Chords for Stevie Wonder - Living For The City (1974) | LIVE
Tempo:
101.95 bpm
Chords used:
F#
F#m
B
A
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [B] [F#m] [G#m] [A]
[F#] [B] [F#m] [B]
[F#] We're gonna play a song called
Born and [B] born [F#m] in a heart of [B] Mississippi [F#] Surrounded [G#m] by
[F#m] a world that ain't [B] so [F#] pretty Spreadin' [B] skill [F#m] and love
and [G#] [F#] affection
To keep them [B] [F#m] strong
Movin' in the right [B]
direction
Livin' just enough [A#m] Just enough
[F#] For this city
[B] [F#m] [E] Hello, Yvonne
[F#] Find [B] a work
[F#m] Some days fourteen [F#] hours
And you [B] can bet
[F#m] Even if it takes a [F#] dollar Mother goes
[F#m] Let's cover up the part from me
[F#] And you best [G#m] believe
[F#m] She'll hardly get to [B] finish
You're just enough [A#m] Just enough
[F#] For this city
[A] This [F#m]
[F#] [D#] [D]
[C] [A]
[G] [F#]
is the [G#m] block
[F#m] This is the block
But she is sure to [G#m] pretty
[F#] School is short
They got stuck there Off school
[F#m] She's got to get [G#m] up [F#] early
Her clothes are old
But [F#m] now are they dirty
[B] Livin' just enough [C#] Just [A#m] enough
[F#] For this city
[A]
[G#m] For [F#] this city
Her brother's smart
He's gotten close since that minute
His face is blown
But soon it [G#] won't happen
[F#] To find a [B] job
[F#m] It's like a haystack [F#] needle
That's where he lives
They don't use Trolley [B]-creeper
Livin' just enough [C#] Just [F#] enough
For this city
[F#m] Go [E]
[F#] [E] [F#m]
[F#] [D#] [D]
[C] [A]
[Em] [F#]
[A]
[G] [C]
[A] [G] [F#]
back to the block
[B]
[F#m] [G#m] Livin' [F#] for this city [G#m] Just [F#m] enough
[F#] Just [B] [F#m]
enough
For this city
To [F#] find a job
Livin' for
[F#m] [F#] this [F#m]
city Just [E] [F#m] enough
Just enough Just enough
For this city
For this city
[C#m] For this city
For this [F#] city
[D#] [D]
[C] [A]
[G] [F#]
[D#]
[D] [C]
[A] [G] [F#]
Everybody
Say it along with me
[D#] [D] [C]
[A] [G]
[F#]
[F#] [B] [F#m] [B]
[F#] We're gonna play a song called
Born and [B] born [F#m] in a heart of [B] Mississippi [F#] Surrounded [G#m] by
[F#m] a world that ain't [B] so [F#] pretty Spreadin' [B] skill [F#m] and love
and [G#] [F#] affection
To keep them [B] [F#m] strong
Movin' in the right [B]
direction
Livin' just enough [A#m] Just enough
[F#] For this city
[B] [F#m] [E] Hello, Yvonne
[F#] Find [B] a work
[F#m] Some days fourteen [F#] hours
And you [B] can bet
[F#m] Even if it takes a [F#] dollar Mother goes
[F#m] Let's cover up the part from me
[F#] And you best [G#m] believe
[F#m] She'll hardly get to [B] finish
You're just enough [A#m] Just enough
[F#] For this city
[A] This [F#m]
[F#] [D#] [D]
[C] [A]
[G] [F#]
is the [G#m] block
[F#m] This is the block
But she is sure to [G#m] pretty
[F#] School is short
They got stuck there Off school
[F#m] She's got to get [G#m] up [F#] early
Her clothes are old
But [F#m] now are they dirty
[B] Livin' just enough [C#] Just [A#m] enough
[F#] For this city
[A]
[G#m] For [F#] this city
Her brother's smart
He's gotten close since that minute
His face is blown
But soon it [G#] won't happen
[F#] To find a [B] job
[F#m] It's like a haystack [F#] needle
That's where he lives
They don't use Trolley [B]-creeper
Livin' just enough [C#] Just [F#] enough
For this city
[F#m] Go [E]
[F#] [E] [F#m]
[F#] [D#] [D]
[C] [A]
[Em] [F#]
[A]
[G] [C]
[A] [G] [F#]
back to the block
[B]
[F#m] [G#m] Livin' [F#] for this city [G#m] Just [F#m] enough
[F#] Just [B] [F#m]
enough
For this city
To [F#] find a job
Livin' for
[F#m] [F#] this [F#m]
city Just [E] [F#m] enough
Just enough Just enough
For this city
For this city
[C#m] For this city
For this [F#] city
[D#] [D]
[C] [A]
[G] [F#]
[D#]
[D] [C]
[A] [G] [F#]
Everybody
Say it along with me
[D#] [D] [C]
[A] [G]
[F#]
Key:
F#
F#m
B
A
G#m
F#
F#m
B
[F#] _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [A] _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ We're gonna play a song called
Born and [B] born [F#m] in a heart of [B] Mississippi [F#] _ Surrounded [G#m] by
[F#m] a world that ain't [B] so [F#] pretty Spreadin' [B] skill [F#m] and love
and [G#] [F#] affection
To keep them [B] [F#m] strong
Movin' in the right [B]
direction
Livin' just enough [A#m] Just enough
[F#] For this city
_ [B] _ [F#m] [E] Hello, Yvonne
[F#] Find [B] a work
[F#m] Some days fourteen [F#] hours
And you [B] can bet
[F#m] Even if it takes a [F#] dollar Mother goes
[F#m] Let's cover up the part from me
[F#] And you best [G#m] believe
[F#m] She'll hardly get to [B] finish
You're just enough [A#m] Just enough
[F#] For this city
_ _ [A] This [F#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ is the [G#m] block
[F#m] This is the block
But she is sure to [G#m] pretty
[F#] School is short
They got stuck there Off school
[F#m] She's got to get [G#m] up [F#] early
Her clothes are old
But [F#m] now are they dirty
[B] Livin' just enough [C#] Just [A#m] enough
[F#] For this city
_ _ [A] _
[G#m] For [F#] this city
Her brother's smart
He's gotten close since that minute
His face is blown
But soon it [G#] won't happen
[F#] To find a [B] job
[F#m] It's like a haystack [F#] needle
That's where he lives
They don't use Trolley [B]-creeper
Livin' just enough [C#] Just _ [F#] enough
For this city
[F#m] Go _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
back to the block
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] Livin' [F#] for this city [G#m] Just [F#m] enough
[F#] Just _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _
enough
For this city _
To [F#] find a job
Livin' for _
[F#m] _ [F#] this _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
city Just [E] _ [F#m] enough _
_ _ _ Just enough Just _ _ _ _ _ _ enough
For this city
For _ this city
[C#m] For this city
For this [F#] city
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _
Everybody
Say it along with me _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ We're gonna play a song called
Born and [B] born [F#m] in a heart of [B] Mississippi [F#] _ Surrounded [G#m] by
[F#m] a world that ain't [B] so [F#] pretty Spreadin' [B] skill [F#m] and love
and [G#] [F#] affection
To keep them [B] [F#m] strong
Movin' in the right [B]
direction
Livin' just enough [A#m] Just enough
[F#] For this city
_ [B] _ [F#m] [E] Hello, Yvonne
[F#] Find [B] a work
[F#m] Some days fourteen [F#] hours
And you [B] can bet
[F#m] Even if it takes a [F#] dollar Mother goes
[F#m] Let's cover up the part from me
[F#] And you best [G#m] believe
[F#m] She'll hardly get to [B] finish
You're just enough [A#m] Just enough
[F#] For this city
_ _ [A] This [F#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ is the [G#m] block
[F#m] This is the block
But she is sure to [G#m] pretty
[F#] School is short
They got stuck there Off school
[F#m] She's got to get [G#m] up [F#] early
Her clothes are old
But [F#m] now are they dirty
[B] Livin' just enough [C#] Just [A#m] enough
[F#] For this city
_ _ [A] _
[G#m] For [F#] this city
Her brother's smart
He's gotten close since that minute
His face is blown
But soon it [G#] won't happen
[F#] To find a [B] job
[F#m] It's like a haystack [F#] needle
That's where he lives
They don't use Trolley [B]-creeper
Livin' just enough [C#] Just _ [F#] enough
For this city
[F#m] Go _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _
back to the block
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] Livin' [F#] for this city [G#m] Just [F#m] enough
[F#] Just _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _
enough
For this city _
To [F#] find a job
Livin' for _
[F#m] _ [F#] this _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
city Just [E] _ [F#m] enough _
_ _ _ Just enough Just _ _ _ _ _ _ enough
For this city
For _ this city
[C#m] For this city
For this [F#] city
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _
Everybody
Say it along with me _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _