| Em | D | |
| Neon the cities | sun |
| C | B | |
| Taxis like beetles | run and I see |
| Em | D | |
| Pavements with yellow | lines |
| C | B | |
| Gray walls and big bold | signs with darkness |
| Chorus: |
| E | C | |
| Up above, | all around |
| D | G | |
| In the sky, | on the ground |
| C | Am | |
| This is what | I have found |
| B | |
| Cities, cities |
| Verse 2: |
| Em | D | |
| Here the flowers don't | grow |
| C | B | |
| Here the river's | just a sewer |
| Em | D | |
| People who move | below |
| C | B | |
| Buildings with smells and | noise and darkness |
| Chorus: |
| E | C | |
| Up above, | all around |
| D | G | |
| In the sky, | on the ground |
| C | Am | |
| This is what | I have found |
| B | |
| Cities, cities |
| Bridge: |
| G | D | |
| Not for | me |
| C | D | |
| No, no I | don't believe you |
| G | D | |
| It's not the place | to be |
| C | D | |
| No, no I | won't believe you |
| Verse 2: |
| Em | D | |
| Here the flowers don't | grow |
| C | B | |
| Here the river's | just a sewer |
| Em | D | |
| People who move | below |
| C | B | |
| Buildings with smells and | noise and darkness |
| Chorus: |
| E | C | |
| Up above, | all around |
| D | G | |
| In the sky, | on the ground |
| C | Am | |
| This is what | I have found |
| B | Em | |
| Cities, cities, | cities |