*strum once
[Intro]
Dm7*             G7* 
This view used to bring 
Cmaj7*         Am* 
A smile to my face 
Dm7*            G7* 
Lately it's done nothing but 
Cmaj7*           Am* 
Remind me of the way
[Strophe]
Dm7             G7 
The way that you used to 
Cmaj7         Am    A7 
Give me butterflies 
Dm7         G7 
Took me 21 days to 
         Cmaj7   Am     A7 
Walk our former paradise 
Fmaj7              Fm 
Paradise, bu-bu-bu-day duh
[Refrain]
Cmaj7          A7 
Step by step, brick by brick 
      Dm7             G7 
I'm reclaiming what's mine 
    Cmaj7             A7 
This city is way too small 
        Dm7              Fm 
To give away to just one guy  
Cmaj7             Am        A7 
Street by street, breath by breath 
         Dm7             G7 
From the Back Bay to the sky 
C                  C7     A7 
I'm taking back my city 
    Dm7     G7      C 
I'm taking back my life
[Strophe]
Dm7   G7 
The café 
Cmaj7              Am          A7 
Where you asked me for my name 
Dm7             G7 
The bookstore we spent 
           Cmaj7            Am    A7 
Five hours hiding from the rain 
Dm7 
It's like a game of Monopoly 
      G7 
Except I steal back all my property 
    Cmaj7             Am     A7 
And leave you on the ground 
      Dm7 
And I know that I'll see you one day on the street 
       G7                                    Cmaj7              Am   A7 
With a girl on your arm but I won't let that keep me from this town  
Dm7 
From this town 
Fm 
From this town, oh
[Refrain]
Cmaj7          A7 
Step by step, brick by brick 
      Dm7             G7 
I'm reclaiming what's mine 
    Cmaj7             A7 
This city is way too small 
        Dm7              Fm 
To give away to just one guy  
Cmaj7             Am        A7 
Street by street, breath by breath 
         Dm7             Bb 
From the Back Bay to the sky 
C                  C7     A7 
I'm taking back my city 
    Dm7     G7      C     C7 
I'm taking back my life 
    Dm7            Fm     Cmaj7 
I'm taking back my city