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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Am Am G Am
Verse 1:
Am
The skies are full of dirt and gray
G
The city's kids come out to play
Am
Running in the broken glass
Em Am
From old deserted windows
Am
Verse 2:
Am
Dollar winos fill the streets
G
The poolroom music's soulful beat
Am
Engulfs the gray and dirty air
Em Am
In inner city limits
Am
Verse 3:
Am
Children run in hopeless heat
G
Long the dirty junkie streets
Am
Women sell themselves to men
Em Am
Through ruthless mediators
Am
Verse 4:
Am
The sidewalk cracks are deep and wide
G
The children kneel to look inside
Am
For pennies, maybe nickels
Em Am
Dropped in passing
Am
Verse 5:
Am
They live their lives like others past
G
The winos drink, the pimps sell ass
Am
Little girls ten years ago
Em Am
Are older now by twenty
Am
Verse 6:
Am
Social change is still just talk
G
The things you see in urban walks
Am
Should make you sick and lose your lunch
Em Am
Inside your high-rise diners
Am
Verse 7:
Am
Make the laws, you own the land
G
You hold them down when you can't stand
Em Am
One of these day's you'll get yours aplenty
Em Am
One of these day's you'll get yours aplenty
Em Am
One of these day's you'll get yours aplenty
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025