City Of Gold

                                      City of Gold – BBM
                                    (Moore/Bruce/Hanrahan)
                                 Around the Next Dream [1994]

Tabbed by: varannion
This is another Bruce/Baker/Moore number which is highly reminiscent of a classic Cream
performance. In this case, ‘Crossroads’ is the track in question. It’s a standard 12-bar
blues in the key of A and it is so similar to the Cream track that the lyrics and guitar
solos could easily be interchanged. The song features some typically muscular guitar work
by Gary Moore (Gibson Les Paul & Marshall JTM45) with more than a passing nod to EC.
Tuning: standard
Intro
| A                | A                | A                | A                |
| A                | A                | A                | A                |
Verse 1
      A5          D5                        A        A
In my home of sand outside the city of gold
           D5                          D7               A
Where the wind’s so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
             E5
I need to buy myself some answers
       D5          D7             A        A
But the truth’s already been sold
Verse 2
           A5
Well I know how to use a razor
D5                             A        A
Carve my initials in the light
       D5
Yes, I know how to use a razor
D7                       A        A
Carve my initials in the light
E5        E                            D5
Sometimes in the depths of the dark, baby
D13   D7                A        A
I can make everything alright
Verse 3
      A5          D5                   A        A
In my home of sand outside the city of gold
         D5                           D7               A                  A
Well the wind’s so burning hot but my heart remains so cold, yes it does
    E5      E               D5     D13     D7         A
The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die
    E
And thirst for it when I cry
Guitar solo
| A                | A                | D                | D                |
| A                | A                | E                | D                |
| A                | A                | D                | D                |
| A                | A                | D                | D                |
| A                | A                | E                | D                |
| A                | A                |
Verse 4
       A5      D5                   A        A
My home of sand outside the city of gold
         D5                          D5                A        A
Well the wind’s so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
    E7                      D9                         A
The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die
    E5
And thirst for it when I cry
| A                | A                | A                | A                |
Verse 5
   A5          D/F#           G  A        A
My meal of salt on that table of stone
   D                             A        A
My meal of salt on that table of stone
            E7               D9                     A        A
Your feast’s so sweet while I thirst here all alone
Verse 6
       A5      D                    A        A
My home of sand outside the city of gold
           D                          D                A        A
Well the wind’s so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
             E7
I need to buy myself some aspirin
        D9
But the truth’s already been sold
| A                |         A7       | A7               |
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| b  bend up
| r  release bend
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| x  mute note