The Lonely Life City and Colour
Track: The Lonely Life
Tuning: EADGBe
CAPO 3rd
All chords are relative to the capo on the 3rd fret. Listen out for his signature
hammer-ons and pull-offs and general strumming pattern throughout the track. It's pretty basic
but sounds good playing
against the track though I haven't figured the bridge part out other than to say there's
the C/E, G
and Am in there so any input is welcome.
CHORDS:
Em7 - 022030
Em - 022000
C/E - 032010
G - 320033
D/F#- 200230
Am - 002210
[Em7]What if I did not love you?
[C/E]Where will that be to me
[Em7]But I wander through the avenues
[C/E]Under a pall of misery
(Verse)
Would I be face down in a gutter
With cheap whiskey on my breath
The lonely life of a writer
Whose words could not pay his debts
(Chorus)
Saying[Em] please don't, [C/E]please don't pass me b[G]y[D/F#]
I am a[Em]live, oh ca[C/E]n't you see?
That I've been[G] blinded completel[D/F#]y
Please[Em] don't, please [C/E]don't pass me by[G] [D/F#]
I am a[Em]live, oh ca[C/E]n't you see?
That I am plea[G]ding for your merc[D/F#]y
(Verse)
What if we became strangers?
Would you notice my face in a crowd?
And you could you hear the sorrow in my voice?
Helplessly crying your name out loud
(Verse)
Would I be searching for a savior?
Burned and burning with regret
The lonely life of a writer
With one last desperate request
(Chorus)
Saying please don't, please don't pass me by
I am alive, oh can't you see?
That I've been blinded completely
Please don't, please don't pass me by
I am alive, oh can't you see?
That I am pleading for your mercy
(Bridge)
[D/F#]I've been on the[Am] lamb
Being [G]hunted, somethi[Em]ng fierce
[Am]They say time and tide don't wait f[D/F#]or no man
But I was jus[Am]t hoping
[C/E]These storm filled skies will clear
(Chorus)
Please don't, please don't pass me by
Please don't, please don't pass me by
Please don't, please don't pass me by
I am alive, oh can't you see?
That I am pleading for your mercy
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