Casting Crowns – City On The Hill (Ukulele)

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City On A Hill Verse 1:

	Am		        C
Did you hear of the city on the hill?

      F                    F
Said one old man to the other

		Am	                      C
It once shined bright and it would be shining still

		      F		    F
But they all started turning on each other

Verse 2:

	      Am		                     C
You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow

	F				F
And the soldiers thought the poets were weak

	Am                              C
And the elders saw the young ones as foolish

	F			F
And the rich man never heard the poor man speak

Chorus:

	   F
And one by one

	  C
They ran away

	   F
With their made up minds

	     F
To leave it all behind

	F	       C
And the light began to fade

		   F
In the city on the hill

The city on the hill Verse 3: Each one thought that they knew better That they were different by design Instead of standing strong together They let their differences divide Passage:

Am   C   F     F
               And the world is searching still

Am C F Bridge:

		F
But it was the rhythm of the dancers

That gave the poets life

	    C
It was the spirit of the poets

		F
That gave the soldiers strength to fight

	   F
It was the fire of the young ones

	   Am
It was the wisdom of the old

	   F
It was the story of the poor man

That needed to be told Ending:

Am  	C	F
                Come home

F
	And the Father's calling still

Am	C	F
                Come home

F
	To the city on the hill

Am	C	F
                Come home