Switchable City Chords
by Oscar Isaac
Switchable City by Oscar Isaac is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Bm, Em, C6 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G G G G
Verse
C G G G G
I can’t hear myself anymore
C
In the switchable city.
Refrain
G Bm Em Bm C
Out on the balcony, lights shinning up from the city
G
The city below.
Bm Em Bm C C6
Down in the subway car, steps thunder down from the alleys above
G G*
But its just you and me.
G G*
It’s just you and me.
D* D*
I breathe your breath,
C G G* G G*
I hold it in my weakening hands
D* D*
Protect it from the mists
C G G G G*
Rising from the sewer gates
Verse
C G G* G G*
I can’t feel my hands anymore
C
In the switchable city, switchable city
Refrain
G Bm Em Bm C
Out on the frozen streets, the echo of a thousand feet
G
Strangers pass by.
Bm Em Bm C
Down in dark tunnels, headlights flash and rumble by
G G*
But its just you and me.
G G*
It’s just you and me.
D* D*
I breathe your breath,
C G G* G G*
I hold it in my withering lung
D* D*
I dream it from your lips
C G G* G G*
form it in well worn shapes
Outro
(same timing as verse)
C G
C
Refrain
G Bm Em Bm C
Out on the balcony, lights shinning up from the city
G
The city below.
Bm Em Bm C
Down in the subway car, steps thunder down from the alleys above
G
Its just you and me.