{title: Take back the city}
{artist: Snow Patrol}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 132}
{key: A}
{capo: 1}
{duration: 4:24}
{meta: author Opa Lawaai, 2026-07-26}
{meta: author FWieP, 2026-08-07}
{meta: url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY_hkrQNAQo}
{comment: %{time}, %{tempo} BPM}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[A7sus4] [D/A] [Asus2]
[A7sus4] [D/A] [Asus2]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_abc}
X:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
Q:1/4=132
%%%scale 1.5
"A7sus4"zB BB "D/A"BA AA | "Asus2"AA {B,}C2 z4 |
{end_of_abc}
{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[A7sus4] Take back the [D/A]city for your[Asus2]self tonight
[A7sus4] I'll take back the [D/A]city for [Asus2]me
[A7sus4] Take back the [D/A]city for your[Asus2]self tonight
[Dsus2]Whoa-oa ow
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[A7sus4] God knows you've [D/A]put your life in[Asus2]to its hands
[A7sus4] And it's both [D/A]cradled you and [Asus2]crushed
[A7sus4] But now it's [D/A]time to make your [Asus2]own demands
[Dsus2]Whoa-oa ow
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
[A7sus4] All these years [D/A]later and it's [Asus2]killing me
[A7sus4] Your broken [D/A]records and [Asus2]words
[A7sus4] Ten thousand [D/A]craters where it [Asus2]all should be
[Dsus2]Whoa-oa ow
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse: Verse 4}
[A7sus4] No need to [D/A]put your words in[Asus2]to my mouth
[A7sus4] Don't need con[D/A]vincing at all[Asus2]
[A7sus4] I love this [D/A]place enough to [Asus2]have no doubt
[Dsus2]Whoa-oa ow
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_part: Pre-chorus 1}
It's a mess [A] [A] [A] [A] it's a start [G] [G] [G] [G]
It's a flawed [D] [D] [D] [D] work of art [F] [F] [F] [F]
Your city, [A] [A] [A] [A] your call [G] [G] [G] [G]
Every crack, [D] [D] [D] [D] every wall [F] [F] [F]
[F]Pick [F]a [F]side [A] [A] [A] [A] pick a fight [G] [G] [G] [G]
But get your e-[D] [D] [D] [D]pitaph right [F] [F] [F] [F]
You can sing [A] [A] [A] [A] till you drop [G] [G] [G] [G]
'Cause the fun [D] [D]just [D] [D]never stops [F] [F] [F]
[F] [F] [F]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[A] I love this city tonight
[C] I love this city al[D]ways
[A] It bares its teeth like a light
[C] And spits me out after [D]days
[A] But we're all gluttons for it
[C] We know it's wrong and it's [D]right
[A] For every time it's been hit
[C] Take back the city to[D]night
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_part: Instrumental}
[A7sus4] [D/A] [Asus2]
[A7sus4] [D/A] [Asus2]
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 5}
[A7sus4] Tell me you [D/A]never wanted [Asus2]more than this
[A7sus4] And I will [D/A]stop talking now[Asus2]
[A7sus4] One perfect [D/A]partner, one e[Asus2]ternal kiss
[Dsus2]Whoa-oa ow
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse: Verse 6}
[A7sus4] Take back the [D/A]city for your[Asus2]self tonight
[A7sus4] I'll take back the [D/A]city for [Asus2]me
[A7sus4] Take back the [D/A]city for your[Asus2]self tonight
[Dsus2]Whoa-oa ow
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_part: Pre-chorus 2}
It's a mess [A] [A] [A] [A] it's a start [G] [G] [G] [G]
It's a flawed [D] [D] [D] [D] work of art [F] [F] [F] [F]
Your city, [A] [A] [A] [A] your call [G] [G] [G] [G]
Every crack, [D] [D] [D] [D] every wall [F] [F] [F]
[F]Pick [F]a [F]side [A] [A] [A] [A] pick a fight [G] [G] [G] [G]
But get your e-[D] [D] [D] [D]pitaph right [F] [F] [F] [F]
You can sing [A] [A] [A] [A] till you drop [G] [G] [G] [G]
'Cause the fun [D] [D]just [D] [D]never stops [F] [F] [F]
[F] [F] [F]
{end_of_part}
{chorus: Chorus 2}
{chorus: Chorus 3}
{start_of_part: Outro, soft}
[A] I love this city tonight [C]
[NC] I love this city always
{end_of_part}