Subcity Chords by Tracy Chapman

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[A] _ _ People say it doesn't exist, _ [Bm] _ no one would like to admit _ [D] that _ there is a city [A] underground. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ People live every _ [Bm] day off the waste and decay, [D] _ _ _ off the disgust of [A] their fellow man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Here in Sub City, life [Bm] is hard.
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_ [A] _ _ We can't receive _ [Bm] any _ [F#] government relief, won't you [A] please?
Please give the president _ [Bm] my honest _ [D] regards. _
For this, [E] we got a [A] party made. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Says too much crime in [Bm] these city streets, [D] my [E] sentiments [A] exacting.
_ Government and big business, [Bm] hold their purse strings.
[D] When I [E] worked, I worked in the [A] backyards.
_ I'm at the mercy of [Bm] the world, _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ guess [E] I'm lucky to be [A] alive.
Here in Sub City, life [Bm] is hard.
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_ [A] _ _ We can't receive _ [Bm] any government [E] _ relief, won't you [A] please?
_ Give Mr.
President _
[Bm] my honest _ [D] regards. _
For this, [E] we got a [A] party made.
They _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] say we're falling through the [A] cracks.
Say the system works, but we won't let it [D] help.
_ [Bm] Guess they never stop to think [A] we might just want to end up.
Way to make an honest [Bm] living, _ _ [D] living, just [A] saying living. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Here in Sub City, life [Bm] is hard.
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_ [A] _ _ We can't receive _ [B] any _ government [E] relief, I'd like [A] to please.
Please give the president _ [Bm] my honest _ regards. _
For this, [E] we got a [A] party made.
What _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] did I do to [A] deserve this?
[Bm] Had my trust in [D] God.
_ _ [Bm] Worked every day of my life, [A] thought I had some guarantees.
_ [F#m] That's what I thought, _ _ [D] please that's what I [E] thought.
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Here in Sub City, _ [Bm] life is hard. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
We can't receive _ [Bm] any _ government [E] relief, I'd like [A] to please.
Give Mr.
President _ [Bm] my honest _ [D] regards.
_ For this, [E] we got a [A] party made. _
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Last [Bm] night I had another restless [A] sleep, _ wondering what tomorrow might bring.
[D] Last night I dreamed a [Bm] full moon light was shining down on me, [A] and I screamed myself awake.
[F#m] Thought I must be _ dying, _ [D] thought I must be _ [E] dying. _
_ [A] _ _ Here in Sub City, life [Bm] is hard.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ We can't receive _ [B] any _ government [E] relief, I'd like [A] to please.
_ Give Mr.
President _ [Bm] my honest _ [D] regards. _
For this, [E] we got a [A] party made. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] This we got a made. _
_ [A] This we got a made. _
_ [Bm] This we got [D] a made. _
_ [A] _ This we got a made. _
_ [Bm] This we got [D] a made.
This we got a made.
[A] This we got a made. _
_ [B] This we got [D] a made. _
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