Misc Originals – Chuck Taber - Gentrification (Guitar)

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[Intro] Em D C B7 Em D C B7 G B7 C D Em D C B7 [Verse 1]
Em        D    C           B7
The choir boys all have tattoos

Em         D        C            B7
The filthy pavement sticks to my shoes

G      B7           C          D
Street urchins have nothing to lose

Em        D    C           B7
The choir boys all have tattoos
[Verse 2]
Em         D         C         B7
I feel the heartbeat under the bones

Em          D      C            B7
Millions of people making their homes

G        B7              C      D
Built on possessing what nobody owns

Em         D        C                 B7
I feel the pulse of blood through the stones
[Chorus]
Am7         Bm7           C        D
Lawyers and hipsters with money to burn

Am7      Bm7         C         D
Making investments expecting return

Em      B7        C           D
Gentrification is closing the door

Am7          Bm7       C           D
Middle class values displacing the poor
[Verse 3]
Em     D     C           B7
An old woman pushing her cart

Em       D    C           B7
Graffiti king tagging his art

G      B7     C            D
Street couple making their start

Em        D    C           B7
With each demo lives torn apart
[Chorus]
Am7         Bm7           C        D
Lawyers and hipsters with money to burn

Am7      Bm7         C         D
Making investments expecting return

Em      B7        C           D
Gentrification is closing the door

Am7          Bm7       C           D
Middle class values displacing the poor
[Bridge]
G  C  Bm  C  D
      Frailty

G  C  Bm  C  D
      Dignity

G  C  Bm  C  D
      Poverty

G  C  Bm  C  D
      Equality
[Chorus]
Am7         Bm7           C        D
Lawyers and hipsters with money to burn

Am7      Bm7         C         D
Making investments expecting return

Em      B7        C           D
Gentrification is closing the door

Am7          Bm7       C           D
Middle class values displacing the poor
Em