Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse:
C majorC E minorEm
I'm not 1%, not even middle class
C majorC E minorEm
I was born in Wade park poor white trash
A minorAm G+G
Sons of Cleveland will never be
A minorAm G+G
more than cogs in the wheel of humanity
C majorC E minorEm
Best I can hope for is to die in my sleep
C majorC E minorEm
all mothers of Cleveland..... weep
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G
Its cold.... here in Cleveland
A minorAm G+G
this city's taken... hold of Me
FF C majorC
try as I might
G+G A minorAm
I never break free
FF C majorC
if there's a way out of here
G+G A minorAm G+G
well I just don't see
A minorAm G+G
Even 2 caped men from Gotham City
A minorAm G+G
can't save you and me
Verse 1:
C majorC E minorEm
Barge docks on the Erie, another load of ore
C majorC E minorEm
whole mill sweatin, more steel to pour
A minorAm G+G
I'm chained to machine 7 , ill never get free
A minorAm G+G
This factory is my father, only family I see
C majorC E minorEm
Try wakin' up every morning been all you'll ever be
C majorC E minorEm
A augmentedA museum is all Rockafeller left to me
A minorAm G+G
I get up every night, wonder what's left in this life
A minorAm G+G
I should only be single but ive got a wife
C majorC E minorEm
I work on the graveyard for a pocket of dimes
C majorC E minorEm
spinning my wheels and killing my time
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G
Its cold.... here in Cleveland
A minorAm G+G
this city's taken... hold of Me
FF C majorC
try as I might
G+G A minorAm
I never break free
FF C majorC
if there's a way out of here
G+G A minorAm G+G
well I just don't see
A minorAm G+G
Even 2 caped men from Gotham City
A minorAm G+G
can't save you and me
Verse 2:
C majorC E minorEm
another lottery ticket and I'm not the winnner
C majorC E minorEm
pack of Marlboro reds is all I ate for dinner
A minorAm G+G
I should sleep in a minute when I hit the bed
A minorAm G+G
But the ring of the forge hammer shakes my head
C majorC E minorEm
takes more than black coffee to wake me up
C majorC E minorEm
down 2 percocet with every cup
A minorAm G+G
my body's not injured, and I'm not in pain
A minorAm G+G
but the pain killin I need is all for my brain
C majorC E minorEm
I must find a way to break free from this mold
C majorC E minorEm
but the drugs and the debt have taken their hold
Chorus:
A minorAm G+G
Its cold.... here in Cleveland
A minorAm G+G
this city's taken... hold of Me
FF C majorC
try as I might
G+G A minorAm
I never break free
FF C majorC
if there's a way out of here
G+G A minorAm G+G
well I just don't see
A minorAm G+G
Even 2 caped men from Gotham City
A minorAm G+G
can't save you and me