Measuring Cities

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  • Important: play fingerstyle (Riff A and B); always like this (first two chords of Riff A
    all chords of Riff B):
    Bm Em7
  • e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
    b---3----3----3--------3----3----3------3----3----3------3----3----3---|
    g---4----4----4--------4----4----4------4----4----4------4----4----4---|
  • d---4----4----4--------4----4----4------5----5----5------5----5----5---|.
    a-2------------------2-------------------------------------------------|
    E------------------------------------0----------------0----------------|
  • play the high notes with i, m, a (index finger, middle finger and pinky) and the low
    with p (thumb of your right hand)
     
  • Riff A
    Bm Em7* G Dadd6** A F#
    e----- | e----- | e--------- | e--2--2---- | e--------- | e---5--2--|
  • b--3-- | b--3-- | b---0h2p0- | b--0------- | b---0h2p0- | b---5--2--|
    g--4-- | g--4-- | g---0h2p0- | g--2------2 | g---0h2p0- | g---6--3--|
    d--4-- | d--5-- | d--------- | d--0-0--0-- | d--------- | d---7--4--|
  • a--2-- | a----- | a--2------ | a---------- | a--0------ | a-0-------|
    E----- | E--0-- | E-3------- | E--2------- | E-2------- | E---------|
     
  • *Fill 1 **Fill 2
    e-2p0----------- e-2p0--------|
    b-----3--2-0---- b-----0------|
  • g-------------0- g-------2----|
    d--------------- d------------|
     
  • Riff B 3x
    || A(9) Bm G || Em Emsus4 Em <--not
    || e------ | e------ | e-----|| e-----------------| quite
  • || b--(0)- | b------ | b--0--|| b--0---0------0---| sure
    ||. g---9-- | g--11-- | g--0-.|| g--4---4------4---| about
    ||. d---7-- | d--9--- | d----.|| d--2---2------2---| that
  • || a------ | a------ | a-----|| a-----------------|
    || E-5/9-- | E--10-- | E--3--|| E--3---5------3---|
     
  • Riff C 3x
    G || G Bm Em7 || G Bm ...
    e-------||----------------------------------------||--------------|
  • b-------||-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-----------||-3---3-3-3-3--|
    g-------||.0---0-0-0-4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4----------.||-0---0-0-0-4--| ...
    d-------||.0---0-0-0-4---4-4-4-5--5-5-5----------.||-0---0-0-0-4--|
  • a--2-2-2||-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-----2---2-||-2---2-2-2-2--|
    E--3-3-3||-3---3-3-3-----------0--0-0-0-3-2-0---0-||-3---3-3-3----|
    (She always leaves the fingertip on the d (third fret of the b string), but you can also
  • it as usual)
     
    Intro 1 x Riff A, 1 x Riff A (with Fill 1 & 2)
  •  
    Verse 1 (2 x Riff A)
    Bm Em7
  • do you remember Mannheim in September?
    G Dadd6 A F#
    we were in love, and we didn't know it
  • Bm Em7
    do you remember sleeping like gloves?
    G Dadd6 A F#
  • we finally kissed, the world exploded
     
    Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
  • A Bm G
    our pockets were lined with each other
    A Bm G
  • we knew every last drop of our souls
    A Bm G Em Emsus4 Em
    but you were worried I wanted somebody from old
  •  
    Chorus (Riff C)
    G G Bm Em7
  • but my heart is married to somebody else
    Em G Bm Em7
    my heart is married to somebody else
  • Em G Bm Em7
    my lips are married to somebody else
    Em G Bm
  • my heart is married to only you
     
    Riff A (started at G), Riff A (with Fill 1 & 2)
  •  
    Verse 2 (Riff A, Riff A (with Fill 2))
    do you remember Paris in October?
  • we were in love, and we were ecstatic
    do you remember feeling growing old?
    we changed the world, the world changed us
  •  
    Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
    our pockets were lined with each other
  • we knew every last drop of our souls
    and I was never untrue when the cat was away...no way
     
  • Chorus (Riff C)
    'cos my heart is married to somebody else
    my heart is married to somebody else
  • my lips are married to somebody else
    my love is married to only you
     
  • Riff A (started at G, with Fill 2), Riff A (with Fill 1 & 2)
     
    Verse 3 (2 x Riff A)
  • do you remember Brixton in July
    you were unsure and I didn't know it
    you couldn't even look me in the eye
  • and I felt the world crashing around me
     
    Pre-Chorus (Riff B)
  • I went home to family meek
    you changed your clothes and your hair in one week
    I don't think I'll be moving on any time soon
  •  
    Chorus (Riff C)
    'cos my heart is married to somebody else
  • my heart / my lips / my love / my skin / my words / my soul...
    my soul is married to only you
     
  • Riff A (up to Dadd6)
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