Pretty City Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]City lig[Bm]hts shine so bri[G]ght,
[C]yeah, over the hor[D]izon, yea[G]h
Oh pretty [Bm]lights, [Em]those [G]city [D]light[C]s, [D]yeah
The [G]city is pretty,
sure looks [Bm]pretty from [Em]afar
[Bm]With[C]in that city i[Am]s pu[D]re
viol[G]ence and [D]war
An[G]d it's so silly w[Em]hat
[Bm]they are fighting for
They [C]got no pity at [D]all
No, no, it's not for [G]truth, it's not for rice
It's for [Bm]silver and for gold
[D]Jus[C]t for vanity some
[G]people [D]sell all and [G]so
[D]It's for [G]wealth and it's for power,
[D]not [Bm]for justice, not for peace
[D]Tha[C]t is how I know
they have been [D]beaten by the beast
[G]So many people are [Bm]destitute[D]
[C]So many children [G]have [D]lost their youth
An[G]d the bigger heads
[Em]don't wanna [Bm]hear the truth
[C]Them kind of liberty,
[Am]certainl[D]y ain't cute, no
The [G]city is pretty,
[Em]sure looks [Bm]pretty from afar
With[C]in the city [Am]is p[D]ure
violence and war
An[G]d it's so silly,
[Em]one thin[Bm]g you're fighting for
They [C]ain't got no pity at [D]all, no, no
[G]Some a push and some a shove,
some a [Bm]dig and some a scrape
[C]This crab in a barrel mentality
[D]makes us so debased
[G]As we see a brother rise,
[D]we wan[Bm]na pull him down
[C]These are just some of the thing[Am]s
[D]that are happening around, yeah
[G]So many young men [D]gone
go [Bm]rob and l[D]oot
[C]So many young [D]girls turn prostitutes
An[G]d the security forces n[Bm]ow
go drop and [D]shoot
[C]Them cannot leave it to [Am]ya,
[D]Sally ain't cute, no
[G]The city is pretty sure looks
[Bm]pretty from afar
[D]With[C]in the city is [D]pure violence and war
An[G]d it's so silly w[D]hat
[Bm]they are fighting for
[D]They [C]got no pity at all
[D]No, no, no,[G] no
They got no [Bm]mercy
[B]They [Bm]show no [C]compassion
They have [D]no love[G]
[D]Oh Jah come [Bm]help us [B]now
[Bm]Yeah, [C]yeah, [D]yeah
[G]So many young men [D]gang a [Bm]rob and loot
[D]So [C]many young girls turn pro[D]stitutes
[G]An d the big heads that
wanna [B]hear the truth
[Bm]Damn[C], gotta leave it to ya, [G]Sall[D]y and Q
The [G]city is pretty,
sure looks pretty [Bm]from [Em]afar
[D]With[C]in the city,
it's [D]pure violence and war
An[G]d it's so silly w[Em]hat w[Bm]ay
you're fighting [D]for
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