Chorus
C            Dm   G7                C 
Tears of the city     now fill poor Liza's eyes 
C 
Liza Lea she went downtown 
    G                   C 
She played downtown she stayed downtown 
C 
Liza Lea she went downtown 
    G                  C 
She never came home anymore 
 
Verse 1
             Dm    G7              C 
Tears of the city      now swim in Liza's eyes 
          G7                             C 
She got a big surprise from all of those city lies 
             Dm7   G7                C 
Tears of the city      now fill poor Liza's heart 
             G7               C 
Smart little Liza wasn't very smart 
 
Solo
| C | Dm | G7 | C | C | G7 | G7 | C | 
| C | Dm | G7 | C | C | G7 | G7 | C | C | 
 
Verse 2
C 
Liza Lea she won't be back 
    G                 C 
She won't be back she can't come back 
C 
Liza Lea she won't be back 
       G                  C 
She'll never come home anymore 
 
Chorus
             Dm7   G7               C 
Tears of the city       now swim in Liza's eyes 
          G7                             C 
She got a big surprise from all of those city lies 
             Dm    G7                 C 
Tears of the city       now fill poor Liza's heart 
             G                  C 
Smart little Liza   wasn't very smart