City On A Hill

Chords

Standard

Optional Chorus chords
   E5       C5       G5       C5   D5
A|-7~-------3~-------5~-------3----5----|
E|-7~-------3~-------3~-------3----5----|
C|-4~-------0~-------2~-------0----2----|
G|-4~-------0~-------0~-------0----2----|


Intro x2(You can also play this with the Verses if you want to sound more Rock-ish)
   E5       G5       C5       A5   D5 C5
A|-7~-------5~-------3~-------0~---5--3--|
E|-7~-------3~-------3~-------0~---5--3--|
C|-4~-------2~-------0~-------4~---2--0--|
G|-4~-------0~-------0~-------2~---2--0--|


Riff 1
   Em                      G
A|----------------0--2--0-----------0-2-3-2-0-|
E|-0--0--0--2--3-----------3--3-3-3-----------|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
   C                       Am           D     C
A|----------0--2--3--5--0--2--2-2-2--3--2--0------|
E|-3--3-3-3-----------------------------------3-2-|
C|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
   Em                     G
A|---------------------0-----------0--2--3--2--0-|
E|-0--0-0-0---0--2--3-----3--3-3-3---------------|
C|----------2------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
   C                       Am          D     C(Like a)
A|----------0--2--3--5--0--2--2-2-2-3--2----------|
E|-3--3-3-3-------------------------------3--2--0-|
C|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1
       Em
Like a tree without its branches, 
       G
Like a fire without a light,
         C
You're a battle weary soldier 
       Am               D
Who is running from the fight,
C      Em
Like a ship without an anchor, 
         G
You're a boat without a crew,
    C
You hide the light inside you 
          Am              D
As you're whoring out the truth,
C      Em
On the outside you're pretty, 
       G
On the inside you're drenched,
       C
In the blood of the anointed,
       Am            D
In the wound of the oppressed,
C             Em                     G
Fill your cup full of sorrows as you soil the master's clothes,
         C                                      Am     D  C   Em
You were faithful at the wedding feast, but now wasted in the road,

Riff 2
  (Em)                    C
A|-7-----5------------------------------3--5-|
E|----7-----5--7-----5---3--3-3-3-5--7-------|
C|----------------7--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
   G                      C        D       (Like a)
A|-----------------3--5---5--5-5-5-7--5----------|
E|-3--3-3-3--5--7------------------------7--5--3-|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|


Chorus
       Em                    C
Like a city on a hill with a blackout in effect
      G                       C          D
You defy your maker, is there one you respect?
       Em                     C
Like a city on a hill you are tattered and torn,
      G                     C D           Em
You defy your Maker in your return to the scorn,


Riff 2 x2


Verse 2
    Em
Put life to your footsteps,
    G
Put spine to your feet,
         C
Will you make your decision?
        Am               D
Are you chaff or are you wheat?
C        Em
Will you rise or will you fall, 
         G
Will you stand or will you crawl?
         C
Will you be the ones He's called you to be 
   Am            D
Or turn away and run,
  C   Em
I say NO!


Riff 2


Chorus


Riff 2 x3


Verse 2 N.C.


Riff 3 x2
   Em              C               G
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0-2-3---0-0-0---0-2-3---------2-3-2-0-|
C|-------2---------------2---------2-2-2---------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
   C       D            Em
A|-------0-2-0----|   |---------|\
E|-3-3-3-------3-2|   |-0----0--| \2nd time
C|----------------|   |---------| /
G|----------------|   |---------|/


Chorus


Riff 2 x2


Outro
       Em                       C
Like a city on the hill (like a city on the hill)
       G                 C       D     (Em)
Like a city on the hill (no more on the fence)
(D)      Em                      C
(Like a) city on the hill(like a city on the hill)
       G                 C       D      Em
Like a city on the hill (no more on the fence)