verse 1: Bm D* Did you hear of the city on the hill? C Em7 Said one old man to the other Bm D* It once shined bright and it would be shining still C Em7 But they all started turning on each other verse 2: Bm D* You see, the poets thought the dancers were shallow C Em7 And the soldiers thought the poets were weak Bm D* And the elders saw the young ones as foolish C Em7 And the rich man never heard the poor man speak Chorus: