Living for the City Stevie Wonder
[Intro]
e |---------------| B |---------------| G |---------------| D |----------2----| A |--0-h2-h4---4--| E |---------------|
||: [E]/ / / [F#m/E] / | [Em7] / / [F#m/E] / / :||[x2]
[Verse 1]
[E] A boy is born, [F#m/E] in [Em7]hard time Missis - [F#m/E]sippi,
[E] Surrounded by, [F#m/E] four w[Em7]alls that ain't so [F#m/E]pretty,
[E] His parents give,[F#m/E] him [Em7]love and af - f[F#m/E]ection,
[E] To keep him strong, [F#m/E] moving[Em7] in the right di - [F#m/E]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] His father works,[F#m/E] some [Em7]days for fourteen [F#m/E]hours,
[E] And you can bet, [F#m/E] he b[Em7]arely makes a [F#m/E]dollar,
[E] His mother goes, [F#m/E] to s[Em7]crub the floors for [F#m/E]many,
[E] And you'd best believe, [F#m/E] she ha[Em7]rdly gets a [F#m/E]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]
Woo! [E] His sister's black,[F#m/E] but [Em7]she is sho' nuff p[F#m/E]retty,
[E] Her skirt is short, [F#m/E] but, L[Em7]ord, her legs are [F#m/E]sturdy,
[E] To walk to school, [F#m/E] she's [Em7]got to get up [F#m/E]early,
[E] Her clothes are old,[F#m/E] but n[Em7]ever are they [F#m/E]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]
Hummm! [E] Her brother's smart,[F#m/E] he's [Em7]got more sense than [F#m/E]many,
[E] His patience's long, [F#m/E] but [Em7]soon he won't have[F#m/E] any,
[E] To find a job, [F#m/E] is l[Em7]ike a haystack [F#m/E]needle,
[E] 'Cause where he lives, [F#m/E] they d[Em7]on't use coloured [F#m/E]people,
Living j[A6]ust e - no[A]ugh, j[B6]ust e - [F#m/B]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] / / |
[]
||: L[E]iving ..[F#m/E].just e - [Em7]nough, ...for the [F#m/E]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] His hair is long,[F#m/E] his [Em7]feet are hard and [F#m/E]gritty,
[E] He spends his life, w[F#m/E]alking the s[Em7]treets of New York [F#m/E]City,
[E] He's almost dead,[F#m/E] from br[Em7]eathing in air pol - l[F#m/E]ution,
[E] He tried to vote,[F#m/E] but to [Em7]him there's no so - [F#m/E]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] I hope you hear,[F#m/E] in - [Em7]side my voice of [F#m/E]sorrow,
[E] And that it motivates[F#m/E] you to [Em7]make a better to - m[F#m/E]orrow,
[E] This place is cruel,[F#m/E] no [Em7]where could be much [F#m/E]colder,
[E] If we don't change,[F#m/E] the w[Em7]orld will soon be [F#m/E]over,
Living j[A6]ust e -no[A]ugh, stop giving j[B6]ust [B6]e -n[F#m/B]ough ...for the[F#m/B] ci - t[E]y!
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[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]
Na, na, na, na---! Oh---, oh---, oh---! No,no---, no,no---! No,no---, no,no---! No,no---, no,no-------------!
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