...LIVING FOR THE CITY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Innervisions' (1973)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: F#)
Intro
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D] (x4)
Verse 1
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
A boy is born, in hard time Missis-sippi,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Surrounded by, four walls that ain't so pretty.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
His parents give, him love and af-fection,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
To keep him strong, moving in the right di-rection.
Chorus 1
[G] [A] [A7] [D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city... ee ha!
Verse 2
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
His father works, some days for fourteen hours,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
And you can bet, he barely makes a dollar.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
His mother goes, to scrub the floors for many,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
And you'd best believe, she hardly gets a penny.
Chorus 2
[G] [A] [A7] [D] [Em/D] [Dm7] Em/D, [D]
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
Bridge 1
[D7] [G7] [Bb] [Ab]
Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.
[Ab7] [F] [Eb] [D]
Da da da da, da da da da da.
Verse 3
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
His sister's black, but she is sho'nuff pretty,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Her skirt is short, but Lord, her legs are sturdy.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
To walk to school, she's got to get up early.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Her clothes are old, but never are they dirty.
Chorus 3
[G] [A] [A7] [D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
Verse 4
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Her brother's smart, he's got more sense than many.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
His patience's long, but soon he won't have any.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
To find a job, is like a haystack needle,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
'Cos where he lives, they don't use coloured people.
Chorus 4
[G] [A] [A7] [D] [Em/D] [Dm7] Em/D, [D]
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
Bridge 2
[D7] [G7] [Bb] [Ab]
Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.
[Ab7] [F] [Eb] [D]
Da da da da, da da da da da.
Break
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just e-nough, for the city.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just e-nough, for the city.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just e-nough, for the city.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just e-nough, for the city.
Interlude
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D] (x4)
Verse 5
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
He spends his life, walking the streets of New York City.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
He's almost dead, from breathing in air pol-lution,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
He tried to vote, but to him there's no so-lution.
Chorus 5
[G] [A] [A7] [D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
Verse 6
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
I hope you hear, in-side my voice of sorrow;
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
And that it motivates you to make a better to-morrow.
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
This place is cruel, no where could be much colder,
[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D]
If we don't change; the world will soon be over.
Chorus 6
[G] [A] [A7] [D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [Em/D] [D]
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
Outro
[D7] [G7] [Bb] [Ab]
Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.
[Ab7] [F] [Eb] [D]
Da da da da, da da da da da.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[D] [Em/D] [Dm7] [G] [A] [A7]
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0000 xx0211 320003 x02220 x02223
[D7] [G7] [Bb] [Ab] [Ab7] [Eb]
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x57575 353433 688766 466544 464544 x68886
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
