METROPOLIS
Written by Anthony Smith and Chris Wallen
4 beats per chord
` = 4 beats
' = 2 beats
. = change on 3+
(capo at second fret for recorded key of E)
[Intro]
Dsus2 D G5 .Gsus2
Dsus2 D G5 .Gsus2
Well they
[Verse]
Dsus2 D G5 .Gsus2
Finally put that red light up in the heart of town took the
Dsus2 D G5 .Gsus2
Stop sign down it was shot up anyhow one
Dsus2 D G5 .Gsus2
Night I ran right through it in my old Chevrolet and both po-
Dsus2 D G5 .Gsus2
lice cars came but I got away it was a
[Chorus]
A ` G `
Boomtown back in sixty-two 'til the coal ran out and a drought came through and they
D ` A ' 'G
Damned the river my old man used to fish
A ` G `
Population four-oh-five and I made it four-oh-four one night I left the
D ` A ` G `
City limit sign layin' in the ditch run plum over it leavin' Me-
[Intro]
Dsus2 D G5 .Gsus2
tropolis well I
[Verse]
D D(maj9) G `
Found myself in a big high-rise with a concrete yard it ain't safe
D ` G `
After dark guess this old boy drove too far met a
D ` G `
Girl fell in love got married and she's due in May says we're gonna
D ` G ' 'D/F#
Need more space I said I know just the place where we can
[Bridge]
G A G/B A/C#
Walk down to the country store and we won't even have to lock our door we can
G D/F# 'Em7 'D/F# 'G 'G/B
Still get air and water there for free she said that sounds
Asus4 'A 'G
Good to me it was a
[Chorus]
A ` G `
Boomtown back in sixty-two 'til the coal ran out and a drought came through and they
D ` A ' 'G
Damned the river my old man used to fish
A ` G `
Population four-oh-four when we pull in it'll be three more there's a
D ` A ` G `
City limit sign layin' in the ditch that I need to fix back in Me-
[Outro]
Dsus2 D G5 .Gsus2
tropolis almost in Me-
Dsus2 D G5 .Gsus2
tropolis comin' up on Me-
Dsus2 D G* G5 D
tropolis I'm back in Metropolis
(ritard)