Chord/Tab song: City of Gold

BBM (Moore/Bruce/Hanrahan)

Another Bruce/Baker/Moore number (from the album Around the Next Dream) which is
reminiscent of a classic Cream performance. In this case, think Crossroads and youll get
general vibe. Its a standard 12-bar blues in the key of A and is so similar to the
track that the lyrics and guitar solos could easily be interchanged. The song features
typically muscular guitar work by Gary Moore (Gibson Les Paul & Marshall JTM45) with
than a passing nod to EC.

Intro

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[A]

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[A]

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Verse 1

A5 D5 A[riff 1]
In my home of sand outside the city of gold
D5 D7 A[riff 1]
Where the winds so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
I need to buy[E5] myself some answers
D5 A[riff 1]
But the truths already been sold

Verse 2

Well I [A5]know how to use a razor
D5 A[riff 1]
Carve my initials in the light
Yes, I [D5]know how to use a razor
D7 A[riff 1]
Carve my initials in the light
[E5]Sometimes in the depths of the dark, ba[D5]by
D7 A[riff 1]
I can make everything alright

Verse 3

In my home of sand outside the city of gold
Where the winds so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die
And thirst for it when I cry

Solo

[A] [D]

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[A]

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|----------7--5-----------------2h4--------|
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[D]

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|-----5b7r5-3h5p3---------------------------|-----8b10-------8--5-------------------|
|--(0)--------------5b6-2h4p2----2----------|----------------------7b9--7--5--------|
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[A]

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E hold bend

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|-----7b9-----7b9r7p5-----5b6-------------7p5--|--7h9(9)-----9r7p5-----------------|
|----------------------7-----------------------|---------------------7p5------------|
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bbm/city_of_gold_tab.html ]
[D] [A]

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|----------------------------------|---------------8--5---------------------------|
|----------2--4-4b5--4-2h4p2-----|--2p0-7b9-----------7b9-7p5-7p5------------|
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[D] [A]

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[D]

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[A]

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[E]

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[D]

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[A]

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Verse 4

My home of sand outside the city of gold
Where the winds so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die
And thirst for it when I cry

Verse 5

My meal of salt on that table of stone
My meal of salt on that table of stone
Your feasts so sweet while I thirst here all alone

Verse 6

My home of sand outside the city of gold
Where the winds so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
I need to buy myself some aspirin
But the truths already been sold

Outro

[A] [A7]

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|-------5----5-8p7------------------|--------------8------|--(8)------------8\--0--|
|-----7b9-------------7p5------------|--5h6---------6------|--(6)------------6\--0--|
|--------------------------7---5--7--|--------------5------|--(5)------------5\--0--|
|--0---------------------------------|----------5---7------|--(7)-------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------0--3---5------|--(5)-------------------|

Transcribed by Dave Hughes ([email protected]) 12 August 2007