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            ...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:
---------------

   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 () 
        

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