Casting Crowns - City On The Hill

city on the hill
casting crowns

god is good! = D
this song is played with a capo 3 .
if you do not have a capo , up it 3 half steps .
this is pretty accurate ( about 90% ) , but any corrections are welcome .
the chords in the passage part repeat all over the song , between the other parts .
sorry about the organization of the chords in the lyrics . the text editor didn’t help . = D

the chords are ( positions relative to the capo ) :

Bm D * C Em7 G D
( E ) – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – –
( B ) – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – –
( G ) – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – –
( D ) – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0 – – – –
( A ) – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – x – – – –
( E ) – – – – – x – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – x – – – –

the introduction and the verses go like this :

( E ) – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
( B ) – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – |
( G ) – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
( D ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
( A ) – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
( E ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 1 :

Bm D *
did you hear of the city on the hill?
C Em7
said one old man to the other
Bm D *
it once shined bright and it would be shining still
C Em7
but they all started turning on each other

verse 2 :

Bm D *
you see , the poets thought the dancers were shallow
C Em7
and the soldiers thought the poets were weak
Bm D *
and the elders saw the young ones as foolish
C Em7
and the rich man never heard the poor man speak

chorus :

G
and one by one
D
they ran away
C
with their made up minds
Em7
to leave it all behind
G D
and the light began to fade
C
in the city on the hill
C
the city on the hill

verse 3 :

Bm D *
each one thought that they knew better
C Em7
that they were different by design
Bm D *
instead of standing strong together
C Em7
they let their differences divide

chorus :

G
and one by one
D
they ran away
C
with their made up minds
Em7
to leave it all behind
G D
and the light began to fade
C
in the city on the hill
C
the city on the hill
passage :

Bm D * C Em7
and the world is searching still
Bm D * C

bridge :

G
but it was the rhythm of the dancers
that gave the poets life
D
it was the spirit of the poets
C
that gave the soldiers strength to fight
G
it was the fire of the young ones
Bm
it was the wisdom of the old
C
it was the story of the poor man
that needed to be told

ending :

Bm D * C
come home
Em7
and the father’s calling still
Bm D * C
come home
Em7
to the city on the hill
Bm D * C
come home