Tom: F
Intro: Bm D A G Bm D A
Verso 1:
Bm D
Did you hear of the city on the hill?
A G
Said the one old man to the other
Bm D
It once shined bright and it would be shining still
A G
But they all started turning on each other
( Bm D A )
Verso 2:
Bm D
You see the poets thought the dancers were shallow
A G
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak
Bm D
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish
A G
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak
Refrão:
G D
And one by one they ran away
A Em
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
G D A
And the light began to fade in the city on a hill
Bm
The city on a hill
( D A G )
Verso 3:
Bm D
Each one thought that they knew better
A G
But there were different by design
Bm D
Instead of standing strong together
A G
They let their differences divide
Refrão 2:
G D
And one by one they ran away
A Em
With their made up minds to leave it all behind
G D A
And the light began to fade in the city on a hill
Bm D A
The city on a hill
Em Bm D A
And the world is searchin' still
Ponte:
G
But it was the rhythm of the dancers that gave the poets life
D A
It was the spirit of the poets that gave the soldiers strength to fight
G Bm
It was the fire of the young ones, it was the wisdom of the old
A
It was the story of the poor man that needed be told
( Bm D A G Bm D A )
Refrão 3:
G D
One by one, will we run away?
A Em
With our made up minds to leave it all behind
G D A
As the light begins to fade in the city on a hill?
Bm
The city on a hill
( D )
Final:
A
Come home
Em Bm - D
And the Father's calling still
A
Come home
Em Bm - D
To the city on the hill
A
Come home
