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Hello City

Barenaked Ladies
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 A--- Cm--- D--- Dm--- x2
 Hold last Dm
 No chords
 Hello city, hey
 Another  night at the Palace, 'cause there is nothing else to do.
 Oh-woah,  ah-hah
 The same people, the  same drinks and the same music, the same quicksand
 I think this harbour  town is waist  deep and sinking fast.
 same chords as verse)
 Hello city, you've found an enemy in me. Woah-oh, woah-oh
 Hello city, (Hello city). Hello city, hey
 Same chords)
 Second night at the Warehouse, and my mock turtleneck just reeks. Woah-oh, woah-oh
 From the liquor room up to the changeroom
 To the doom and gloom of the hotel room,
 I wish this seaside beerhall would sink into the bay.
 this part doesn't use much guitar-- mostly bass, but this is how I emulate it)
 Maybe I  caught you at a bad time, (wat'up)
 Maybe I should call  you back next  week, (wat'up)
 maybe half  the fault is mine that (wat'up) the sun  didn't shine on
Barrington  Street.
 back to same progression)
 It's three o'clock in the morning, and I'm hungry so let's eat. Woah-oh, woah-oh.
 Climb down three flights to the streetlights
 and the barfights, we're just taking in the sights.
 I hope tomorrow that I wake up in my own bed.
 (Hold Dm for bass solo and then back to chorus)
 What a good place to be,  Don't believe  them,
 'Cause they speak  a different language, and it's never  been happy for me.
 (Continue the  progression
 It's happy hour again
 Woah-oh, woah-oh - It's happy hour again
 Woah-oh, woah-oh - Hello city, hey
  Dm---- A
 Woah-oh, woah-oh - Hello city - hey
 Drag out Dm on last Hello City, end on A with 'hey'

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Readable chord sheet for Hello City by Barenaked Ladies

A--- C
Hold last Dm

No chords
Hello city, hey
[A]       [C#m]                 [D]                [Dm]
Another[A] night at the Palace, 'cause there is nothing else to do.
Oh-[C#m]woah, ah-h[D]ah       [Dm]
[A]             [C#m]                   [D]
The same people, [A]the same drinks and the same music, the same quicksand
I think this [C#m]harbour town is [D]waist deep and sinking [Dm]fast.

same chords as verse)
Hello city, you've found an enemy in me. Woah-oh, woah-oh [Andy Scatting]
Hello city, (Hello city). Hello city, hey

Same chords)
Second night at the Warehouse, and my mock turtleneck just reeks. Woah-oh, woah-oh
From the liquor room up to the changeroom
To the doom and gloom of the hotel room,
I wish this seaside beerhall would sink into the bay.

this part doesn't use much guitar-- mostly bass, but this is how I emulate it)
Maybe I[Bm] caught you at a bad time, ([C#m]wat'up)
Maybe I should [Bm]call you back next[C#m] week, (wat'up)
maybe [Bm]half the fault is mine that (wat'up) the [C#m]sun didn't shine on
[Bm]Barrington Street.

back to same progression)
It's three o'clock in the morning, and I'm hungry so let's eat. Woah-oh, woah-oh.
Climb down three flights to the streetlights
and the barfights, we're just taking in the sights.
I hope tomorrow that I wake up in my own bed.

(Hold Dm for bass solo and then back to chorus)

[End]
What a good place to [A]be, Don't b[C#m]elieve them,
'Cause they s[D]peak a different language, and it's ne[Dm]ver been happy for me.
(Continue the [A] [C#m] [D] [Dm] progression
It's happy hour again
Woah-oh, woah-oh - It's happy hour again
Woah-oh, woah-oh - Hello city, hey
                         Dm----  A
Woah-oh, woah-oh - Hello city - hey

Drag out Dm on last Hello City, end on A with 'hey'

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