City of Roses Sufjan Stevens


[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
B                E                       F#       E
 A break in the clouds is a break in my day
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Face the sun of my salvation
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As Hathaway Jones would have made it his own feet
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Fly by the wings of your creation

[Chorus 1]
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                       On the top of your head, there is a poem
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The thought in my head, oh God only knows
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As everything else will disappoint you
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 I used to be young and bold, but now I'm afraid, I'm getting so old
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I followed the light to the City of Roses

[Instrumental]
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F# E B

[Verse 2]
B                     E                  F#       E
 It's a little-known fact that I can't cope
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I'm the champion of repression
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I've had it enough with the east coast
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I'll die by the wings of my ambition

[Chorus 2]
E            B                  F#
 The city I left, the city of throes
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The one that I loved, the city of hope
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As everything else will disappoint you
E               B        F#                  G#m                    E
I used to be young and bold, but now I'm of age, I'm getting so old
                 B                   F#
I followed the light to the City of Roses

[Outro]
B                E                       F#       E
A break in the clouds is a break in my day
F#                 E    B