...LIVING FOR THE CITY... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Innervisions' (1973)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: F#)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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A boy is born, in hard time Missis-sippi,
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Surrounded by, four walls that ain't so pretty.
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His parents give, him love and af-fection,
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To keep him strong, moving in the right di-rection.
[Chorus 1]
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Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city... ee ha!
[Verse 2]
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His father works, some days for fourteen hours,
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And you can bet, he barely makes a dollar.
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His mother goes, to scrub the floors for many,
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And you'd best believe, she hardly gets a penny.
[Chorus 2]
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Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Bridge 1]
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Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.
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Da da da da, da da da da da.
[Verse 3]
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His sister's black, but she is sho'nuff pretty,
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Her skirt is short, but Lord, her legs are sturdy.
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To walk to school, she's got to get up early.
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Her clothes are old, but never are they dirty.
[Chorus 3]
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Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Verse 4]
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Her brother's smart, he's got more sense than many.
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His patience's long, but soon he won't have any.
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To find a job, is like a haystack needle,
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'Cos where he lives, they don't use coloured people.
[Chorus 4]
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Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Bridge 2]
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Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.
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Da da da da, da da da da da.
Break:
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Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
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Living just e-nough, for the city.
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Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
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Living just e-nough, for the city.
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Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
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Living just e-nough, for the city.
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Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
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Living just e-nough, for the city.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty,
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He spends his life, walking the streets of New York City.
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He's almost dead, from breathing in air pol-lution,
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He tried to vote, but to him there's no so-lution.
[Chorus 5]
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Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Verse 6]
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I hope you hear, in-side my voice of sorrow;
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And that it motivates you to make a better to-morrow.
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This place is cruel, no where could be much colder,
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If we don't change; the world will soon be over.
[Chorus 6]
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Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...
[Outro]
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Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.
G#7 F D# 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
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D7 G7 A# G# G#7 D#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])
