Intro: [Dm] This view used to [G] bring
[C] A smile to my [Am] face
[Dm] Lately it's done [G] nothing but
[C] Remind me of the [Am] way
[Dm] The way that you [G] used to
[C] Give me [Am] [A] butterflies
[Dm] Took me 21 [G] days to
Walk our [C] former [Am] [A] paradise
[F] Paradise, [Fm] bu-bu-bu-day duh
[C] Step by step, [A] brick by brick
I'm [Dm] reclaiming what's [G] mine
This [C] city is way too [A] small
To give [Dm] away to just one [Fm] guy
[C] Street by street, [Am] breath by [A] breath
From the [Dm] Back Bay to the [G] sky
[C] I'm taking back my [A] city
I'm [Dm] taking [G] back my [C] life
[Dm] The [G] café
[C] Where you asked me [Am] for my [A] name
[Dm] The bookstore we [G] spent
Five hours [C] hiding from the [Am] [A] rain
[Dm] It's like a game of Monopoly
Except [G] I steal back all my property
And [C] leave you on the [Am] [A] ground
And I [Dm] know that I'll see you one day on the street
With a [G] girl on your arm but I won't let that [C] keep me from this [Am] [A] town
[Dm] From this town
[Fm] From this town, oh
[C] Step by step, [A] brick by brick
I'm [Dm] reclaiming what's [G] mine
This [C] city is way too [A] small
To give [Dm] away to just one [Fm] guy
[C] Street by street, [Am] breath by [A] breath
From the [Dm] Back Bay to the [A#] sky
[C] I'm taking back my [A] city
I'm [Dm] taking [G] back my [C] life
I'm [Dm] taking back my [Fm] [C] city