One Great City

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  Late afternoon, another day is nearly done
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  A darker grey is breaking through a lighter one
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  A thousand sharpened elbows in the underground
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  That hollow hurried sound
 
 
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Feet on polished floor
    Em     D/F#   C
And in the dollar store
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The clerk is closing up
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And counting loonies trying not to say
       G
I hate Winnipeg
 

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   The driver checks the mirror seven minutes late
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   The crowded riders' restlessness enunciates
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   The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway
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The same route everyday
 

    Em     D/F#    C
And in the turning lane
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Someone's stalled again
     Em      D/F#  A
He's talking to himself
                                      C
And hears the price of gas repeat his phrase
       G
I hate Winnipeg
 
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    Em  D/F#    C
And up above us all
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Leaning into sky
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Our golden business boy
     Em        D/F#      C
Will watch the North End die
    Em       D/F#      A
And sing, “I love this town”
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Then let his arcing wrecking ball proclaim
 
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I       Hate        Winnipeg