City On The Hill

Intro: e|---------------------------2---------0-----| B|-------5---------9-------4---4-----0---4---| G|-----6---6-----9---9---4---------2---------| D|---6---------9-----------------4-----------| A|-4---------7---------2---------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Did you hear of the city on a hill Said one old man to the other It once shined bright and it would be shining still But they all started turning on each other You see the poets thought the dancers were shallow And the soldiers thought the poets were weak And the elders saw the young ones as foolish And the rich man never heard the poor man speak And one by one they ran away With their made up minds to leave it all behind And the light began to fade in the city on a hill The city on a hill verse 2(same chord pattern as verse one) Bridge: But it was the rhythm of the dancers that gave the poets life It was the spirit of the poets that gave the soldiers strength to fight It was the fire of the young ones, it was the wisdom of the old It was the story of the poor man that needed be told