Heart Of The City

Words and Music by Raccoon

As recorded on White Horse Ranch Sessions

 

The chord progression to this song is:

·        D, D7, G, A

 

D

Deep in the heart of the city

                             D7

Where you have to fight to live each day

                    G

I saw an old friend of mine

A

Bow to his knees and pray

 

D

Along came the red-eyed policeman

D7

Sadly he did say,

                         G

“There’s nothing here in the law books

         A

That says that you can’t stay right here”

 

       D

And people gathered around him

     D7

To see if he was well

                  G

I’m not the only one

                        A

Who heard him slam the gates to hell

 

            D

From a whisper to a tremble

            D7

From a tremble to a roar

G                                                A

Do you think we finally found the keys to heaven’s door?

 

            D

From a whisper to a tremble

            D7

From a tremble to a roar

G                                 A

Could you imagine if we had ten million more?

 

D                              D7

Up in the sky you can see the thirteenth tribe

          G                           A

Flying hand in hand with a new law for the land

D                              D7

Up in the sky you can see the thirteenth tribe

          G                          A

Flying hand in hand being led by a magic man

            D                   D7

Singin', “I have the key – I hold the key

G                                      A

You could say that the key has a hold on me”

 

D                       D7

Out on the skyline I see a way

G                                                  A

I can’t turn my head and run – I’ve got to be brave

D                              D7

Cuz I have the key and I hide the key

G                                    A

Ain’t no way that you can take it from me

 

D                         D7

Out on the highway I know my role

G

Hangin' on to an old street light

       A

And makin' half dreams whole

 

D                                D7

I’ve had the dreams and I hold 'em true

G                                                   A

Sitting here tryin' to figure out the next thing I should do

D                                 D7

I’ve had the dreams and I’ve seen the unseen

G                                              A

I’ve got so much power that I’m bustin' at the seams