Living for the City Stevie Wonder
...LIVING FOR THE CITY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Innervisions' (1973)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: F#)
Intro:
D E F, E (x4)
Verse 1:
[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:
G A D E F E, D
Living just enough, just enough, 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:
G A D E F E, D
Living just enough, just enough, 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.
Chorus 6:
G A D E F E, D
Living just enough, just enough, 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]
[EADGBE]xx0232 [EADGBE]022100 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]x02220 [EADGBE]x57575
[G7] [A#] [G#] [G#7] [D#]
[EADGBE]353433 [EADGBE]688766 [EADGBE]466544 [EADGBE]464544 [EADGBE]x68886
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