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Living For The City by Stevie Wonder
Living For The City
Chords used in this song :
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A#
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3 fr.
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*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: F#)
Intro:
D E F, E (x4)
Verse 1:
D E
A boy is born,
F E
In hard time Missis-sippi,
D E
Surrounded by;
F E
Four walls that ain't so pretty.
D E
His parents give,
F E
Him love and af-fection,
D E
To keep him strong;
F E
Moving in the right di-rection.
Chorus 1:
G A
Living just enough, just enough,
D E F E
For the city... ee ha!
Verse 2:
D E
His father works,
F E
Some days for fourteen hours,
D E
And you can bet,
F E
He barely makes a dollar.
D E
His mother goes,
F E
To scrub the floors for many;
D E
And you'd best believe,
F E
She hardly gets a penny.
Chorus 2:
G A
Living just enough, just enough,
D E F E, D
For the city...
Bridge 1:
D7 G7
Da ba da da, da da, da,
A# G#
Da da da da, da da da.
G#7 F D# D
Da da da da, da da da da da.
Verse 3:
D E
His sister's black,
F E
But she is sho'nuff pretty,
D E
Her skirt is short,
F E
But Lord, her legs are sturdy.
D E
To walk to school,
F E
She's got to get up early.
D E
Her clothes are old,
F E
But never are they dirty.
Chorus 3:
G A
Living just enough, just enough,
D E F E
For the city...
Verse 4:
D E
Her brother's smart,
F E
He's got more sense than many.
D E
His patience's long,
F E
But soon he won't have any.
D E
To find a job,
F E
Is like a haystack needle,
D E
'Cos where he lives,
F E
They don't use coloured people.
Chorus 4:
G A
Living just enough, just enough,
D E F E, D
For the city...
Bridge 2:
D7 G7
Da ba da da, da da, da,
A# G#
Da da da da, da da da.
G#7 F D# D
Da da da da, da da da da da.
Break:
D E F E
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
D E F E
Living just e-nough, for the city.
D E F E
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
D E F E
Living just e-nough, for the city.
D E F E
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
D E F E
Living just e-nough, for the city.
D E F E
Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,
D E F E
Living just e-nough, for the city.
Interlude:
D E F, E (x4)
Verse 5:
D E
His hair is long,
F E
His feet are hard and gritty,
D
He spends his life,
E F E
Walking the streets of New York City.
D E
He's almost dead,
F E
From breathing in air pol-lution,
D
He tried to vote,
E F E
But to him there's no so-lution.
Chorus 5:
G A
Living just enough, just enough,
D E F E
For the city...
Verse 6:
D E
I hope you hear,
F E
In-side my voice of sorrow;
D E
And that it motivates you,
F E
To make a better to-morrow.
D E
This place is cruel,
F E
No where could be much colder,
D E
If we don't change;
F E
The world will soon be over.
Chorus 6:
G A
Living just enough, just enough,
D E F E, D
For the city...
Outro:
D7 G7
Da ba da da, da da, da,
A# G#
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 E F G A D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 022100 133211 320003 x02220 xx0212
G7 A# G# G#7 D#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
323000 x13331 466544 464544 x68886
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version 2
CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of F#)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
E = 022100 B6 = x24444 A# = x13331
F#m/E = xx2222 F#m/B = x22222 A#7/G# = 4x333x
Em7 = xx2433 E/D = xx0454 G = 355433
A6 = x02222 C#m7b5 = x42000 F = 133211
A = x02220 C = x35553 E = 022100
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[Intro]
e |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |--------------|
D |--------2-----|
A |--2--4----4---|
E |--------------|
E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E
||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 1]
E F#m/E 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/E Em7 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,
A6 A B6 F#m/B E F#m/E Em7 F#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/E Em7 F#m/E
And you can bet, he barely makes a dollar,
E F#m/E Em7 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,
A6 A B6 F#m/B E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E
Living just e -nough, just e -nough, for the city----------! Yeah!
[Break]
E/D C#m7b5 C A#
Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!
A#7/G# G F E
Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------!
[Verse 3]
E F#m/E Em7 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,
A6 A B6 F#m/B E F#m/E Em7 F#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/E Em7 F#m/E
His patience's long, but soon he won't have any,
E F#m/E Em7 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,
E F#m/E Em7 F#m/E E F#m/E Em7
For the city-----------------------------! Yeah!
[Break]
E/D C#m7b5 C A#
Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!
A#7/G# G F E
Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------!
[Bridge]
E F#m/E Em7 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]
E/D C#m7b5 C A#
Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!
A#7/G# G F E
Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------!
[Narrative break]
[Verse 5]
E F#m/E Em7 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,
A6 A B6 F#m/B E F#m/E Em7 F#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/E 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]
E/D C#m7b5 C A#
Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!
A#7/G# G F E
Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------!
E/D C#m7b5 C A#
Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!
A#7/G# G F E
Na, na, na, na---! Na -na, na -na, na------!
E/D C#m7b5 C A#
Na -na, na! Na--, na, na, na----! Na -na, na -na, na, na -na!
A#7/G# G F F
Na, na, na, na---! Oh---, oh---, oh---! No,no---, no,no---!
F F
No,no---, no,no---! No,no---, no,no-------------!
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version 3
Put the capo where you want. The basic chord progression seems to be B A E
B
A Boy is born
A E
In hard town mississippi
B
Surrounded by
A E
Four walls that ain't so pretty
B
His PArents give him
A E
love and affection
B
To keep him strong
A E
movin in the right direction
Chorus: (might need work later)
B
Livin just enough,
A E
just enough
B
for the city
{ending}
B A E
Livin, just enough for the city oh-oh
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