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Living For the City by Stevie Wonder

Drum Pattern:
( beats)
*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  A#                 G#
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.

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  A#                 G#
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.

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  A#                 G#
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.
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Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSRyf5G2uI8



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