City on the Hill

"Did you (Dm)hear of the city on the (F)hill?"

said (C)one old man to the (Gm7)other.

It once shined (Dm)bright, and it would be shining (F)still,

but they (C)all started turning on each (Gm7)other.

Mm.

(Gm7)You see, the (Dm)poets thought the dancers were (F)shallow,

and the (C)soldiers thought the poets were (Gm7)weak,

and the (Dm)elders saw the young ones as (F)foolish,

and the (C)rich man never heard the (Gm7)poor man speak.

And one by (Bb)one, they ran away with their (C)madeup minds to leave it (Gm7)all behind,

and the (Bb)light began to fade in the city on the (C)hill,

the city on the (Dm)hill.

(Gm7)Each one (Dm)thought that they knew (F)better,

but they were (C)diff'rent by design.

Instead of (Dm)standing strong (F)together, they let their (C)diff'rences divide.

And one by (Bb)one, they ran away with their (C)madeup minds to leave it (Gm7)all behind,

and the (Bb)light began to fade in the city on the (C)hill,

the city on the (Dm)hill.

(C)And the (Gm7)world is searching still.

(C)But it was the (Bb)rhythm of the dancers that gave the poets life.

It was the (F)spirit of the poets that gave the (C)soldiers strength to fight.

It was the (Bb)fire of the young ones,

it was the (Dm)wisdom of the old.

It was the (C)story of the poor man that needed to be told.

(C)It is the (Bb)rhythm of the dancers that gives the poets life.

It is the (F)spirit of the poets that gives the (C)soldiers strength to fight.

It is the (Bb)fire of the young ones,

it is the (Dm)wisdom of the old.

It is the (C)story of the poor man that's needed to be told.

(C)It is the needing to be told.

(Csus)One by (Bb)one, will we run away with our (C)madeup minds to leave it (Gm7)all behind,

as the (Bb)light begins to fade in the city on the (C)hill?

One by (Bb)one, will we run away with our (C)madeup minds to leave it (Gm7)all behind,

as the (Bb)light begins to fade in the city on the (C)hill,

the city on the (Dm)hill?

(C)And the (Gm7)Father's calling still:

(F)Come home to the (Gm7)city on the hill.

(F)Come home.