Living For The City
Key: FCapo 2English
Intro
E Gbm/E Em7 Gbm/E (x2)
Verse
EA boy is born Gbm/Ein hard Em7time MissisGbm/Esippi
ESurrounded by Gbm/Efour Em7walls that ain't so Gbm/Epretty
EHis parents give Gbm/Ehim love Em7and afGbm/Efection
ETo keep him strong Gbm/Emoving Em7in the right diGbm/Erection
Chorus
Living A6just eAnough B6just eGbm/Bnough
For the Ecity! Gbm/E Em7 Yah! Gbm/E
Verse
EHis father works Gbm/Esome Em7days for fourteen Gbm/Ehours
EAnd you can bet Gbm/Ehe Em7barely makes a Gbm/Edollar
EHis mother goes Gbm/Eto scrub Em7the floors for Gbm/Emany
EAnd you'd best believe Gbm/Eshe Em7hardly gets a Gbm/Epenny
Chorus
Living A6just eAnough B6just eGbm/Bnough
For the Ecity! Gbm/E Em7 Yeah! Gbm/E
Bridge
Na -na na! E/DNa-- na na Dbm7(b5)na!
CNa -na na -na na na -Bbna!
Bb7/AbNa na na Gna! FNa -na na -na Ena!
Verse
Woo! EHis sister's black Gbm/Ebut she Em7is sho' nuff Gbm/Epretty
EHer skirt is short Gbm/Ebut Lord Em7her legs are Gbm/Esturdy
ETo walk to school Gbm/Eshe's Em7got to get up Gbm/Eearly
EHer clothes are old Gbm/Ebut Em7never are they Gbm/Edirty
Chorus
Living A6just eAnough B6just eGbm/Bnough
For the Ecity! Gbm/E Em7 Gbm/EHummm!
Verse
EHer brother's smart Gbm/Ehe's got Em7more sense than Gbm/Emany
EHis patience's long Gbm/Ebut soon Em7he won't have Gbm/Eany
ETo find a job Gbm/Eis like Em7a haystack Gbm/Eneedle
E'Cause where he lives Gbm/Ethey Em7don't use coloured Gbm/Epeople
Chorus
Living A6just eAnough B6just eGbm/Bnough
For the Ecity Gbm/E Em7 Gbm/E E Gbm/E Em7Yeah!
Bridge
Na -na na! E/DNa-- na na Dbm7(b5)na!
CNa -na na -na na na -Bbna!
Bb7/AbNa na na Gna! FNa -na na -na Ena!
Chorus
E Gbm/E Em7 Gbm/E
Living E...just eGbm/Enough Em7...for the city! Gbm/EWoh -oh! (x2)
Bridge
Na -na na! E/DNa-- na na Dbm7(b5)na!
CNa -na na -na na na -Bbna!
Bb7/AbNa na na Gna! FNa -na na -na Ena!
Spoken
Spoken
"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!"
Verse
EHis hair is long Gbm/Ehis feet Em7are hard and Gbm/Egritty
EHe spends his life Gbm/Ewalking the Em7streets of New York Gbm/ECity
EHe's almost dead Gbm/Efrom Em7breathing in air polGbm/Elution
EHe tried to vote Gbm/Ebut to Em7him there's no soGbm/Elution
Chorus
Living A6just eAnough B6just eGbm/Bnough
For the Ecity!
Gbm/E Em7 Gbm/E
Verse
EI hope you hear Gbm/EinEm7side my voice of Gbm/Esorrow
EAnd that it motivates Gbm/Eyou to Em7make a better toGbm/Emorrow
EThis place is cruel Gbm/Eno where Em7could be much Gbm/Ecolder
EIf we don't change Gbm/Ethe Em7world will soon be Gbm/Eover
Chorus
Living A6just eAnough
Stop giving B6just eB6Gbm/Bnough ...for the ciGbm/Bty! E
Bridge
Na -na na! E/DNa-- na na Dbm7(b5)na!
CNa -na na -na na na -Bbna!
Bb7/AbNa na na Gna! FNa -na na -na Ena!
Na -na na! E/DNa-- na na Dbm7(b5)na!
CNa -na na -na na na -Bbna!
Bb7/AbNa na na Gna! FNa -na na -na Ena!
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!
No no--- nono!