High In The City

F#m        A              D
 I got the time, I got my feet.
G
Let's go hit the street.
D                 A
 High in the city.
D               A
 High in the city.

[Verse 2]
F#m       A                     D
 I got my mace and you got your knife.
          G
You gotta protect, your own life.
D               A
 High in the city.
D               A
 High in the city.

[Chorus]
D            G                   D
 I wanna get high, high in the city.
              G                   D
I wanna stay alive, here in the city.
             G
I wanna stay high, in the city.
F#m                A                 F#m
High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
                 A  F#m
High in the city,  (high).

[Verse 3]
               A           D
Let's not walk down Sutton Place.
                G
You know everybody there got an Akitas.
D               A                     D
 High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
               A   F#m
High in the city, (high).

[Verse 4]
            A                D
Don't wanna talk politics today.
           G
I feel too good, let me have my way.
D               A                     D
 High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
               A    D
High in the city,  (high).

[Break]
| G D | A D | G F#m | A F#m | A F#m |
(steeldrum)

[Verse 5]
              A           D
Watch out for that guy on your right.
                G
Seen him on the news, last Saturday night
D                     A                     D
He was high in the city, (high, high, high, high).
               A    F#m
High in the city,  (high).

[Verse 6]
                          A
Hey, look they're setting fire to that jeep.
D        G
 There's not much you can keep.
D               A                     D
 High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
                A  D
He and the city,  (high).

[Chorus]
D            G                   D
 I wanna get high, high in the city.
              G                   D
I wanna stay alive, here in the city.
             G
I wanna stay high, in the city.
F#                 A                 F#m
High in the city, (high, high, high, high).
                 A  F#
High in the city,  (high).

[Verse 7]
           A
So many people feeling low.
D            G
 And there's only one way to go.
D                     A                     D
To get high in the city, (high, high, high, high).
               A   F#m
High in the city, (high)

[Verse 8]
             A                  D
Let's grap a pie, let's hit the park.
              G                    D
I'll kiss and hug you till it gets dark.
                   A                 D
Here in the city, (high, high, high, high).
                       A   F#m
Getting high in the city, (high).

[Break]
| A D | G D | A D | A D |
(trumpet)

[Outro]
 A                                   D
(High in the city and you're looking so pretty)
 G                             D
(feelin' pretty witty, gettin' high off of the city)
 A                 D
(High, high, high, high in the city)
A  F#m
  (High in the city) (repeats but fades)