Living For The City
Stevie Wonder
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h = Hammer-on note
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MI FA#m/MI MIm7 FA#m/MI x2[Versetto]MI FA#m/MI MIm7A boy is born, in hard timeFA#m/MIMissis - sippi,A boy is born, in hard time Missis - sippi,MI FA#m/MI MIm7Surrounded by, four wallsFA#m/MIthat ain't so pretty,Surrounded by, four walls that ain't so pretty,MI FA#m/MIHis parents give, him loveMIm7 FA#m/MIand af - fection,His parents give, him love and af - fection,MI FA#m/MITo keep him strong, moving inMIm7 FA#m/MIthe right di - rection,To keep him strong, moving in the right di - rection,LA6 LA SI6Living just e - nough, just e -FA#m/SInough,Living just e - nough, just e - nough,MI FA#m/MI MIm7For the cityFA#m/MIYah!For the city Yah![Versetto]MI FA#m/MIHis father works, some daysMIm7 FA#m/MIfor fourteen hours,His father works, some days for fourteen hours,MI FA#m/MI MIm7And you can bet, he barelyFA#m/MImakes a dollar,And you can bet, he barely makes a dollar,MI FA#m/MI MIm7His mother goes, to scrubFA#m/MIthe floors for many,His mother goes, to scrub the floors for many,MI FA#m/MIAnd you'd best believe, sheMIm7 FA#m/MIhardly gets a penny,And you'd best believe, she hardly gets a penny,LA6 LA SI6Living just e - nough, just e -FA#m/SInough,Living just e - nough, just e - nough,MI FA#m/MI MIm7For the cityFA#m/MIYeah!For the city Yeah![Interludio]MI/RE DO#m7-5Na -na, na! Na, na, na, naDO LA#Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!LA#7/SOL# SOL FANa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na,MInaNa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na, na[Versetto]MI FA#m/MIWoo! His sister's black, butMIm7 FA#m/MIshe is sho' nuff pretty,Woo! His sister's black, but she is sho' nuff pretty,MI FA#m/MIHer skirt is short, but,MIm7 FA#m/MILord, her legs are sturdy,Her skirt is short, but, Lord, her legs are sturdy,MI FA#m/MITo walk to school, she'sMIm7 FA#m/MIgot to get up early,To walk to school, she's got to get up early,MI FA#m/MIHer clothes are old, butMIm7 FA#m/MInever are they dirty,Her clothes are old, but never are they dirty,LA6 LA SI6Living just e - nough, just e -FA#m/SInough,Living just e - nough, just e - nough,MI FA#m/MI MIm7For the cityFA#m/MIHummm!For the city Hummm![Versetto]MI FA#m/MIHer brother's smart, he's gotMIm7 FA#m/MImore sense than many,Her brother's smart, he's got more sense than many,MI FA#m/MIHis patience's long, butMIm7 FA#m/MIsoon he won't have any,His patience's long, but soon he won't have any,MI FA#m/MI MIm7To find a job, is like aFA#m/MIhaystack needle,To find a job, is like a haystack needle,MI FA#m/MI'Cause where he lives, theyMIm7 FA#m/MIdon't use coloured people,'Cause where he lives, they don't use coloured people,LA6 LA SI6Living just e - nough, just e -FA#m/SInough,Living just e - nough, just e - nough,MI FA#m/MI MIm7 FA#m/MIFor the cityMI FA#m/MI MIm7Yeah!For the city Yeah![Interludio]MI/RE DO#m7-5Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, naDO LA#Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!LA#7/SOL# SOL FANa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na,MInaNa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na, na[Ponte]MI FA#m/MI MIm7 FA#m/MIMI FA#m/MI MIm7Living ...just e - nough, ...for theFA#m/MIcity! Woh -oh!Living ...just e - nough, ...for the city! Woh -oh![Interludio]MI/RE DO#m7-5Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, naDO LA#Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!LA#7/SOL# SOL FANa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na,MInaNa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na, na[Narrative break]
"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!"
[Versetto]MI FA#m/MIHis hair is long, his feetMIm7 FA#m/MIare hard and gritty,His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty,MI FA#m/MIHe spends his life, walking theMIm7 FA#m/MIstreets of New York City,He spends his life, walking the streets of New York City,MI FA#m/MIHe's almost dead, fromMIm7breathing in air pol -FA#m/MIlution,He's almost dead, from breathing in air pol - lution,MI FA#m/MIHe tried to vote, but to himMIm7 FA#m/MIthere's no so - lution,He tried to vote, but to him there's no so - lution,LA6 LA SI6Living just e - nough, just e -FA#m/SInough,Living just e - nough, just e - nough,MIFor the cityFA#m/MI MIm7 FA#m/MIFor the city[Versetto]MI FA#m/MII hope you hear, in - sideMIm7 FA#m/MImy voice of sorrow,I hope you hear, in - side my voice of sorrow,MI FA#m/MIAnd that it motivates you to makeMIm7 FA#m/MIa better to - morrow,And that it motivates you to make a better to - morrow,MI FA#m/MI MIm7This place is cruel, no whereFA#m/MIcould be much colder,This place is cruel, no where could be much colder,MI FA#m/MI MIm7If we don't change, the worldFA#m/MIwill soon be over,If we don't change, the world will soon be over,LA6 LALiving just e - nough,SI6 SI6 FA#m/SIStop giving just e - nough ...for theFA#m/SI MIci - ty!Stop giving just e - nough ...for the ci - ty![Interludio]MI/RE DO#m7-5Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, naDO LA#Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!LA#7/SOL# SOL FANa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na,MInaNa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na, naMI/RE DO#m7-5Na -na, na! Na na, na, naDO LA#Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!LA#7/SOL# SOL FANa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na,MInaNa, na, na, na Na -na, na -na, na[Outro]MI/RE DO#m7-5Na -na, na! Na na, na, naDO LA#Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!LA#7/SOL# SOL FANa, na, na, na Oh oh ohFA FANo, no no,no No no no noNo, no no,no No no no noFANo, no no,no