The City Life Chords by Eleri Ward

[Intro]
Am F C F
 
 
[Verse 1]
Am                       F  
Another day where I wake up 
                              C
with my heart pounding out my chest

But nothing’s happened yet
F
It’s only eight am
Am                      F     
Another message I can’t seem 
                        C
to find it in me to respond

And so you’re left on read
F
And now I feel bad
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
E7                         
I’m so very tired and I’ve 
Am             Bb    F Fm
barely gotten out of bed

Here we go again
 
 
[Chorus]
C             E
It’s too much effort
   Am                F
To smile and wave to people I hate
C             E
It’s too much effort
   Am                    F
To sip the champagne and stay 

up too late
C                E
Cuz I don’t even think she likes me
Am               F
And I don’t even think he’s listening
C             E         Am
It’s too much effort to survive
F
The city life
 
 
C E7 Am F
 
 
[Verse 2]
Am                     F
Another subway train I miss 

and now I’m waiting for
     C
What feels like another year
F
To get me out of here
Am                     F
Another party where I only know the host
           C
And so I’m drinking up all my gin
F
Just to do something
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
E7                        
I’m so very tired and the 
Am           Bb      F Fm
sun is now about to set

Here we go again
 
 
[Chorus]
C             E
It’s too much effort
   Am                F
To smile and wave to people I hate
C             E
It’s too much effort
   Am                    F
To sip the champagne and stay up too late
C                E
Cuz I don’t even think she likes me
Am               F
And I don’t even think he’s listening
C             E             Am F
It’s too much effort to survive
 
 
[Bridge]
C                         
The stopping and talking 
     E
when I’m tryna go
Am                  F
Seeing someone I pretend 

I don’t know
C                   
Saying that you’d love 
   E
to go grab a cup
Am                   
But silently knowing you 
F
won’t follow up
 
 
[Chorus]
C             E
It’s too much effort
      Am              F
But I smile and wave
C             E
It’s so much effort
      Am                 F
But I sip the champagne
C                E
And I know she doesn’t like me
Am              F
And I know he’s never listening
C             E            Am F
It’s so much effort to survive

But I love the city life
 
 
C E7 Am F
 
 
[Verse 3]
C                   F
Another sunset over water 

sitting on the bench
  C
I go to so I can cry
F
And nobody bats an eye
C                   F     
Another cozy corner tavern 
                         C
where the spirits run so high

Even when mine are low
F
Always somewhere to go
 
 
[Outro]
E7                       
And I’m so very tired but 
    Am         Bb        F  Fm
the city never sleeps on me

So here we go

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ℹ️ About This Song

The track is in the key of C# major, to simplify the chords use a Capo on the 1st fret.

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: C#
• Capo: 1st fret
• Chords: C, E, E7, F, Fm, Am, Bb
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord

Track Info

• Song: The City Life
• Artist: Eleri Ward

Guitar Chords	Ukulele Chords
C – x32010 E – 022100 E7 – 020100 F – 133211 Fm – 133111 Bb – x13331	C – 0003 E – 1402 E7 – 1202 F – 2010 Fm – 1013 Bb – 3211