City of blinding lights

G - Em - C (4x) + G - Em - G - C (2x)

G Am

1. The more you see the less you know,

C D

the less you find out as you go,

G D C - D

I knew much more then than I do now.

G D - C D

Neon heart, day-glow eyes, a city lit by fireflies,

G D C

they’re advertising in the skies for people like us.

Bb C

And I miss you when you’re not around,

Bb C - D

I’m getting ready to leave the grou…nd.

C - D C

Ooh ooh, oohoohoo, ooh ooh, oohoohoo,

D C

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight,

G - Em G C

in the city of blinding lights.

G Am

2. Don’t look before you laugh,

C D

look ugly in a photograph

G Am C - D

flash bulbs, purple irises, the camera can’t see.

G D

I’ve seen you walk unafraid,

C D

I’ve seen you in the clothes you made,

G Am C

can you see the beauty inside of me?

G Am C

What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?

Bb C

And I miss you when you’re not around,

Bb C - D

I’m getting ready to leave the grou…nd.

C - D C

Ooh ooh, oohoohoo, ooh ooh, oohoohoo,

D C

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight,

G - Em G C

in the city of blinding lights.

G - A - G - A - G - A - G - A

Time. Time. Time. Time.

D C

Time won’t leave me as I am,

D C

but time won’t take the boy out of this man.

D C

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight !

D C

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight !

D C

Oh, you look so beautiful tonight,

G - Em G C

in the city of blinding lights.

G Am

The more you know, the less you feel,

C D

some pray for, others steal,

G D - C

blessings not just for the ones who kneel, luckily.

G - Em - C (4x) (orig. = capo 2nd) (U2)