Tonart: F# major
Intro 1
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G#m
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G#m
F#
G#m
A
G#m
Verse 1
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G#m
A boy is born
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G#m
in hard time Mississippi
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G#m
Surrounded by
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G#m
four walls that ain't so pretty
F#
G#m
His parents give
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G#m
him love and affection
F#
G#m
To keep him strong
A
moving in the right direction
B
C#
Living just enough, just enough
F#
G#m
A
G#m
for the ci ty
Verse 2
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G#m
His father works
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G#m
some days for fourteen hours
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G#m
And you can bet
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G#m
he barely makes a dollar
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G#m
His mother goes
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G#m
to scrub the floors for many
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G#m
And you'd best believe
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G#m
she hardly gets a penny
B
C#
Living just enough, just enough
F#
G#m
A
G#m
for the ci ty
Interlude 1
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F#m
Na- na- na...
D
C
C
A
G
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F#
Verse 3
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G#m
His sister's black
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G#m
but she is sho' 'nuff pretty
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G#m
Her skirt is short
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but Lord her legs are sturdy
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G#m
To walk to school
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she's got to get up early
F#
G#m
Her clothes are old
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G#m
but never are they dirty
B
C#
Living just enough, just enough
F#
G#m
A
G#m
for the ci ty
Verse 4
F#
G#m
Her brother's smart
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G#m
he's got more sense than many
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G#m
His patience's long
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G#m
but soon he won't have any
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G#m
To find a job
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G#m
is like a haystack needle
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G#m
'Cause where he lives
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G#m
they don't use colored people
B
C#
Living just enough, just enough
F#
G#m
A
G#m
for the ci ty
F#
G#m
A
Interlude 2
F#
F#m
Na- na- na...
D
C
C
A
G
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F#
Outro 1
F#
G#m
A
G#m
F#
G#m
A
G#m
Living just enough for the city
F#
G#m
A
G#m
Living just enough for the city
[Repeat and fade]
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