Stevie Wonder – Living For The City (Ukulele)

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-------------------------................. *from 'Innervisions' (1973)* (Original Key: F#) Intro: D Em/D Dm7, Em/D (x4) Verse 1:

D              Em/D Dm7              Em/D
 A boy is born, in  hard time Missis-sippi,

D              Em/D  Dm7                 Em/D
 Surrounded by, four walls that ain't so pretty.

D                  Em/D Dm7         Em/D
 His parents give, him  love and af-fection,

D                    Em/D   Dm7             Em/D
 To keep him strong, moving in the right di-rection.

Chorus 1:

       G            A      A7             D     Em/D  Dm7   Em/D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...     ee ha!

Verse 2:

D                 Em/D  Dm7               Em/D
 His father works, some days for fourteen hours,

D                Em/D Dm7            Em/D
 And you can bet, he  barely makes a dollar.

D                Em/D Dm7                  Em/D
 His mother goes, to  scrub the floors for many,

D                       Em/D Dm7           Em/D
 And you'd best believe, she hardly gets a penny.

Chorus 2:

       G            A      A7             D     Em/D  Dm7  Em/D, D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...

Bridge 1:

         D7         G7  A#                 G#
Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.

G#7       F   D#          D
 Da da da da, da da da da da.

Verse 3:

D                   Em/D Dm7             Em/D
 His sister's black, but she is sho'nuff pretty,

D                   Em/D Dm7                Em/D
 Her skirt is short, but Lord, her legs are sturdy.

D                  Em/D   Dm7           Em/D
 To walk to school, she's got to get up early.

D                    Em/D Dm7            Em/D
 Her clothes are old, but never are they dirty.

Chorus 3:

       G            A      A7             D     Em/D  Dm7  Em/D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...

Verse 4:

D                    Em/D  Dm7                 Em/D
 Her brother's smart, he's got more sense than many.

D                    Em/D Dm7                Em/D
 His patience's long, but soon he won't have any.

D              Em/D Dm7             Em/D
 To find a job, is  like a haystack needle,

D                    Em/D  Dm7                Em/D
 'Cos where he lives, they don't use coloured people.

Chorus 4:

       G            A      A7             D     Em/D  Dm7  Em/D, D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...

Bridge 2:

         D7         G7  A#                 G#
Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.

G#7       F   D#          D
 Da da da da, da da da da da.

Break:

D       Em/D   Dm7            Em/D
 Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,

D       Em/D   Dm7            Em/D
 Living just e-nough, for the city.

D       Em/D   Dm7            Em/D
 Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,

D       Em/D   Dm7            Em/D
 Living just e-nough, for the city.

D       Em/D   Dm7            Em/D
 Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,

D       Em/D   Dm7            Em/D
 Living just e-nough, for the city.

D       Em/D   Dm7            Em/D
 Living just e-nough, for the city, yeah,

D       Em/D   Dm7            Em/D
 Living just e-nough, for the city.

Interlude: D Em/D Dm7, Em/D (x4) Verse 5:

D                 Em/D Dm7               Em/D
 His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty,

D                    Em/D        Dm7                 Em/D
 He spends his life, walking the streets of New York City.

D                 Em/D  Dm7                  Em/D
 He's almost dead, from breathing in air pol-lution,

D                  Em/D   Dm7               Em/D
 He tried to vote, but to him there's no so-lution.

Chorus 5:

       G            A      A7             D     Em/D  Dm7  Em/D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...

Verse 6:

D               Em/D Dm7              Em/D
 I hope you hear, in-side my voice of sorrow;

D                      Em/D   Dm7              Em/D
 And that it motivates you to make a better to-morrow.

D                    Em/D Dm7                 Em/D
 This place is cruel, no  where could be much colder,

D                   Em/D Dm7                Em/D
 If we don't change; the world will soon be over.

Chorus 6:

       G            A      A7             D     Em/D  Dm7  Em/D, D
Living just enough, just e-nough, for the city...

Outro:

         D7         G7  A#                 G#
Da ba da da, da da, da, da da da da, da da da.

G#7       F   D#          D
 Da da da da, da da da da da.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D Em/D Dm7 G A A7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 xx0000 xx0211 320003 x02220 x02223 D7 G7 A# G# G#7 D# EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x57575 353433 688766 466544 464544 x68886 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])