Stevie Wonder – Living For The City tab
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...LIVING FOR THE CITY... by Stevie Wonder -------------------------................. *from 'Innervisions' (1973)* *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 Da da da da, D# D 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 Da da da da, D# D Da da da da da. Break: D E F Living just e-nough, E For the city, yeah, D E F Living just e-nough, E For the city. D E F Living just e-nough, E For the city, yeah, D E F Living just e-nough, E For the city. D E F Living just e-nough, E For the city, yeah, D E F Living just e-nough, E For the city. D E F Living just e-nough, E For the city, yeah, D E F Living just e-nough, E 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. E 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 Da da da da, D# D Da da da da da. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- 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 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)