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Living For The City by Stevie Wonder - Guitar Chords
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...LIVING FOR THE CITY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Innervisions' (1973)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: F#)
[Intro]
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D (x4)
[Verse 1]
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
A boy is born, in hard time Missis-sippi,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Surrounded by, four walls that ain't so pretty.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
His parents give, him love and af-fection,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
To keep him strong, moving in the right di-rection.
[Chorus 1]
G A A7 D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city... ee ha!
[Verse 2]
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
His father works, some days for fourteen hours,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
And you can bet, he barely makes a dollar.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
His mother goes, to scrub the floors for many,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
And you'd best believe, she hardly gets a penny.
[Chorus 2]
G A A7 D Em/D Dm7 Em/D, D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Bridge 1]
D7 G7 Bb Ab
Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.
Ab7 F Eb D
Da da da da, da da da da da.
[Verse 3]
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
His sister's black, but she is sho'nuff pretty,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Her skirt is short, but Lord, her legs are sturdy.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
To walk to school, she's got to get up early.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Her clothes are old, but never are they dirty.
[Chorus 3]
G A A7 D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Verse 4]
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Her brother's smart, he's got more sense than many.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
His patience's long, but soon he won't have any.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
To find a job, is like a haystack needle,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
'Cos where he lives, they don't use coloured people.
[Chorus 4]
G A A7 D Em/D Dm7 Em/D, D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Bridge 2]
D7 G7 Bb Ab
Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.
Ab7 F Eb D
Da da da da, da da da da da.
[Break]
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just e-nough, for the city.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just e-nough, for the city.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just e-nough, for the city.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just e-nough, for the city.
[Interlude]
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D (x4)
[Verse 5]
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
He spends his life, walking the streets of New York City.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
He's almost dead, from breathing in air pol-lution,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
He tried to vote, but to him there's no so-lution.
[Chorus 5]
G A A7 D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Verse 6]
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
I hope you hear, in-side my voice of sorrow;
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
And that it motivates you to make a better to-morrow.
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
This place is cruel, no where could be much colder,
D Em/D Dm7 Em/D
If we don't change; the world will soon be over.
[Chorus 6]
G A A7 D Em/D Dm7 Em/D D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Outro]
D7 G7 Bb Ab
Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.
Ab7 F Eb D
Da da da da, da da da da da.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Em/D Dm7 G A A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0000 xx0211 320003 x02220 x02223
D7 G7 Bb Ab Ab7 Eb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x57575 353433 688766 466544 464544 x68886
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ()
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- You Havent Done Nothing
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