Artist: The Lumineers
Song: My City Of Ruins (acoustic on radio Hamburg) (cover of Bruce Springteen s song)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffniZ-zC5Mw
Transcription: SCA,
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Tuning: standard
Capo: 3rd fret
Chords used:
G: 3.2.0.0.3.x
Cadd9: x.3.2.0.3.x
Em7: 0.2.2.0.3.x
D/F#: 2.0.0.2.3.x
Dsus4: x.x.0.2.3.x
C/G: 3.3.2.0.1.x
Intro:
x2
Verse:
There s a blood red circle on the cold dark ground
And the rain is falling down
The church doors thrown open I can hear the organ s song
But the congregation s gone
Post-verse:
My city of ruins
My city of ruins
Verse:
Now the sweet veils of mercy drift through the evening trees
Young men on the corner like scattered leaves
The boarded up windows, the empty streets
While my brother s down on his knees
Post-verse:
My city of ruins
My city of ruins
Chorus:
Come on rise up! Come on rise up!
Come on rise up! Come on rise up!
Come on rise up! Come on rise up!
Come on ri................se up
Break: x2
Verse:
Now there s tears on the pillow darling where we slept
And you took my heart when you leftG
Without your sweet kiss my soul is lost, my friend
Now tell me how do I begin again?
Post-verse:
My city s in ruins
My city s in ruins
Bridge:
Now with these hands, with these hands
(I pray Lord)
With these hands, with these hands
(I pray for the strength Lord)
With these hands, with these
(I pray for Your love Lord)
With these hands, with these
(I pray for Your lost Lord)
With these hands, with these
(I pray for the love Lord)
With these hands, with these
(I pray for the faith Lord)
With these hands, with these
(I pray for the lost Lord)
With these hands,
Come on! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
Ending:
Come on rise up! Come on rise up!
Come on rise up! Come on rise up!
Come on rise up! Come on rise up!
Come on rise up! Come on rise up!
Come on rise up! Come on rise up!
Come on ri................se up
Note:
Transition from Em7 to Cadd9
e|---x--x-x--x-x--x---------|
B|---3--3-3--3-3--3---------|
G|---0--0-0--0-0--0---------|
D|---2--0-0--0h2--2---------|
A|---2--2h3--3-3--3---------|
E|---0----------------------|
He does this in: intro, post-verse, break, bridge.
Doesn t do this in: verse, chorus, ending.
Note II:
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SCA,
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