Across 110th Street Chords by Bobby Womack
Tempo:
110.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
Em
G
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E] [Bm] [F#]
[Em] [E]
[A] [Bm] [C#] [Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[Bm] I
[Em] [A]
[Bm] [C] was the [G] third brother of a fire, [Em]
[Bm] doing whatever I had to do to survive.
[C#m] [D] I'm [G] not saying what I did was [Em] alright.
[D] Trying to break out of the ghetto was a day-to-day [Bm] fight.
[G] Being down so long, getting up didn't cross [Em] my [Bm] mind.
But I knew there was a better way of life, and I was just trying to find.
You don't know [G] what you do until [D] you put under [Bm] pressure.
Across 110th Street, it was a hell of a test drive.
[G] Across [A] 110th Street, pimps [F#m] try to catch a [Bm] woman that's weak.
[G] Across [A] 110th Street, the [F#m] bushes won't let the [Bm] junkie go free.
[G] Across [A] 110th Street,
[F#m] woman trying to catch a [Bm] trick on the street.
[G] [A] Across 110th Street,
[D] you can find it [F#] all in the street.
[G]
[Bm] [A] I
[Em] [F#m]
[Bm] got one more thing I'd like to talk to you all [Em] about right [F#m] now.
[Em] Hey brother, there's a better way out.
[Bm] Snorting that coke, shooting that dope, man, you're dropping out.
[Em] Take my advice, and see if you'll live or die.
[Bm] You got to be strong if you want to [Em] survive.
The family on the other side of town [Bm] will catch hell if you follow ghetto around.
[Em] In every city you'll find the same thing going [G] down.
[Bm] Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town.
Let me [G] sing it.
Across [A] 110th Street, [F#m] pimps try to catch a woman [Bm] that's weak.
[A]
[G] Across [A] 110th Street, the bushes won't let the junkie [Bm] go free.
Across [G] [A] 110th Street, [F#m] woman trying to catch a [Bm] trick on the street.
[G] Across [A] 110th Street, [F#m] you can find it all [F#]
[G]
in [Bm] the street.
Yes [Em] you [Bm] can.
[Em] Oh, look [F#m] around you, look around you, look around you, [B] look around you.
[Bm] Yeah.
[Em] [F#m]
[Am]
[C]
[Em] [E]
[A] [Bm] [C#] [Bm]
[F#]
[Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[Bm] I
[Em] [A]
[Bm] [C] was the [G] third brother of a fire, [Em]
[Bm] doing whatever I had to do to survive.
[C#m] [D] I'm [G] not saying what I did was [Em] alright.
[D] Trying to break out of the ghetto was a day-to-day [Bm] fight.
[G] Being down so long, getting up didn't cross [Em] my [Bm] mind.
But I knew there was a better way of life, and I was just trying to find.
You don't know [G] what you do until [D] you put under [Bm] pressure.
Across 110th Street, it was a hell of a test drive.
[G] Across [A] 110th Street, pimps [F#m] try to catch a [Bm] woman that's weak.
[G] Across [A] 110th Street, the [F#m] bushes won't let the [Bm] junkie go free.
[G] Across [A] 110th Street,
[F#m] woman trying to catch a [Bm] trick on the street.
[G] [A] Across 110th Street,
[D] you can find it [F#] all in the street.
[G]
[Bm] [A] I
[Em] [F#m]
[Bm] got one more thing I'd like to talk to you all [Em] about right [F#m] now.
[Em] Hey brother, there's a better way out.
[Bm] Snorting that coke, shooting that dope, man, you're dropping out.
[Em] Take my advice, and see if you'll live or die.
[Bm] You got to be strong if you want to [Em] survive.
The family on the other side of town [Bm] will catch hell if you follow ghetto around.
[Em] In every city you'll find the same thing going [G] down.
[Bm] Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town.
Let me [G] sing it.
Across [A] 110th Street, [F#m] pimps try to catch a woman [Bm] that's weak.
[A]
[G] Across [A] 110th Street, the bushes won't let the junkie [Bm] go free.
Across [G] [A] 110th Street, [F#m] woman trying to catch a [Bm] trick on the street.
[G] Across [A] 110th Street, [F#m] you can find it all [F#]
[G]
in [Bm] the street.
Yes [Em] you [Bm] can.
[Em] Oh, look [F#m] around you, look around you, look around you, [B] look around you.
[Bm] Yeah.
[Em] [F#m]
[Am]
[C]
Key:
Bm
Em
G
A
F#m
Bm
Em
G
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ I _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [C] was the [G] third brother of a fire, [Em] _
[Bm] doing whatever I had to do to survive. _ _
[C#m] _ [D] I'm [G] not saying what I did was [Em] alright.
[D] _ Trying to break out of the ghetto was a day-to-day [Bm] fight.
_ [G] Being down so long, getting up didn't cross [Em] my [Bm] mind.
But I knew there was a better way of life, and I was just trying to find.
You don't know [G] what you do until [D] you put under [Bm] pressure.
Across 110th Street, it was a hell of a test drive.
[G] _ _ _ Across [A] 110th Street, pimps [F#m] try to catch a [Bm] woman that's weak. _ _
_ [G] Across _ [A] 110th Street, the [F#m] bushes won't let the [Bm] junkie go free. _
_ [G] Across _ [A] 110th Street, _
_ [F#m] woman trying to catch a [Bm] trick on the street. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] Across 110th Street, _
_ [D] _ you can find it [F#] all in the street.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] I _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ got one more thing I'd like to talk to you all [Em] about right [F#m] now. _
[Em] Hey brother, _ there's a better way out.
_ [Bm] Snorting that coke, shooting that dope, man, you're dropping out.
_ [Em] Take my advice, and see if you'll live or die.
[Bm] You got to be strong if you want to [Em] survive.
The family on the other side of town [Bm] will catch hell if you follow ghetto around.
[Em] In every city you'll find the same thing going [G] down.
[Bm] Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town.
Let me [G] sing it.
Across _ [A] 110th Street, [F#m] pimps try to catch a woman [Bm] that's weak.
_ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ Across [A] 110th Street, the bushes won't let the junkie [Bm] go free. _
Across [G] _ _ _ [A] 110th Street, _ [F#m] woman trying to catch a [Bm] trick on the street. _ _
_ [G] Across _ [A] 110th Street, [F#m] you can find it all [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
in [Bm] the street.
Yes [Em] you [Bm] can. _
_ [Em] _ Oh, look [F#m] around you, look around you, look around you, [B] look around you.
[Bm] _ Yeah.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Bm] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ I _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [C] was the [G] third brother of a fire, [Em] _
[Bm] doing whatever I had to do to survive. _ _
[C#m] _ [D] I'm [G] not saying what I did was [Em] alright.
[D] _ Trying to break out of the ghetto was a day-to-day [Bm] fight.
_ [G] Being down so long, getting up didn't cross [Em] my [Bm] mind.
But I knew there was a better way of life, and I was just trying to find.
You don't know [G] what you do until [D] you put under [Bm] pressure.
Across 110th Street, it was a hell of a test drive.
[G] _ _ _ Across [A] 110th Street, pimps [F#m] try to catch a [Bm] woman that's weak. _ _
_ [G] Across _ [A] 110th Street, the [F#m] bushes won't let the [Bm] junkie go free. _
_ [G] Across _ [A] 110th Street, _
_ [F#m] woman trying to catch a [Bm] trick on the street. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] Across 110th Street, _
_ [D] _ you can find it [F#] all in the street.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] I _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ got one more thing I'd like to talk to you all [Em] about right [F#m] now. _
[Em] Hey brother, _ there's a better way out.
_ [Bm] Snorting that coke, shooting that dope, man, you're dropping out.
_ [Em] Take my advice, and see if you'll live or die.
[Bm] You got to be strong if you want to [Em] survive.
The family on the other side of town [Bm] will catch hell if you follow ghetto around.
[Em] In every city you'll find the same thing going [G] down.
[Bm] Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town.
Let me [G] sing it.
Across _ [A] 110th Street, [F#m] pimps try to catch a woman [Bm] that's weak.
_ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ Across [A] 110th Street, the bushes won't let the junkie [Bm] go free. _
Across [G] _ _ _ [A] 110th Street, _ [F#m] woman trying to catch a [Bm] trick on the street. _ _
_ [G] Across _ [A] 110th Street, [F#m] you can find it all [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
in [Bm] the street.
Yes [Em] you [Bm] can. _
_ [Em] _ Oh, look [F#m] around you, look around you, look around you, [B] look around you.
[Bm] _ Yeah.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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