We Built This City - Starship
[Acapella-Intro/Chorus]
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Instrumental:
D G F#m Em D G A D
D G F#m Em D G A D
Verse 1:
D G
Say you don't know me, or recognize my face
C A7 D
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place
G
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight
C A7 D
Too many runaways eating up the night (A7)
[Bridge]
Bm G D A7 D G
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
G
We built this city, (F#m) (Em)
D F#m G
we built this city on rock and roll
|[Chorus]
| G D Em
|We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
|G D F#m G
| Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Verse 2:
D G
Someone's always playing corporation games
C A7 D
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
G
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
C A7 D
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page (A7)
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Verse 3:
D G
It's just another Sunday,
A D
in a tired old street
G
Police have got the choke hold, oh----oh, oh, oh,
A D
but we just lost the beat
Verse 4:
D G
Who counts the money underneath the bar
C A7 D
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars
G
Don't tell us you need us, 'cos we're the ship of fools
C A7 D
Looking for America, crawling through your schools (A7)
[Bridge]
Bm G D A7 D G
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
G
We built this city, (F#m) (Em)
D F#m G
we built this city on rock and roll
|[Chorus]
| G D Em
|We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
|G D F#m G
| Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
|G D F#m G
| Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
|G D F#m G
| Built this city, we built this city on rock and ro-holl
Instrumental Outro:
D G F#m Em D G A D
We Built This City [D]Starship
Acapella-Intro/Chorus We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
Instrumental DGF#mEmDGAD DGF#mEmDGAD
Verse 1 D Say you don't know me, or G recognize my face C Say you don't care who A7 goes to D that kind of place Knee deep in the hoopla, G sinking in your fight C Too many A7 runaways D eating up the night A7
Bridge MarBmconi plays the G mamba, D listen to the radA7io, don't you reDmemGber We built this G city, F#mEm we D built this city on F#m rock and G roll
Chorus We G built this city, we D built this city on Em rock and roll G Built this city, we D built this city on F#m rock and G roll
Verse 2 D Someone's always playing G corporation games C Who cares they're always A7 changing D corporation names We just want to dance here, G someone stole the stage C They call us irresA7ponsible, D write us off the page A7
Bridge
Chorus
Verse 3 It's just D another G Sunday, in a A tired old D street Police have got the G choke hold, oh----oh, oh, oh, A but we just lost the D beat
Verse 4 D Who counts the money G underneath the bar C Who rides the wrecking A7 ball D into our guitars Don't tell us you need us, G 'cos we're the ship of fools C Looking for A7 America, D crawling through your schools A7
Bridge MarBmconi plays the G mamba, D listen to the radA7io, don't you reDmemGber We built this G city, F#mEm we D built this city on F#m rock and G roll
Chorus We G built this city, we D built this city on Em rock and roll G Built this city, we D built this city on F#m rock and G roll G Built this city, we D built this city on F#m rock and G roll G Built this city, we D built this city on F#m rock and G ro-holl