Biography:
Mat Kearney (pronounced CARN-ee; born 1 December 1978 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American singer-songwriter based out of Nashville, TN, originally from Eugene, Oregon. His music has an acoustic base fused with hip hop. He is signed to Aware/Columbia Records. In addition to singing, he also plays guitar, piano and harmonica. Following his first EP release (in 2002), so far he has a total of five top-20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart. The Hey Mama Songfacts
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Other songs:
- All I Need
- Breathe In Breathe Out
- Chrashing Down
- Down
- Hey Mama
- Nothing Left To Lose
- Renaissance
- Runaway (soul Surfer)
- Ships In The Night
- Sooner Or Later
- Undeniable
- Where Do We Go From Here
- Where We Gonna Go From Here
- Won't Back Down
- Closer To Love
- Air I Breathe
- All I Have
- Annie
- Atlantic City
- Billion
- Bullet
- Cant Break Her Fall
- Chasing The Light
- Chicago Acoustic
- City Of Black And White
- Coming Home Oregon
- Count On Me
- Crashing Down
- Dancing In The Darkcover
- Dont Cry For Me
- Edge Of The World
- Everyone I Know
- Face To Face
- Fire And Rain
- Ghost
- Girl America
- Goodnight Elizabeth
- Head Or Your Heart
- Heartbeat
- Here We Go
- In The Middle
- Just Kids
- Kings And Queens
- Learning To Love Again
- Let It Rain
- Lifeline
- Money
- Moving On
- Never Be Ready
- New York To California
- On And On
- One Black Sheep
- Rochester
- Runaway
- Runaway Car
- Seventeen
- Shasta
- She Got The Honey
- Straight Away
- The Conversation
- Two Hearts
- Wait
- What She Wants
- Whats A Boy To Do
- Wont Back Down
- Young Dumb And In Love
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City of Black and White - Mat Kearney
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Tabbed by: Eric
Email: [email protected]
This is how Mat plays it IN THE STUDIO.
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Tuning: Standard
Chords Used in this Song:
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| |
| Bm (x24432) |
| C (x32010) |
| Em (022000) |
| Am (x02210) |
| G6 (3x003x) |
| G5 (3x0033) |
| Dsus2/F# (2x0230) |
| Dadd2/4 (x54030) |
| D (xx0232) |
| |
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Intro:
Bm C Em Am G6 Dsus2/F#
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Verse 1:
Bm C
This whole city’s black and white
Em
Tell me what is your color.
Am G6 Dsus2/F#
'Cause it'd be the same as mine.
Bm C
Faded greens and blue street lights,
Em
There’s a red fire burning
Am G6 Dsus2/F#
From the sea up to the sky.
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Chorus 1:
C
'Cause I don’t want to wait until tomorrow
Em
Tell you how I'll feel the rest of my life
C G5 D
You don’t want to waste another minute when you realize
C
Walking on the dark side of the evening
Em
Maybe it was you that opened my eyes
C
Burning like a fire on the water
Am G5 Dsus2/F#
In the city of black and white.
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Post Chorus 1:
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won’t you just stay?
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won’t you just stay?
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Verse 2: (See Verse 1)
I’m on the top stair looking down
If you're climbing up to me
It’s where the whole world wants to be found
Golden rings and coffee brown
There’s white flag waving
Where my heart is on the ground.
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Chorus: (See Chorus 1)
'Cause I don’t want to wait until tomorrow
Tell you how I’ll feel the rest of my life
You don’t want a waste another minute when you realize
Walking on the dark side of the evening
Maybe it was you that opened my eyes
Burning like a fire on the water
In the city of black and white.
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Post Chorus: (See Post Chorus 1)
Won’t you just stay?
Won’t you just stay?
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Bridge:
C
Won’t you just stay now, Where the light goes
Dadd2/4
Under a dark street, No one else knows
Am
Take my hand
Dsus2/F#
I'll carry you, you can carry me.
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Chorus: (See Chorus 1)
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Outro:
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won't you just stay?
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won't you just stay?
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won't you just stay now, stay now, stay now when the light glows
Am C G5 D
Won't you just stay....Won't you just stay?
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City of Black and White - Mat Kearney
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Tabbed by: Eric
Email: [email protected]
This is how Mat plays it IN THE STUDIO.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning: Standard
Chords Used in this Song:
---------------------
| |
| Bm (x24432) |
| C (x32010) |
| Em (022000) |
| Am (x02210) |
| G6 (3x003x) |
| G5 (3x0033) |
| Dsus2/F# (2x0230) |
| Dadd2/4 (x54030) |
| D (xx0232) |
| |
---------------------
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Intro:
Bm C Em Am G6 Dsus2/F#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1:
Bm C
This whole city’s black and white
Em
Tell me what is your color.
Am G6 Dsus2/F#
'Cause it'd be the same as mine.
Bm C
Faded greens and blue street lights,
Em
There’s a red fire burning
Am G6 Dsus2/F#
From the sea up to the sky.
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Chorus 1:
C
'Cause I don’t want to wait until tomorrow
Em
Tell you how I'll feel the rest of my life
C G5 D
You don’t want to waste another minute when you realize
C
Walking on the dark side of the evening
Em
Maybe it was you that opened my eyes
C
Burning like a fire on the water
Am G5 Dsus2/F#
In the city of black and white.
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Post Chorus 1:
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won’t you just stay?
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won’t you just stay?
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Verse 2: (See Verse 1)
I’m on the top stair looking down
If you're climbing up to me
It’s where the whole world wants to be found
Golden rings and coffee brown
There’s white flag waving
Where my heart is on the ground.
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Chorus: (See Chorus 1)
'Cause I don’t want to wait until tomorrow
Tell you how I’ll feel the rest of my life
You don’t want a waste another minute when you realize
Walking on the dark side of the evening
Maybe it was you that opened my eyes
Burning like a fire on the water
In the city of black and white.
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Post Chorus: (See Post Chorus 1)
Won’t you just stay?
Won’t you just stay?
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Bridge:
C
Won’t you just stay now, Where the light goes
Dadd2/4
Under a dark street, No one else knows
Am
Take my hand
Dsus2/F#
I'll carry you, you can carry me.
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Chorus: (See Chorus 1)
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Outro:
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won't you just stay?
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won't you just stay?
Am C G5 Dsus2/F#
Won't you just stay now, stay now, stay now when the light glows
Am C G5 D
Won't you just stay....Won't you just stay?
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