Living for the City Stevie Wonder
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[D] A boy is born,[E]
In [F]hard time Missis-[E]sippi,
[D] Surrounded by; [E]
Four [F]walls that ain't so [E]pretty.
[D] His parents give, [E]
Him [F]love and af-[E]fection,
[D] To keep him strong; [E]
Moving [F]in the right di-[E]rection.
Chorus 1:
Living [G]just enough, [A]just enough,
For the [D]city..[E]. [F]ee [E]ha!
Verse 2:
[D] His father works, [E]
Some [F]days for fourteen [E]hours,
[D] And you can bet, [E]
He [F]barely makes a [E]dollar.
[D] His mother goes,[E]
To [F]scrub the floors for [E]many;
[D] And you'd best believe,[E]
She [F]hardly gets a [E]penny.
Chorus 2:
Living [G]just enough, [A]just enough,
D E F E, D
For the city...
Bridge 1:
Da ba da [D7]da, da da, [G7]da,
[A#] Da da da da, da da [G#]da.
[G#7] Da da da [F]da,
[D#] Da da da da [D]da.
Verse 3:
[D] His sister's black,[E]
But [F]she is sho'nuff [E]pretty,
[D] Her skirt is short, [E]
But [F]Lord her legs are [E]sturdy.
[D] To walk to school, [E]
She's [F]got to get up [E]early.
[D] Her clothes are old, [E]
But [F]never are they [E]dirty.
Chorus 3:
Living [G]just enough, [A]just enough,
For the [D]city..[E]. [F] [E]
Verse 4:
[D] Her brother's smart, [E]
He's [F]got more sense than [E]many.
[D] His patience's long, [E]
But [F]soon he won't have [E]any.
[D] To find a job, [E]
Is [F]like a haystack [E]needle,
[D] 'Cos where he lives,[E]
They [F]don't use coloured [E]people.
Chorus 4:
Living [G]just enough, [A]just enough,
D E F E, D
For the city...
Bridge 2:
Da ba da [D7]da, da da, [G7]da,
[A#] Da da da da, da da [G#]da.
[G#7] Da da da [F]da,
[D#] Da da da da [D]da.
Break:
[D] Living [E]just e-[F]nough,
For the [E]city, yeah,
[D] Living [E]just e-[F]nough,
For the [E]city.
[D] Living [E]just e-[F]nough,
For the [E]city, yeah,
[D] Living [E]just e-[F]nough,
For the [E]city.
[D] Living [E]just e-[F]nough,
For the [E]city, yeah,
[D] Living [E]just e-[F]nough,
For the [E]city.
[D] Living [E]just e-[F]nough,
For the [E]city, yeah,
[D] Living [E]just e-[F]nough,
For the [E]city.
Interlude:
D E F, E (x4)
Verse 5:
[D] His hair is long,[E]
His [F]feet are hard and [E]gritty,
[D] He spends his life,
[E] Walking the [F]streets of New York [E]City.
[D] He's almost dead, [E]
From [F]breathing in air pol-[E]lution,
[D] He tried to vote,
[E] But to [F]him there's no so-[E]lution.
Chorus 5:
Living [G]just enough, [A]just enough,
For the [D]city..[E]. [F] [E]
Verse 6:
[D] I hope you hear, [E]
In-[F]side my voice of [E]sorrow;
[D] And that it motivates [E]you,
To [F]make a better to-[E]morrow.
[D] This place is cruel, [E]
No [F]where could be much [E]colder,
[D] If we don't change; [E]
The [F]world will soon be [E]over.
Will soon be [E]over.
Chorus 6:
Living [G]just enough, [A]just enough,
D E F E, D
For the city...
Outro:
Da ba da [D7]da, da da, [G7]da,
[A#] Da da da da, da da [G#]da.
[G#7] Da da da [F]da,
[D#] Da da da da [D]da.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[D] [E] [F] [G] [A] [D7]
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[G7] [A#] [G#] [G#7] [D#]
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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