Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E5E5 D5D5 A5A5 B5B5
E5E5 D5D5 A5A5 B5B5
E5E5 D5D5 A5A5 B5B5
E5E5 D5D5 A5A5 B5B5
B5 B5B5 B5B5 B5B5
B5 B5B5 B5B5 B5B5
B5 B5B5 B5B5 B5B5
B5 B5B5 B5B5 B5B5
Verse 1:
B5B5
In this dirty old part of the city
B5B5
Where the sun refused to shine
B5B5
People tell me there ain't no use in tryin'
B5B5
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
B5B5
And one thing I know is true
B5B5
You'll be dead before your time is due, I know
B5B5
Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
B5B5
Watched his hair been turnin' grey
B5B5
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away
B5B5 A5A5 A5
Oh yes I know it
Pre-Chorus:
B5B5 A5A5 A5
(Yeah!) He's been workin' so hard
B5B5 A5A5 A5
(Yeah!) Every night and day
B5B5 A5A5 A5
(Yeah!) Oh I've been workin' too
B5B5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Chorus:
E5E5 A5A5 B5B5
We gotta get out of this place
E5E5 F#5F#5 B5B5
If it's the last thing we ever do
E5E5 A5A5 B5B5
We gotta get out of this place
C#5C#5 E5E5 D5D5
girl, there's a better life for me and you
A5A5 B5B5 E5E5 D5D5 A5A5 B5B5
Interlude:
B5B5 B5B5 B5B5 B5B5
Verse 2:
B5B5
Now my girl you're so young and pretty
B5B5
And one thing I know is true, yeah
B5B5
You'll be dead before your time is due, I know it
B5B5
Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin'
B5B5
Watched his hair is turnin' grey
B5B5
He's been workin' and slavin' his life away
B5B5 A5A5 A5
I know he's been workin' so hard
Pre-Chorus:
B5B5 A5A5 A5
(Yeah!) I've been workin' too
B5B5 A5A5 A5
(Yeah!) Every night and day
B5B5 A5A5 A5
(Yeah!) Whoa!
B5B5
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Chorus:
E5E5 A5A5 B5B5
We gotta get out of this place
E5E5 F#5F#5 B5B5
If it's the last thing we ever do
E5E5 A5A5 B5B5
We gotta get out of this place
C#5C#5 E5E5 D5D5
girl, there's a better life for me and you
A5A5 B5B5 E5E5 D5D5 A5A5 B5B5
Sax Solo:
B5B5 B5B5 B5B5 B5B5
B5 B5B5 B5B5 B5B5
B5 B5B5 B5B5 B5B5
B5 B5B5 B5B5 B5B5
Chorus:
E5E5 A5A5 B5B5
We gotta get out of this place
E5E5 F#5F#5 B5B5
If it's the last thing we ever do
E5E5 A5A5 B5B5
We gotta get out of this place
C#5C#5 E5E5 D5D5 A5A5 B5B5
girl, there's a better life for me and you
E5E5 A5A5 B5B5
We gotta get out of this place
E5E5 F#5F#5 B5B5
If it's the last thing we ever do
E5E5 A5A5 B5B5
We gotta get out of this place
C#5C#5 E5E5 D5D5
girl, there's a better life for me and you
A5A5 B5B5
E5E5 D5D5 A5A5 A5 B5B5