Living For The City Chords by Stevie Wonder

Tempo:
98.75 bpm
Chords used:

F#

F#m

E

B

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Living For The City chords
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[F#] [G#] [F#m] [C#m]
[F#] [F#m] [C#m]
[F#] A boy's [E] born [F#m] in hard time [E] Mississippi, [F#] surrounded by [F#m] four walls that ain't so [E]
[F#] pretty.
His parents give [F#m] him love [F#] and affection to [E] keep him strong, [F#m] moving in the right direction,
[G#m] living just enough, [A#m] just [C#] enough [F#] for the city.
[B] [F#m] [G#m] [F#]
His father [E] works [F#m] some days for [E] fourteen [F#] hours, and you can [E] bet [F#m] he barely makes [E] a [F#] dollar.
His mother [E] goes [F#m] scrub the [F#] floors for many, and you best [E] believe [F#m] she hardly gets a [G#m] penny.
Living just enough, [C#] just [B] enough [F#] for the city.
[E] [F#m] [B]
[F#] [D#] [D]
[C]
[A] [G] His [F#]
[E] sister's black, [F#m] but she is shown to [E] be [F#] pretty.
Her [E] skirt is short, [F#m] but lord her [E] legs are sturdy.
[F#] To walk to [G#m] school, [F#m] she's got to get up [E] [F#] early.
Her clothes are [B] old, [F#m] but never are they [G#m] dirty.
Living just enough, [C#] just [B] enough for [F#] the city.
[A] [B] [F#] My brother's smart, [F#m] he's got more sense [G#] than [F#] many.
His patience [B] long, [F#m] but soon he won't [E] have [F#] any.
To find a job, [F#m] in fact, he hates [G#m] that [F#] needle.
Cause where [G#m] he [F#m] lives, they don't use colored [G#m] people.
Living just enough, [A#m] just [C#] enough for [F#] the city.
[G#m]
[F#m] [E] [F#] [E]
[F#m] [F#]
[F#m] [D] [C]
[A] [G]
[F#]
[G#] [F#m] [G#m]
[F#] Living [G#m] just [F#m] enough [B]
[F#] [G#m] [F#m] [B] for the [F#] city.
Living just [F#m] enough [G#m]
[F#] for [B]
[F#] the city.
[B] [F#m] Living just enough for [B] the city.
[F#] [E] [F#m] [B]
[F#] Living just [F#m] enough for the city.
[B]
[F#] [F#m] [B] [C#]
[F#] [F#m]
Key:  
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
E
2311
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
E
2311
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To learn Stevie Wonder - Living For The City chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F#, F#m, F#, E, F#, E, F#m and E in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 49 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 99 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Minor.

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[F#] _ _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[F#] A boy's [E] born [F#m] in hard time [E] Mississippi, [F#] _ surrounded by [F#m] four walls that ain't so [E]
[F#] pretty.
His parents give [F#m] him love [F#] and affection to [E] keep him strong, [F#m] moving in the right direction,
[G#m] living just enough, [A#m] just [C#] enough [F#] for the city.
[B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ [F#] _
His father [E] works [F#m] some days for [E] fourteen [F#] hours, and you can [E] bet [F#m] he barely makes [E] a [F#] dollar.
His mother [E] goes [F#m] scrub the [F#] floors for many, and you best [E] believe [F#m] she hardly gets a [G#m] penny.
Living just enough, [C#] just [B] enough [F#] for the city.
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] His _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] sister's black, [F#m] but she is shown to [E] be [F#] pretty.
Her [E] skirt is short, [F#m] but lord her [E] legs are sturdy.
[F#] To walk to [G#m] school, [F#m] she's got to get up [E] [F#] early.
Her clothes are [B] old, [F#m] but never are they [G#m] dirty.
Living just enough, [C#] just [B] enough for [F#] the city. _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ My brother's smart, [F#m] he's got more sense [G#] than [F#] many.
His patience [B] long, [F#m] but soon he won't [E] have [F#] any.
To find a job, [F#m] in fact, he hates [G#m] that [F#] needle.
Cause where [G#m] he [F#m] lives, they don't use colored [G#m] people.
Living just enough, [A#m] just [C#] enough for [F#] the city.
_ [G#m] _
[F#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ [F#] Living [G#m] just [F#m] enough _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] for the [F#] city.
_ _ Living just [F#m] enough _ [G#m] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ for _ [B] _
[F#] the city.
[B] [F#m] Living just enough for [B] the city.
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
[F#] Living just _ _ [F#m] enough for the city.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ [C#] _
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _