Living for the City

Intro e |---------------| B |---------------| G |---------------| D |----------2----| A |--0-h2-h4---4--| E |---------------| E F#m/EEm7 F#m/E x2 ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| Verse 1 E F#m/Em7 F#m/E A boy is born, in hard time Missis - sippi, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E Surrounded by, four walls that ain't so pretty, E F#m/EEm7 F#m/E His parents give, him love and af - fection, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E To keep him strong, moving in the right di - rection, AABFEFEF#m/E Living just e -nough, just e -nough, for the city----------! Yah! Verse 2 E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E His father works, some days for fourteen hours, E F#m/EEm7 F#m/E And you can bet, he barely makes a dollar, E F#m/EEm7 F#m/E His mother goes, to scrub the floors for many, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E And you'd best believe, she hardly gets a penny, AABFEFEF#m/E Living just e -nough, just e -nough, for the city----------! Yeah! Break ECCA#b5 Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na! AGFEG# Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------! Verse 3 E F#m/EEm7 F#m/E Woo! His sister's black, but she is sho' nuff pretty, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E Her skirt is short, but, Lord, her legs are sturdy, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E To walk to school, she's got to get up early, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E Her clothes are old, but never are they dirty, AABFEFEF#m/E Living just e -nough, just e -nough, for the city----------! Verse 4 E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E Hummm! Her brother's smart, he's got more sense than many, E F#m/EEm7 F#m/E His patience's long, but soon he won't have any, E F#m/EEm7 F#m/E To find a job, is like a haystack needle, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E 'Cause where he lives, they don't use coloured people, A6 A B6 F#m/B Living just e - nough, just e - nough, EFEFEFEm7E For the city-----------------------------! Yeah! Break ECCA#b5 Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na! AGFEG# Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------! Bridge E F#m/EEm7 F#m/E | / / / / | / / / / | Keep repeating and ad lib E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E ||: Living ...just e - nough, ...for the city! Woh -oh! :|| Break ECCA#b5 Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na! AGFEG# Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------! Narrative break Verse 5 E F#m/EEm7 F#m/E His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E He spends his life, walking the streets of New York City, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E He's almost dead, from breathing in air pol - lution, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E He tried to vote, but to him there's no so - lution, AABFEFEF#m/E Living just e -nough, just e - nough, for the city------------! Verse 6 E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E I hope you hear, in - side my voice of sorrow, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E And that it motivates you to make a better to - morrow, E F#m/Em7 F#m/E This place is cruel, no where could be much colder, E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E If we don't change, the world will soon be over, A6 A B6 B6 F#m/B F#m/B E Living just e -nough, stop giving just e -nough ...for the ci - ty! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Coda ECCA#b5 Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na! AGFEG# Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------! ECCA#b5 Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na! AGFEG# Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------! ECCA#b5 Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na! AGF/G# Na, na, na, na---! Oh---, oh---, oh---! No,no---, no,no---! No,no---, no,no---! No,no---, no,no-------------!