The City Of Chicago Christy Moore

The City Of Chicago

Christy Moore

Lindsey Barrett

114
0:00 2:11
Tuning Standard (E A D G B E)
Beat 4/4
Key: Em
Capo:
No capo
Strumming 1

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Lyrics

[Intro]
| Em | Am | Em | Am |

[Chorus]
G       D/F#         Em
 In the City of Chicago
G       D/F#                Dadd9/A
 As the evening shadows fall
C          D      Em
 There are people dreaming
C            D          Am Em
 Of the hills of Donegal

[Verse 1]
Am               C               D            Em
Eighteen fourtyseven was the year it all began
Am                 C              D                 Em
Deadly pains of hunger drove a million from the land
     Am                   C
They journeyed not for glory
      D                  Em
Their motive wasn't greed
  Am             Em   D                C
A voyage of survival across the stormy sea

[Chorus]
G       D/F#         Em
 To the City of Chicago
G       D/F#                Dadd9/A
 As the evening shadows fall
C          D      Em
 There are people dreaming
C            D          Am Em
 Of the hills of Donegal

[Verse 2]
Am                   C
Some of them knew fortune
    D                 Em
And some of them knew fame
Am                    C
More of them knew hardship
D                      Em
And died upon the plain
     Am                      C
They spread throughout the nation
     D                 Em
They rode the railroad cars
Am                        Em     D                       C
Brought their songs and music to ease their lonely hearts

[Chorus]
G       D/F#         Em
 To the City of Chicago
G       D/F#                Dadd9/A
 As the evening shadows fall
C          D      Em
 There are people dreaming
C            D          Am Em
 Of the hills of Donegal

[Outro]
     | Am | Em | Am |
| Em | Am | Em |

Bars

[Intro]
| Em | Am | Em | Am |

[Chorus]
| G  D/F# | Em - | G D/F# | Dadd9/A - |
| C  D    | Em - | C D    | Am      - |
| Em -    |

In the City of Chicago
As the evening shadows fall
There are people dreaming
Of the hills of Donegal

[Verse 1]
        | Am C  | D Em | Am C  |
| D  Em | -  Am | C D  | Em Am |
| Em D  | C  -  |

Eighteen fourtyseven was the year it all began
Deadly pains of hunger drove a million from the land
They journeyed not for glory
Their motive wasn't greed
A voyage of survival across the stormy sea

[Chorus]
                     | G  D/F# | Em - |
| G D/F# | Dadd9/A - | C  D    | Em - |
| C D    | Am      - | Em -    |

To the City of Chicago
As the evening shadows fall
There are people dreaming
Of the hills of Donegal

[Verse 2]
                       | Am C  |
| D Em | Am C  | D  Em | -  Am |
| C D  | Em Am | Em D  | C  -  |

Some of them knew fortune
And some of them knew fame
More of them knew hardship
And died upon the plain
They spread throughout the nation
They rode the railroad cars
Brought their songs and music to ease their lonely hearts

[Chorus]
| G  D/F# | Em - | G D/F# | Dadd9/A - |
| C  D    | Em - | C D    | Am      - |
| Em -    |

To the City of Chicago
As the evening shadows fall
There are people dreaming
Of the hills of Donegal

[Outro]
     | Am | Em | Am |
| Em | Am | Em |

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