Chord City On The Hill by Casting Crowns

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