Baltimore chords by Nils Lofgren

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Dm

Intro:

A#
Dm   G    Dm    G        x4

Verse 1:
Dm              Dm7      G           Gm      Dm      Dm   G
Beat up little seagull       on a marble stair
Dm                  Dm7      G         Gm       Dm           Dm  G
Tryin' to find the ocean
looking everywhere
Dm                 Dm7    G           Gm                Dm       Dm  G
Hard times in the city
in a hard town by the sea
Dm                Dm7      G                Gm                Dm       Dm  C
Ain't nowhere to run to
there ain't nothing here for free

Chorus:
Dm  A#   C                    Cmaj7 A#       C
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard  just to live
Dm  A#   C                    Cmaj7 A#       C                      Dm     G
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard  just to live          Just to live

 Dm  G        x3

Verse 2:
Dm             Dm7      G       Gm              Dm      Dm   G
Hooker on the corner          waiting for a train
      Dm            Dm7       G      Gm               Dm     Dm   G
Drunk lyin' on the sidewalk
sleeping in the ɾain
         Dm          Dm7    G              Gm          Dm     Dm   G
And they hide their faces     and  they hide their eyes
 Dm                 Dm7    G           A#               Dm      Dm  C
'Cause the city is dying        and they don't know why

Chorus:
Dm  A#   C                    Cmaj7 A#       C
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard just to live
Dm  A#   C                    Cmaj7 A#       C
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard  just to live

Bridge:
Dm  F     G  A#
       Dm       F       G  A#
Man is hart to live

Dm  F      G  A#                 x12

Chorus:
Dm  A#   C                    Cmaj7 A#       C
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard  just to live
Dm  A#   C                    Cmaj7 A#       C
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard  just to live
         Dm   G      Dm  G                 Dm  G       Dm  G      Dm  G
 Just to live

Verse 3:
Dm            Dm7        G              Gm              Dm     Dm  G
Get my sister Sandy
and my little brother Ray
Dm            Dm7      G         Gm           Dm    Dm  G
Buy a big old wagon        to haul us all away
Dm               Dm7        G               Gm         Dm    Dm  G
Live out in the countɾy        where the mountains high
Dm            Dm7           G        Gm         Dm                C
Never comin' back here            'till the day I die      - No

Chorus:
Dm  A#   C                    Cmaj7 A#       C
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard  just to live
Dm  A#   C                    Cmaj7 A#       C
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard  just to live

Dm  A#   C                    Cmaj7 A#       C
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard  just to live
Dm  A#   C                    A#    C
Oh
Baltimore, man, it's hard

Dm  C

Dm   F   A#b  Am          A# Dm  G     F  D#     D#b Dm
Dm   F   A#b  Am          A# Dm  G     F  D#     D#b Dm