Living For The City

【Intro】

El.Pf + Bass

|(4/4) Gb>- >-Abm7/Gb>> -A/Gb>|A/Gb-- >-Abm7/Gb>> -Gb>|

|Gb-- >-Abm7/Gb>> -A/Gb>|A/Gb-- >-Abm7/Gb>> -Gb>|

Drum In

【Verse 1】

| GbA boy is Abm7/Gbborn A/Gbin |　hard time Missi-Abm7/GbssippiGb

| GbSurrounded by Abm7/Gb A/Gbfour |　walls that ain't so Abm7/Gbpretty Gb

| GbHis parents give Abm7/Gb A/Gbhim |　love and a-Abm7/Gbffection Gb

| GbTo keep him strong, Abm7/Gbmoving A/Gb |　in the right directionGb

Living | Cb6just enough, Db6just |　en-Db9ough for the ci-(↓)ty

|Gb>- >-Abm7/Gb>> -A/Gb>|A/Gb-- >-Abm7/Gb>> -Gb>|

|Gb-- >-Abm7/Gb>> -A/Gb>|A/Gb-- >-Abm7/Gb>> -Gb>|

【Verse 2】

| GbHis father works Abm7/Gb A/Gbsome |　days for fourteen Abm7/Gbhours Gb

| GbAnd you can bet Abm7/Gb A/Gbhe |　barely makes a do-Abm7/Gbllar Gb

| GbHis mother goes Abm7/Gb A/Gbto |　scrub the floors for Abm7/Gbmany Gb

| GbAnd you'd best believe,Abm7/Gb she |　hardly gets a penny

Living | Cb6just enough, Db6just |　en-Db9ough for the ci-(↓)ty

|Gb>- >-Abm7/Gb>> -A/Gb>|A/Gb--(Yeah) >-Abm7/Gb>- (↓)>-|

【Chorus】

Da da da,| (3/4) Gb/E da da da | Ebm7b5da

| (3/4) DDa da da da la la | Cla | (3/4) C/BbDa da da | Ada

| (2/4) GDa da da la | (4/4) Gbla (Hey)

【Verse 3】

| (4/4) GbHis sister's black, Abm7/Gb A/Gbbut |　she is sho' 'nuff Abm7/Gbpretty Gb

| GbHer skirt is short,Abm7/Gb A/Gbbut, |　Lord, her legs are Abm7/Gbsturdy Gb

| GbTo walk to school, Abm7/Gb A/Gbshe's |　got to get up Abm7/Gbearly Gb

| GbHer clothes are old,Abm7/Gb A/Gbbut |　never are they dirtyAbm7/Gb Gb

Living just| Cb6 enough, Db6just |　en-Db9ough for the ci-(↓)ty (Mmm)

|Gb>- >-Abm7/Gb>> -A/Gb>|A/Gb--(Yeah) >-Abm7/Gb>- (↓)>-|

【Verse 4】

+ Moog synth

| GbHer brother's smart, Abm7/Gb A/Gbhe's |　got more sense than Abm7/Gbmany Gb

| GbHis patience's long, Abm7/Gb A/Gbbut |　soon he won't have Abm7/Gb any Gb

| GbTo find a job Abm7/Gb A/Gbis |　like a haystack Abm7/Gbneedle Gb

| Gb'Cause where he lives,Abm7/Gb A/Gbthey |　don't use colored Abm7/Gbpeople Gb

Living | Cb6just enough, Db6just |　en-Db9ough for the ci-(↓)ty (Yeah)

|Gb>- >-Abm7/Gb>> -A/Gb>|A/Gb-- >-Abm7/Gb>> -Gb>|

|Gb-- >-Abm7/Gb>> -A/Gb>|A/Gb-- >-Abm7/Gb>- (↓)>-|

【Chorus】

Da da da,| (3/4) Gb/E da da da | Ebm7b5 or Gbm/Ebda

| (3/4) DDa da da da la la | Cla

| (3/4) C/BbDa da da | Ada

| (2/4) GDa da da la | (4/4) Gbla | Gb(Hey)

【Post-Chorus】

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Ow)

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Living just enough for the city) Living for the city,

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　yeah(Oh, living just enough for the city) Ain't nothing but a

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　city, eee Living for the(Oh, living just enough for the city)

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　city, yeah, yeah (Oh, living just enough for the city) Nothing but a city, eee

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Oh, living just enough for the city) Live for the city, yeah, yeah

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Oh, living just enough for the city) The funky, crowded city

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Oh, living just enough for the city) Ah, live for the city

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Oh, living just enough for the city) Ain't nothing but a city, woo

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Oh, living just enough for the city) Everybody clap their hands together now, woo

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Oh, living just enough for the city) Hmm, for the city, yeah

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Oh, living just enough for the city) For the city, yeah, yeah

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb Gb|　(Oh, living just enough for the city) For the city, yeah

|Gb Abm7/Gb A/Gb|A/Gb Abm7/Gb|　(Oh, living just enough for the city)

【Chorus】

Da da da,| (3/4) Gb/E da da da | Ebm7b5da

| (3/4) DDa da da da la la | Cla

| (3/4) C/BbDa da da | Ada

| (2/4) GDa da da la | (4/4) Gbla　| Gb | Gb | Gb

【Spoken Interlude】

Bus for New York City!　　Hey, bus driver! I'm getting on there, hold it.

Thanks a lot. 　　Wow, New York, just like I pictured it.

Skyscrapers and everything.　　Hey, hey, brother, hey, come here, slick. (Huh?)

Hey, you look, you look hip, man.　　 Hey, you wanna make yourself five bucks, man? (Yeah)

You look hip, run this across the street for me right quick.　　Okay, run this across the street for me.

What? Huh? 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.

Hell no, what did 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, nig​ger. 　　God, Lord.

【Verse 5】

| GbHis hair is long, Abm7/Gb A/Gbhis |　feet are hard and Abm7/Gbgritty Gb

| GbHe spends his life Abm7/Gbwalking A/Gbthe |　streets of New York Abm7/GbCity Gb

| GbHe's almost dead Abm7/Gb A/Gbfrom |　breathing in air po-Abm7/Gbllution Gb

| GbHe tried to vote but Abm7/Gb A/Gbto |　him there's no so-Abm7/Gblution Gb

Living | Cb6just enough, Db6just |　en-Db9ough for the ci-(↓)ty

|Gb>- >-Abm7/Gb>> -A/Gb>|A/Gb--(Yeah) >-Abm7/Gb>- (↓)>-|

【Verse 6】

| GbI hope you hear Abm7/Gb A/Gbin|　side my voice of Abm7/Gbsorrow Gb

| GbAnd that it motivates you Abm7/Gb A/Gbto |　make a better to-Abm7/Gbmorrow Gb

| GbThis place is cruel, Abm7/Gb A/Gbno|　where could be much Abm7/Gbcolder Gb

| GbIf we don't change, Abm7/Gb A/Gbthe |　world will soon be overAbm7/Gb Gb

Living | Cb6just enough, Db6just |　en-Db9ough for the ci-(↓)ty

Quiet (Drum fill + El.Pf)

|Gb---- Abm7/Gb----|A/Gb----Abm7/Gb----|

|Gb---- Abm7/Gb----|A/Gb----Abm7/Gb----|

【Chorus】

Da da da,| (3/4) Gb/E da da da | Ebm7b5da

| (3/4) DDa da da da la la | Cla

| (3/4) C/BbDa da da | Ada

| (2/4) GDa da da la | (4/4) Gbla| (4/4) Gb

Da da da,| (3/4) Gb/E da da da | Ebm7b5da

| (3/4) DDa da da da la la | Cla

| (3/4) C/BbDa da da | Ada

| (2/4) GDa da da la | (4/4) Gbla| (4/4) Gb

Da da da,| (3/4) Gb/E da da da | Ebm7b5da

| (3/4) DDa da da da la la | Cla

| (3/4) C/BbDa da da | Ada

【Outro】

| (3/4) GOh,G/F | G/Foh G/E | G/DOh lo

| Glo Lo | Glo, lo | Glo Lo | Glo, lo | Glo Lo | N.C.lo