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             City of Gold – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
Live, San Francisco, CA – Nov. 22, 1980
Now on: “The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 (1979-1981): Trouble No More”

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

CHORDS
      E-A-D-G-B-e
F*    x-x-3-2-1-x
C/E   x-x-2-0-1-x
G/D   x-x-0-0-x-x

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[Verse 1]
           C    G7     C
There is a City ... of Gold
             C                          F
Far from the rat race that eats at your soul
                C                        F
Far from the confusion and the bars that hold
           C     G7    F* C/E G/D C
There is a City ... of Gold


[Verse 2]
           C       G7     C
There is a Country ... of Light
             C                      F
Raised up in glory and the angels [????]
             C                  F
There are no darkness, never no night
           C        G7    F* C/E G/D C
There is a Country ... of Light


[Verse 3]
           C    G7     C
There is a City ... of Love
              C                               F
Far from this world, th’stuff dreams are made of
         C                           F
Never no darkness, beyond the stars above
           C     G7    F* C/E G/D C
There is a City ... of Love


[Solo]
| C G | C F C    |
| C Em | F Bb F    |
| C | F Bb F    |
| C G7 | F* C/E G/D C    |


[Verse 4]
      F    C    G7     C
There is a City ... of Hope
              C                     F
Don’t need no doctor, don’t need no dope
             C                      F
I’m ready an’willin’ throw down the rope
           C     G7    F* C/E G/D C
There is a City ... of Hope


[Verse 5]
           C    G7     C
There is a City ... of Gold
             C                           F
Far from the rat race that tears at your soul
                C                        F
Far from the confusion and the bars that hold
      F    C     G7    F* C/E G/D C
There is a City ...  of Gold


[Coda]
           C     G7     F* C/E G/D C
There is a City ...  of Go-o-  o-  old


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Alternate set of lyrics from Dylan's official website:

There is a City of Gold
Far from the rat race that eats at your soul
Far from the madness and the bars that hold
There is a City of Gold

There is a City of Light
Raised up in the heavens and the streets are bright
Glory to God — not by deeds or by might
There is a City of Light

There is a City of Love
Surrounded by stars and the powers above
Far from this world and the stuff dreams are made of
There is a City of Love

There is a City of Grace
You drink holy water in sanctified space
No one is afraid to show their face
In the City of Grace

There is a City of Peace
Where all foul forms of destruction cease
Where the mighty have fallen and there are no police
There is a City of Peace

There is a City of Hope
Above the ravine on the green sunlit slope
All I need is an axe and a rope
To get to the City of Hope

I’m heading for the City of Gold
Before it’s too late, before it gets too cold
Before I’m too tired, before I’m too old
I’m heading for the City of Gold