Biography:
During the transitional period of the early 70s, Paul Kantner (a founding member of Jefferson Airplane) recorded Blows Against the Empire, a concept album featuring an ad hoc group of musicians that he dubbed "Jefferson Starship", marking the first use of that name. This edition of Jefferson Starship (such as it was) included members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (David Crosby and Graham Nash) and members of Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh
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Capo 1 fret
[Intro]
A E E E/F# E/G#
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
A E A
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Instrumental]
E5 A5 G#5 F#5
E5 A5 B E
E5 A5 G#5 F#5
E5 A5 B E
[Verse 1]
E A/E
Say you don't know me, or recognize my face
D/E B7/E E
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place
E A/E
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight
D/E B7/E E
Too many runaways eating up the night
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m A/C# Bsus4 B E A
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
E A G#5 F#5 E A E B/Eb C#m
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Chorus]
A E/G# E E/F# E/G#
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
A E/G# B G#m A
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Instrumental]
E5 A5 G#5 F#5
E5 A5 B E
[Verse 2]
E A/E
Someone's always playing corporation games
D/E B7/E E
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
E A/E
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
D/E B7/E E
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m A/C# Bsus4 B E A
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
E A G#5 F#5 E A E B/Eb C#m
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Chorus]
A E/G# E E/F# E/G#
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
A E/G# B G#m A
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Bridge]
A
It's just another Sunday, in a tired old street
E
Police have got the choke hold, oh----oh, oh, oh, but we just lost the beat
[Verse 3]
E A/E
Who counts the money underneath the bar
D/E B7/E E
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars
E A/E
Don't tell us you need us, 'cos we're [the ship of] fools
D/E B7/E E
Looking for Bmerica, crawling through your schools
[Interlude]
C#m A/C# Bsus4 B E A
don't you remember
E A G#5 F#5 E A E B/Eb C#m
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m A/C# Bsus4 B E A
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
E A G#5 F#5 E A E B/Eb C#m
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Chorus]
A E/G# E E/F# E/G#
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
A E/G# B G#m A
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Intro]
A E E E/F# E/G#
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
A E A
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Instrumental]
E5 A5 G#5 F#5
E5 A5 B E
E5 A5 G#5 F#5
E5 A5 B E
[Verse 1]
E A/E
Say you don't know me, or recognize my face
D/E B7/E E
Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place
E A/E
Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight
D/E B7/E E
Too many runaways eating up the night
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m A/C# Bsus4 B E A
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
E A G#5 F#5 E A E B/Eb C#m
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Chorus]
A E/G# E E/F# E/G#
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
A E/G# B G#m A
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Instrumental]
E5 A5 G#5 F#5
E5 A5 B E
[Verse 2]
E A/E
Someone's always playing corporation games
D/E B7/E E
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
E A/E
We just want to dance here, someone stole the stage
D/E B7/E E
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m A/C# Bsus4 B E A
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
E A G#5 F#5 E A E B/Eb C#m
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Chorus]
A E/G# E E/F# E/G#
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
A E/G# B G#m A
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Bridge]
A
It's just another Sunday, in a tired old street
E
Police have got the choke hold, oh----oh, oh, oh, but we just lost the beat
[Verse 3]
E A/E
Who counts the money underneath the bar
D/E B7/E E
Who rides the wrecking ball into our guitars
E A/E
Don't tell us you need us, 'cos we're [the ship of] fools
D/E B7/E E
Looking for Bmerica, crawling through your schools
[Interlude]
C#m A/C# Bsus4 B E A
don't you remember
E A G#5 F#5 E A E B/Eb C#m
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m A/C# Bsus4 B E A
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
E A G#5 F#5 E A E B/Eb C#m
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
[Chorus]
A E/G# E E/F# E/G#
We built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
A E/G# B G#m A
Built this city, we built this city on rock and roll
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