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