Living For The City
Ton : FCapo 2English
Intro :
E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E (x2)
EA boy is born F#m/Ein hard Em7time Missis - siF#m/Eppi
ESurrounded by F#m/Efour walEm7ls that ain't so prF#m/Eetty
EHis parents give F#m/Ehim loveEm7 and af - feF#m/Ection
ETo keep him strong F#m/Emoving iEm7n the right di - rF#m/Eection
Living jA6ust e - nAough jB6ust e - nF#m/Bough
For the cEity-!F#m/E Em7 Yah! F#m/E
EHis father works F#m/Esome dayEm7s for fourteen hoF#m/Eurs
EAnd you can bet F#m/Ehe barelEm7y makes a doF#m/Ellar
EHis mother goes F#m/Eto scrubEm7 the floors for maF#m/Eny
EAnd you'd best believe F#m/Eshe hardEm7ly gets a peF#m/Enny
Living jA6ust e - nAough jB6ust e - nF#m/Bough
For the cEity! F#m/E Em7 Yeah! F#m/E
Na -na na! NE/Da-- na na nC#m7(b5)a!
NCa -na na -na na na -nBba!
NBb7/G#a na na nGa! NFa -na na -na nEa!
Woo! EHis sister's black F#m/Ebut she Em7is sho' nuff prF#m/Eetty
EHer skirt is short F#m/Ebut LordEm7 her legs are stF#m/Eurdy
ETo walk to school F#m/Eshe's goEm7t to get up eaF#m/Erly
EHer clothes are old F#m/Ebut neveEm7r are they diF#m/Erty
Living jA6ust e - nAough juB6st e - nF#m/Bough
For the cEity-! F#m/E Em7 HummF#m/Em!
EHer brother's smart F#m/Ehe's gotEm7 more sense than maF#m/Eny
EHis patience's long F#m/Ebut soonEm7 he won't have anF#m/Ey
ETo find a job F#m/Eis like Em7a haystack neF#m/Eedle
E'Cause where he lives F#m/Ethey donEm7't use coloured peF#m/Eople
Living jA6ust e - nAough jB6ust e - nF#m/Bough
For the cEity F#m/E Em7 F#m/E E F#m/E YeahEm7!
Na -na na! NE/Da-- na na nC#m7(b5)a!
NCa -na na -na na na -nBba!
NBb7/G#a na na nGa! NFa -na na -na nEa!
E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E
Living E...just e F#m/E- nough .Em7..for the city! WF#m/Eoh -oh! (x2)
Na -na na! NE/Da-- na na nC#m7(b5)a!
NCa -na na -na na na -nBba!
NBb7/G#a na na nGa! NFa -na na -na nEa!
"Bus for New York City!"
"Hey bus driver! I'm getting on that hold it!
Thanks a lot."
"Wow...New York just like I pictured it
...skyscrapers and everything!"
"Pssst! Hey hey brother! Hey come here slick!"
"Huh?"
"Hey you look... you look hip man!
Hey you wanna make yourself five bucks man?"
"Yeah brother!"
"Look here run this across the street for me right quick.
Okay? Right across town!"
"Alright hands on that goddam car! Let's go!"
"I didn't know! ...What?"
"Gimme your hands up you punk!"
"I'm just going across the street!"
"Put that leg up!" "Shut your mouth!"
"Oh no! What'd I do?"
"Okay turn around turn around!
Put your hands behind your back! Let's go let's go!"
"A jury of your peers having found you guilty ...ten years!"
"What?"
"Come on ...come on get in that cell nigga!"
"God ...lord!"
EHis hair is long F#m/Ehis feetEm7 are hard and grF#m/Eitty
EHe spends his life wF#m/Ealking the sEm7treets of New York CF#m/Eity
EHe's almost dead F#m/Efrom breEm7athing in air pol - luF#m/Etion
EHe tried to vote F#m/Ebut to hEm7im there's no so - lF#m/Eution
Living jA6ust e - nAough jB6ust e - nF#m/Bough
For the cEity! F#m/E Em7 F#m/E
EI hope you hear F#m/Ein - sidEm7e my voice of soF#m/Errow
EAnd that it motivates yF#m/Eou to maEm7ke a better to - moF#m/Errow
EThis place is cruel F#m/Eno whereEm7 could be much coF#m/Elder
EIf we don't change F#m/Ethe worlEm7d will soon be ovF#m/Eer
Living jA6ust e - nAough
Stop giving jB6ust eB6 - noF#m/Bugh ...for the ciF#m/B - ty! E
Na -na na! NE/Da-- na na nC#m7(b5)a!
NCa -na na -na na na -nBba!
NBb7/G#a na na nGa! NFa -na na -na nEa!
Na -na na! NE/Da-- na na nC#m7(b5)a!
NCa -na na -na na na -nBba!
NBb7/G#a na na nGa! NFa -na na -na nEa!
Na -na na! Na--na na na! Na -na na -na na na -na! Na na na na!Oh--- oh--- oh! No no--- nono! No no--- nono!ⓘ The tablature cannot be transposed.
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