...HEART OF THE CITY... by Nick Lowe -----------------------............. *Released 1976* Intro: (Drums) (n.c) Verse 1: A A In the heart of the city, A A Where the alligators roam, A A I'm a little lost when, A A Ain't got no place to go. A A Now I ain't got one minute, A A Just gotta sit on my back, A A I left home in a hurry, A A 'Til I'm never going back. Chorus 1: E I'm looking for a home, D A In the heart of the city. Interlude: A, D A Verse 2: A A Now I'm stepping on the street, A A And I'm stepping up the hill, A A And I'm looking for a lover, A A Looking, looking everywhere. A A Maybe I'm in with a chance? A A I hear clickety clack. A A It's a girl my lord, I see her; A (n.c) Stop, A (n.c) Check, D A Turning double fast. Chorus 2: E I'm looking for a lover, D A In the heart of the city. Interlude: A, D A Chorus 3: E I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, looking, Looking, looking, Looking everywhere, D A In the heart of the city. Interlude: A, D A Verse 3: A A Well in the heart of the city, A A Well it's part of the stars. A A I hear that cassette music, A A On a thousand guitars. A A Hey, the boys are on the prowl, A A They're checking out meat. A A They know a bird in the hand, A A Is worth two on the street. Chorus 4: E They're checking the meat, D A In the heart of the city. Interlude: A, D A A Well I said; Coda: A The heart, heart, D A Of the city, A Heart, heart, D A Oh yeah. A Heart, heart, D A Of the city, A Heart, heart, D A Oh yeah. (Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- ADE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02220 xx0232 xx0232 ____ _ __ __ | __| __ __ | | _ _ | \ / | | |__ \ \ / / _____ | | | | | | | | |__ | \ \/ / | ___| | | | | | | | |\_/| | __| | \ / | |= = | | | |_| | | | = | | |____| | | | | | | |_____| | | | | = = = | | | |___ | | = = = | | | | | | |_____| | | |_| |_| | | = = = | |_____ = = Tabbed by |_| |_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2008 = = = = = (clumsyband@hotmail.com)