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Living For The City Stevie Wonder
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[E] A boy is born[F#] in [G]hard time Missis-[F#]sippi
[E] Surrounded by[F#] four [G]walls that ain't so [F#]pretty
[E] His parents give[F#] him [G]love and af-[F#]fection
[E] To keep him strong[F#] moving [G]in the right di-[F#]rection
Chorus 1:
Living [A]just enough,[B] just enough for the [E]city[F#]...[G]ee [F#]ha!
Verse 2:
[E] His father works[F#] some [G]days for fourteen [F#]hours
[E] And you can bet[F#] he [G]barely makes a [F#]dollar
[E] His mother goes[F#] to [G]scrub the floors for [F#]many
[E] And you'd best believe[F#] she [G]hardly gets a [F#]penny
Chorus 2:
Living [A]just enough,[B] just enough for the [E]city[F#]...[G]ee [F#]ha!
Middle 8:
[E] Da ba da [E7]da, da da da [A7]da
[Da] [da] [da] [da] [da]
Verse 3:
[E] His sister's blac[F#]k but [G]she is sho'nuff [F#]pretty
[E] Her skirt is shor[F#]t but [G]Lord her legs are [F#]sturdy
[E] To walk to schoo[F#]l she's [G]got to get up [F#]early
[E] Her clothes are o[F#]ld but [G]never are they [F#]dirty
Chorus 3:
Living [A]just enough,[B] just enough for the [E]city[F#]...[G]um [F#]hum
Verse 4:
[E] Her brother's smar[F#]t he's [G]got more sense than [F#]many
[E] His patience's lon[F#]g but [G]soon he won't have [F#]any
[E] To find a job[F#] is [G]like a haystack [F#]needle
[E] Cause where he liv[F#]es they [G]don't use colored p[F#]eople
Chorus 4:
Living [A]just enough,[B] just enough for the [E]city[F#]...[G] [F#]
Middle 8 (2):
[E] Da ba da [E7]da, da da da [A7]da
[Da] [da] [da] [da] [da]
Coda:
[E] Living [F#]just e-[G]nough...For the [F#]city... yeah
[E] Living [F#]just e-[G]nough...For the [F#]city...
(Repeat several Times)
Verse 5:
[E] His hair is long[F#], his [G]feet are hard and [F#]gritty
[E] He spends his life[F#] walking the [G]streets of New York [F#]City
[E] He's almost dead[F#] from [G]breathing in air pol-[F#]lution
[E] He tried to vote[F#] but to [G]him there's no so-[F#]lution
Chorus 5:
Living [A]just enough, just e[B]nough for the [E]city[F#]...[G] [F#]
yeah, yeah, yeah!
Verse 6:
[E] I hope you hear[F#] in-[G]side my voice of [F#]sorrow
[E] And that it motivates[F#] you to [G]make a better to[F#]morrow
[E] This place is crue[F#]l no [G]where could be much [F#]colder
[E] If we don't change[F#] the [G]world will soon be [F#]over
Chorus 6:
Living [A]just enough, stop giving [B]just enough for the [E]city!!!![F#] [G] [F#]
Middle 8 (3):
[E] Da ba da [E7]da, da da da [A7]da
[Da] [da] [da] [da] [da]
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[E] [F#] [G] [A] [B] [E7] [A7] [C] [EADGBE]022100 [EADGBE]244322 [EADGBE]355433 [EADGBE]x02220 [EADGBE]x24442 [EADGBE]020100 [EADGBE]x02223 [EADGBE]x32010
[Bb] [Bb7] [F]
[EADGBE]x13331 [EADGBE]x13131 [EADGBE]133211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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