Measuring Cities


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)