Capo
2
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
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
Song History
Published: April 3, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025