different than we might act D Em D Em If there was that many others that closely packed Em D It's an ancient idea C D But it struck me so clear in the city