Intro:
EmGA7C (x2)
Verse 1:
EmGA7C
Beat-up little seagull,
EmGA7C
On a marble stair.
EmGA7C
Tryin' to find the ocean;
EmGA7C
Lookin' every-where.
Verse 2:
EmG
Hard times in the city,
A7CEmGA7C
In a hard town by the sea.
EmG
Ain't nowhere to run to,
A7CEmGA7C
There ain't nothin' here for free.
Verse 3:
EmGA7C
Hooker on the corner,
EmGA7C
Waitin' for a train.
EmGA7C
Drunk lyin' on the sidewalk,
EmGA7C
Sleepin' in the rain.
Verse 3:
EmGA7C
And they hide their faces,
EmGA7C
And they hide their eyes.
EmGA7C
'Cos the city's dyin',
EmGA7C
And they don't know why.
Chorus 1:
EmC
Oh...
D4 Bm7
Balti-more,
D4/CC
Man it's hard;
D4 Bm7
Just to live.
EmC
Oh...
D4 Bm7
Balti-more,
D4/CC
Man it's hard;
D4 Bm7
Just to live,
Em
Just to live.
Interlude:
EmGA7C (x2)
Verse 4:
EmGA7
Get my sister Sandy,
CEmGA7C
And my little brother Ray.
EmGA7
Buy a big old wagon,
CEmGA7C
To haul us all a-way.
Verse 5:
EmGA7C
Live out in the country,
EmGA7C
Where the mountain's high.
EmGA7C
Never comin' back there,
EmGA7C
'Till the day I die.
Chorus 2:
EmC
Oh...
D4 Bm7
Balti-more,
D4/CC
Man it's hard;
D4 Bm7
Just to live.
EmC
Oh...
D4 Bm7
Balti-more,
D4/CC
Man it's hard;
D4 Bm7
Just to live,
Em
Just to live.
Interlude:
EmGA7C (x4)
Chorus 3:
EmC
Oh...
D4 Bm7
Balti-more,
D4/CC
Man it's hard;
D4 Bm7
Just to live.
EmC
Oh...
D4 Bm7
Balti-more,
D4/CC
Man it's hard;
D4 Bm7
Just to live,
Em
Just to live.
Outro:
EmGA7C
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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EmGA7C D4 Bm7 D4/C
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.