Living For The City Chords by Stevie Wonder

Tempo:
98.9 bpm
Chords used:

F#

F#m

B

E

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stevie Wonder - Living for the City chords
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[F#] [G#] [F#m]
[C#m] [F#] [F#m]
[E] [F#] A [E] boy's born [F#m] in hot-dye [B] Mississippi, [F#] [G#m] surrounded by [F#m] four walls that [C#m] ain't so pretty.
[F#] His parents give [F#m] him love [F#] and affection to [E] keep him strong, [F#m] moving in the right direction,
[G#m] living just enough, [A#m] just [C#] enough [F#] for the city.
[F#m]
[G#m] [F#] His father [E] works [F#m] some days for fourteen [E] [F#] hours, and you can [E] bet [F#m] he barely makes a [E] dollar.
[F#] His mother [E] goes [F#m] scrub the [F#] floors for many, and you best [F#m] believe she hardly [G#m] gets a penny,
living just enough, [C#] just [B] enough [F#] for the city.
[E] [F#m]
[B] [F#] [D#]
[G] [D] [C]
[A] [G] [F#]
[E] [F#m] [E] [F#]
[E] [F#m] [E] [F#]
[E] [F#m] [G#m] [F#] Hey!
Yeah!
[B] [F#m] Da da da [G#m] da da da
Da da [C#] da da da [B] da
[F#] Da da [F#m] da da da da
[B] [F#]
Wooo!
[F#m] It's so suitable, [G#] but she [F#] is shown not pretty.
[G#m] [F#m] Her skirt is short, [E] but her [F#] legs are sturdy.
I'm a jumper, [F#m] and whack the haystack [B] [F#] needle.
Cause we [G#m] live, [F#m] they don't use colored [B] people.
And it's just enough, [C#] just enough for [F#] the city.
[B] [F#m] [E] [F#]
[E] [F#m] [F#]
[F#m] [D]
[C] [A]
[G] [F#]
[G#] [F#m]
[G#m] [F#] Hey, hey, hey.
[B] [F#m]
[B] [F#] [B] [F#m]
[B] Ain't [F#] nothing for the city,
[G#m] [F#]
[B] for [F#] the city, [B] for the city,
[F#] [F#m]
[B] for [F#] the city.
And it's just enough, [F#m]
just enough for [B] the city.
[F#] [F#m] Ain't nothing for the city for the city.
Doesn't matter for the city.
[F#]
[B] [F#] [F#m] Doesn't matter [B] for the city.
[F#] And go New York, [F#m] go to Chicago,
[G#m] or the big big [F#] Chicago.
[D#]
[D] [C]
[A] [G] [F#]
[B] Sex life.
[F#m] [F#]
New York, just like I pictured it.
God's grace and [C#] everything.
[D]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, come here.
[F#] Huh?
You look pit, man.
Hey, you want to make some five bucks, man?
Yeah, bro, I just made some time.
You look here, run this car speed for me right quick, OK?
Let's go.
Power.
Hey, I don't like that guy, Dave.
Huh?
I don't know.
I don't like that guy, Dave.
I'm just going to take a break.
Take him out.
Oh, no.
What'd I do?
Turn around.
Turn around.
Put [E] your hands behind your back.
Let's go.
Let's go.
The jury of your [F#] peers having found you just 10 [F#m] years.
What?
Come on.
Come on.
Give him [B] that snout, [F#] nigga.
God.
[A#m] No.
[F#m]
[E] [B] [F#] His cab is [G#m] long.
[F#m] His feet [B] are hard and frizzy.
[F#] He spins his [B] mic [F#m] walking the streets
[G#m] up to New York City.
[F#] He's almost dead [F#m] from breathing in air [E] pollution.
[F#] He's [B] trying to fuck through [F#] human [B] evolution.
Isn't he just [C#m] enough?
[C#] Just enough [F#] for the shit?
[F#m] Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, [B] hey, hey.
[F#] I [G#m] hope you hear [F#m] inside my voice [B] the sorrow
[F#] and that love [B] that made [F#m] you stupid and
[B] broke.
[F#] This [B] life is brutal.
[F#m] No time to be much colder.
[F#] If we don't [G#m] change, [F#m] the world will [B] soon be over.
Living just enough.
Stop [F#] giving [A#m] just [F#m]
[G#m] enough.
[F#] For shit day.
La, la, [F#m] la, la, la, [D] la.
La, la, la, [C] la, la, la.
La, la, [A] la, [G] la.
La, la [F#]
la.
La, la, la.
[D#] [D] La, la, la, la, [C] la.
La, la, la.
[A] [G] La, la, la.
[F#]
La, la, la, la.
[D#] [D]
[C] La, la, [A]
[Em] like this.
[G]
[N]
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To start learning Stevie Wonder - Living For The City chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: E, F#, F#m, B, E, F#m, E, G#m, F#m, B and F#. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 49 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 99 BPM. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] A [E] boy's born [F#m] in hot-dye [B] Mississippi, [F#] _ [G#m] surrounded by [F#m] four walls that [C#m] ain't so pretty.
[F#] His parents give [F#m] him love [F#] and affection to [E] keep him strong, [F#m] moving in the right direction,
[G#m] living just enough, _ [A#m] just [C#] enough [F#] for the city.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
[G#m] _ [F#] _ His father [E] works [F#m] some days for fourteen [E] [F#] hours, and you can [E] bet [F#m] he barely makes a [E] dollar.
[F#] His mother [E] goes [F#m] scrub the [F#] floors for many, and you best [F#m] believe she hardly [G#m] gets a penny,
living just enough, [C#] just [B] enough [F#] for the city.
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] Hey!
Yeah!
[B] _ [F#m] Da da da [G#m] da da _ da_
Da da [C#] da da da _ [B] da_
[F#] Da da [F#m] da da da da_
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _
Wooo!
[F#m] It's so suitable, [G#] but she [F#] is shown not pretty.
[G#m] [F#m] Her skirt is short, [E] but her [F#] legs are sturdy.
I'm a jumper, [F#m] and whack the haystack [B] [F#] needle.
Cause we [G#m] live, [F#m] they don't use colored [B] people.
And it's just enough, [C#] just enough for [F#] the city.
_ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ [F#] Hey, hey, hey.
[B] _ [F#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _
[B] Ain't [F#] nothing for the city, _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] for [F#] the city, _ _ [B] for the city,
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[B] for _ [F#] the city.
And it's just enough, [F#m] _
just _ _ _ _ enough for [B] the city.
[F#] _ _ _ [F#m] Ain't nothing for the city for the city.
Doesn't matter for the city.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] Doesn't matter [B] for the city.
[F#] And go New York, [F#m] go to Chicago,
[G#m] or the big big [F#] Chicago.
_ _ [D#] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ Sex life.
[F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ New York, just like I pictured it.
God's grace and [C#] everything.
[D] _
Hey, hey, hey, hey, come here.
[F#] Huh?
You look pit, man.
Hey, you want to make some five bucks, man?
Yeah, bro, I just made some time.
You look here, run this car speed for me right quick, OK?
Let's go.
Power.
Hey, _ I don't like that guy, Dave.
Huh?
I don't know.
I don't like that guy, Dave.
_ I'm just going to take a break.
Take him out.
Oh, no.
What'd I do?
Turn around.
Turn around.
Put [E] your hands behind your back.
Let's go.
Let's go.
The jury of your [F#] peers having found you just 10 [F#m] years.
What?
Come on.
Come on.
Give him [B] that snout, [F#] nigga.
God.
[A#m] No.
[F#m] _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [F#] His cab is [G#m] long.
[F#m] His feet [B] are hard and frizzy.
[F#] He spins his [B] mic [F#m] walking the streets
[G#m] up to New York City.
[F#] He's almost dead [F#m] from breathing in air [E] pollution.
[F#] He's [B] trying to fuck through [F#] human [B] evolution.
Isn't he just [C#m] enough?
[C#] Just enough [F#] for the shit?
[F#m] Hey, hey, _ hey.
Hey, [B] hey, hey.
_ [F#] I [G#m] hope you hear [F#m] inside my voice [B] the sorrow
[F#] and that love [B] that made [F#m] you stupid and _
[B] broke.
[F#] This [B] life is brutal.
[F#m] No time to be much colder.
[F#] If we don't [G#m] change, [F#m] the world will [B] soon be over.
Living just enough.
Stop [F#] giving [A#m] just [F#m]
[G#m] enough.
[F#] For shit day. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ La, la, [F#m] la, la, la, [D] la.
La, la, la, [C] la, la, la.
La, la, [A] la, [G] la.
La, la [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ la.
La, la, la. _ _
[D#] _ _ [D] La, la, la, la, [C] la. _
_ La, la, la.
[A] _ _ [G] La, la, la.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
La, la, la, la.
[D#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ La, la, [A] _
_ _ [Em] like this. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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