City and Colour is the recording alias for Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, who is also the guitarist and vocalist of the St. Catharines, Ontario-based post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. He plays melodic acoustic/folk music, and is often accompanied by a rotating number of Canadian indie rock musicians, such as Daniel Romano and Spencer Burton of Attack in Black. The name City and Colour comes from his own name: Dallas, a city, and Green, a colour.
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Capo6 This is how he plays it live with standard tuning
FmajG7AmCmajC/A e|--0-----0----0----0----0----| B|--1-----1----1----1----1----| G|--2-----0----2----0----0----| D|--3-----0----2----2----0----| Hammer on from time to time A|--3-----2----0----3----2----| E|--------3-------------------|
[Intro] FmajG7AmCmajC/A x2
[Verse] Fmaj7G7 I can hear my train comin' AmCmajC/A It's a lonesome and distant cry Fmaj7G7 I can hear my train comin' AmCmajC/A Now I'm runnin' for my life
[Chorus] Fmaj7G7 What makes a man AmCmajC/A Walk away from his mind? Fmaj7G7 I think I know AmCmajC/A I think I might know
[Verse] Fmaj7G7 I can feel the wind blowin' AmCmajC/A It's sending shivers down my spine Fmaj7G7 I can feel the wind blowin' AmCmajC/A Shakes the trees and the power lines
[Chorus] Fmaj7G7 What makes a man AmCmajC/A Spend his whole life in disguise? Fmaj7G7 I think I know AmCmajC/A Think I might know
Fmaj7G7 (What makes a man?) I think I might know Fmaj7G7 (What makes a man?) I think I might know, know Fmaj7G7Am (What makes a man?)
Fmaj7G7Am x2 ( with hammer ons)
[Verse] Fmaj7G7 I can see the sun settin' AmCmajC/A It's casting shadows on the sea Fmaj7G7 I can see the sun, it's setting AmCmajC/A It's getting colder, starting to freeze
[Chorus] Fmaj7G7 What makes a man AmCmajC/A Want to break a heart with ease? Fmaj7G7 I think I know AmCmajC/A Think I might know
Fmaj7G7 (What makes a man?) I think I might know Fmaj7G7 (What makes a man?) I think I might know, ohh Fmaj7G7Am (What makes a man?)
[Verse] Fmaj7G7 I can hear my train comin' AmCmajC/A Looks like time is on my side Fmaj7G7 I can hear my train comin' AmCmajC/A I'm still runnin' for my life
[Chorus] Fmaj7G7 What makes a man pray AmCmajC/A When he's about to die? Fmaj7G7 I think I know AmCmajC/A I think I might know
Fmaj7G7 x3 Am
(What makes a man?) Think I might know (What makes a man?) I think I might know, ohh (What makes a man?)
Fmaj7G7 x3 Am (What makes a man?) Think I might know (What makes a man?) I think I might know, ohh (What makes a man?)