D.C. City Chords by Roy Ayers

Tempo:
77.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

C#m

F#m

G#

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roy Ayers - D.C. City (1983) chords
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DC [Bm] City, the time has [C#m] come.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, for [C#m] us to be one.
DC City, [B] one.
[C#m]
[Bm] DC City, living together, [C#m] harmony.
DC [Bm] City, listen to me.
[C#m] Yeah, yeah.
DC [Bm] City, I got [C#m] something to tell you.
DC [Bm] City, wasn't long ago, [C#m] I had [F#m] a vision.
DC [Bm] City, [C#m]
yeah.
DC [Bm] City, it was [C#m] all about unity.
DC [Bm] City, people living [C#m] together, yeah.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, people sharing [C#m] together, [F#m] yeah.
DC [Bm] City, holding hands and living together.
[E] [A] Summertime, around the [B] moon, winter's [F#] rain coming [Dm] in.
[Am] DC City, listen [A#] here, music [G#] sounds are so [Gm] clear for you.
[A#]
[A] Da da, [B] [C#]
[Gm] [Am] [D#] [G#] da da, [Gm] [C] ooo.
[A#]
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, you can find [C#m] hopeful people everywhere.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, all over the [B] world, [C#m] gotta come [F#m] together.
DC [Bm] City, to get [C#m]
[F#m] education.
DC [Bm] City, to have some [C#m] unity.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, [A] filling with prosperity.
[F#m] DC City, [Bm] we will, we [B] can, we [C#m] must, we are.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, together [F#] people, can't you [C#m] see?
[F#m] We need each other, [Bm] each other.
[C#m] First, [F#m] DC [Bm] City, look at yourself, [C#m] see through.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, you know, [F#] you know.
[C#m]
DC [Bm] City, chocolate city, [C#m] wake up, yeah.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, chocolate city, [C#m] wake up, [E] yeah.
We must [A] be a family, [G#] living in harmony.
[Dm] Music's [Am] message loud and [D#] clear, peace of [G#] mind, oh so [Gm] near for you.
[A] Da da, [E] [G#] da [Gm] da, [Am] [A#] [G#]
[D#] [C] ooo.
[E] [A] Summertime, around the [B] moon, winter's [G#] rain coming [Dm] in.
DC [Am] City, listen [D#] here, music sounds are so [Gm] clear for you.
[D#]
[E] Da da, [F#] da [G#] da,
[Gm] [Am] [D#] [G#]
[Gm] [D#] ooo.
[C]
[E] We [F#] must be a family, [A#m] living [G#] in harmony.
[G] [Am] Music's message loud and [D#] clear, peace [C#] of mind, oh so [C] near for you.
[E] [B] [G#]
[Gm] [Am] [A#] [G#]
[C]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
G#
134211114
Gm
123111113
Bm
13421112
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
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To learn Roy Ayers - D.C. City chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, C#m, Bm, A, C#m, F#m, Bm and C#m. A good strategy is to initiate at 77 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 155 BPM. With an eye on the song's key A Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ DC [Bm] City, the time has [C#m] come.
_ [F#m] DC [Bm] City, for [C#m] us to be one.
DC City, [B] one.
_ [C#m] _ _
_ [Bm] DC City, living together, [C#m] harmony.
DC [Bm] City, listen to me.
[C#m] Yeah, yeah.
DC [Bm] City, _ I got [C#m] something to tell you.
DC [Bm] City, wasn't long ago, [C#m] I had [F#m] a vision.
DC [Bm] City, _ _ _ [C#m] _
yeah.
DC [Bm] City, _ it was [C#m] all about unity.
DC [Bm] City, people living [C#m] together, yeah.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, people sharing [C#m] together, [F#m] yeah.
DC [Bm] City, holding hands and living together.
[E] _ [A] Summertime, around the [B] moon, winter's [F#] rain coming [Dm] in.
[Am] DC City, listen [A#] here, music [G#] sounds are so [Gm] clear for you.
[A#] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Da da, [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#] da da, [Gm] _ [C] ooo.
_ _ _ [A#] _ _
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, you can find [C#m] hopeful people everywhere.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, all over the [B] world, [C#m] gotta come [F#m] together.
DC [Bm] City, to get [C#m] _
[F#m] education.
DC [Bm] City, to have some [C#m] unity. _
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, [A] filling with prosperity. _
[F#m] DC City, [Bm] we will, we [B] can, we [C#m] must, we are.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, together [F#] people, can't you [C#m] see?
[F#m] We need each other, [Bm] each other.
_ _ [C#m] First, [F#m] DC [Bm] City, look at yourself, [C#m] see through.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, you know, [F#] you know.
[C#m] _ _
DC [Bm] City, chocolate city, [C#m] wake up, yeah.
[F#m] DC [Bm] City, chocolate city, [C#m] wake up, [E] yeah.
We must [A] be a family, [G#] living in harmony.
[Dm] Music's [Am] message loud and [D#] clear, peace of [G#] mind, oh so [Gm] near for you. _ _ _ _ _
[A] Da da, [E] _ _ [G#] _ _ da [Gm] da, _ [Am] _ _ [A#] _ _ [G#] _ _
[D#] _ [C] ooo. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [A] Summertime, around the [B] moon, winter's [G#] rain coming [Dm] in.
DC [Am] City, listen [D#] here, music sounds are so [Gm] clear for you.
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Da da, [F#] da [G#] da, _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [D#] ooo.
[C] _ _ _ _
[E] We [F#] must be a family, [A#m] living [G#] in harmony.
[G] _ [Am] Music's message loud and [D#] clear, peace [C#] of mind, oh so [C] near for you. _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A#] _ _ [G#] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The album Silver Vibrations includes this song, written by Roy Ayers.

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