7 Chords used in the song: Am, C, F, D, A7, A11, A

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Am
C
Water was running; children were runningF
D
You were running out of timeAm
C
Under the mountain, a golden fountainF
A7
Were you praying at the Lares shrine?
Am
C
F
D
But oh oh your city lies in dust, my friendAm
C
F
A7
oh oh your city lies in dust, my friendAm -
C -
F -
D
Am
C
We found you hiding we found you lyingF
D
Choking on the dirt and sandAm
C
Your former glories and all the storiesF
A7
Dragged and washed with eager hands
Am
C
F
D
But oh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Am C F A11
oh oh your city lies in dust,
Am
C
F
A7
my friend your city lies in dust
Am -
C -
F -
D
Am -
C -
F -
A 7
BRIDGEAm
C
Water was running; children were runningF
D
We found you hiding we found you lyingAm
C
Water was running; children were runningF
A7
We found you hiding we found you lying
Am
C
F
D
your city lies in dust, my friendAm
C
F
A7
oh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Am
C
Hot and burning in your nostrilsF
D
Pouring down your gaping mouthAm
C
Your molten bodies blanket of cindersF
A7
Caught in the throes ..And.....
Am
C
F
D
Wo Oh Oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Am C F A11
oh oh your city lies in dust, my friendAm
C
F
D
Oh Oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Am C F A11
oh oh your city lies in dust, my friendAm
C
F
D
Oh Oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Am C F A11
oh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
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About this song: Cities In Dust
"Cities in Dust" is a song written and produced by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and released as the first single from their seventh studio album Tinderbox in 1985. The "Cities in Dust" 12-inch single was the first Banshees' single-release in the United States, through Geffen Records.The song obliquely describes the city of Pompeii, destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 79 CE. Imagery describing the volcano and its magma chamber, the condition of the victims of the eruption Read more on Last.fm.