{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1808867,"song":"Living For The City","artist":"Stevie Wonder","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1808867-living-for-the-city-chords-by-stevie-wonder/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1808867?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":74,"content":"Song: Living for the city (album version)\r\nArtist: Stevie Wonder\r\nComposer: Stevie Wonder\r\nAlbum: Innervisions\r\n\r\nTabbed by DJ   25th Jan 2016\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd fret\r\n(Will then sound in the recorded key of F#)\r\n\r\nI would suggest using the voicings in the text\r\ncolumn numbers below.\r\nRegarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the\r\ninformation at the bottom of the tab.\r\n\r\nChord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:\r\nE     = 022100    B6     = x24444    A#     = 688766\r\nF#m/E = xx2222    F#m/B  = x24222    A#7/G# = xx6766\r\nEm7   = xx2433    E/D    = xx0454    G      = 355433\r\nA6    = x02222    C#m7b5 = x42000    F      = 133211\r\nA     = x02220    C      = x35553\r\n\r\nFor the F#m/E using a 2nd fret barre, just add the\r\nother fingers to make the Em7 shape. Then lift those\r\nfingers back off again to return to the F#m/E\r\n   \r\n[tab]Please take a second to swipe down to the bottom of\r\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\r\n=====================================================\r\n[Intro]\r\ne |--------------|\r\nB |--------------|\r\nG |--------------|\r\nD |--------2-----|\r\nA |--2-h4----4---|    (h  = Hammer-on note)\r\nE |--------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]F#m/E[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]F#m/E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]F#m/E[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]F#m/E[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]                [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n   A boy is born,   ...in hard time Missis - sippi,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]F#m/E[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]                 [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n   Surrounded by, ...four walls that ain't so pretty,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]F#m/E[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n   His parents give,    ...him love and af - fection,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#m/E[/ch]        [ch]Em7[/ch]              [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n   To keep him strong moving in the right di- rection[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A6[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B6[/ch]       [ch]F#m/B[/ch]\r\nLiving just e - nough,  just e - nough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m/E[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]          [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\nFor the city-------------!  Yah![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]F#m/E[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]               [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n  His father works,  ...some days for fourteen hours,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m/E[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]            [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n   And you can bet,     ...he barely makes a dollar,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]F#m/E[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]                  [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n   His mother goes   ...to scrub the floors for many,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]F#m/E[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n   And you'd best believe  ...she hardly gets a penny[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A6[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B6[/ch]       [ch]F#m/B[/ch]\r\nLiving just e - nough,  just e - nough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m/E[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\nFor the city------------!  Yeah![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E/D[/ch]          [ch]C#m7b5[/ch]\r\nNa - na, nah!  Na, na - na, nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nNa - na, na - na, nah, na - nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#7/G#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNah, na - na, nah!   Na - na, nan - na, nah!   Woo![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]F#m/E[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]              [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n  His sister's black, ...but she is sho' nuff pretty,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m/E[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]               [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n  Her skirt is short,...but Lord, her legs are sturdy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]F#m/E[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n  To walk to school,    ...she's got to get up early,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]F#m/E[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]            [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n  Her clothes are old,   ...but never are they dirty[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A6[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B6[/ch]      [ch]F#m/B[/ch]\r\nLiving just e - nough,  just e - nough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]F#m/E[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]     [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\nFor the city-------------!          Hummm![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m/E[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]                 [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n Her brother's smart...he's got more sense than many[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m/E[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]                [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n His patience's long, ...but soon he won't have any,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]F#m/E[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]             [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n  To find a job   ...is like a haystack needle,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m/E[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]                [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n 'Cos where he lives...they don't use coloured people[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A6[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]B6[/ch]       [ch]F#m/B[/ch]\r\nLiving just e - nough, just e - nough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m/E[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]  [ch]F#m/E[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F#m/E[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nFor the city----------------------------!      Yeah![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E/D[/ch]          [ch]C#m7b5[/ch]\r\nNa - na, nah!  Na, na - na, nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nNa - na, na - na, nah, na - nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#7/G#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNah, na - na, nah!   Na - na, nan - na, nah![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F#m/E[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n|  /   /   /   /  |  /   /   /   /  |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Keep repeating and ad lib]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]F#m/E[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch]           [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n||: Living...just e - nough for the city! Woh- oh!:||[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E/D[/ch]          [ch]C#m7b5[/ch]\r\nNa - na, nah!  Na, na - na, nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nNa - na, na - na, nah, na - nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#7/G#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNah, na - na, nah!   Na - na, nan - na, nah![/tab]\r\n\r\n[* Narrative break - See bottom of page]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m/E[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]               [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n   His hair is long, ...his feet are hard and gritty,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n   He spends his life...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m/E[/ch]       [ch]Em7[/ch]                 [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\nWalking the streets of New York City,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]F#m/E[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]                   [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n He's almost dead...from breathing in air pol- lution[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]F#m/E[/ch]      [ch]Em7[/ch]                [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n He tried to vote,...but to him there's no so- lution[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A6[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]B6[/ch]       [ch]F#m/B[/ch]\r\nLiving just e - nough,  just e - nough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m/E[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]      [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\nFor the city------------![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]F#m/E[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]              [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n   I hope you hear,  ...in - side my voice of sorrow,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]F#m/E[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]              [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n And that it motivates you to make a better to-morrow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m/E[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch]                 [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n This place is cruel,...no where could be much colder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]F#m/E[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]                [ch]F#m/E[/ch]\r\n  If we don't change, ...the world will soon be over[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A6[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLiving just e - nough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]B6[/ch]   [ch]B6[/ch]  [ch]F#m/B[/ch]            [ch]F#m/B[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nStop giving just e - nough ...for the ci  - ty![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E/D[/ch]          [ch]C#m7b5[/ch]\r\nNa - na, nah!  Na, na - na, nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nNa - na, na - na, nah, na - nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#7/G#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNah, na - na, nah!   Na - na, nan - na, nah![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E/D[/ch]          [ch]C#m7b5[/ch]\r\nNa - na, nah!  Na, na - na, nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nNa - na, na - na, nah, na - nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#7/G#[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNah, na - na, nah!   Na - na, nan - na, nah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E/D[/ch]           [ch]C#m7b5[/ch]\r\nNa -na, na!  Na--, na, na, nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]A#[/ch]\r\nNa - na, na - na, nah, na - nah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A#7/G#[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNah, na - na, nah!   Oh---, oh---, oh![/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNo, no---, no, no---!   No, no---, no, no![/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]      N.C.\r\nNo, no---, no, no-------------![/tab]\r\n=====================================================\r\n[ * Narrative break]\r\n\r\n\"Bus for New York City!\" \r\n\"Hey, bus driver! I'm getting on that, hold it!\r\nThanks a lot.\"\r\n\r\n\"Wow,...New York, just like I pictured it,\r\n...skyscrapers and everything!\"\r\n\"Pssst! Hey, hey, brother! Hey, come here, slick!\"\r\n\"Huh?\" \r\n\"Hey, you look... you look hip, man!\r\n Hey, you wanna make yourself five bucks, man?\"\r\n\"Yeah, brother!\"\r\n\r\n\"Look here, ...run this across the street for me\r\nright quick.  Okay?  Right across town!\"\r\n\"Alright, hands on that goddam car! Let's go!\"\r\n\"I didn't know! ...What?\"\r\n\"Gimme your hands up, you punk!\"\r\n\"I'm just going across the street!\"\r\n\"Put that leg up! Shut your mouth!\"\r\n\"Oh, no! What'd I do?\"\r\n\"Okay, turn around, turn around!\r\nPut your hands behind your back! Let's go, let's go!\"\r\n\r\n\"A jury of your peers having found you guilty,\r\n...ten years!\"\r\n\"What?\"\r\n\"Come on, ...come on, get in that cell, nigga!\"\r\n\"God, ...lord!\"\r\n=====================================================\r\nFor the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my\r\nsuggested choices you need to manually select the\r\nfollowing choice of options by clicking on the\r\nforward/backward arrows below ---- of the diagrams.\r\nAll the other chord boxes should be the default\r\nfirst option and don't need any reselecting.\r\nAs long as you are logged into your account,\r\nthese choices will be saved automatically for every\r\ntime you view this tab\r\n\r\n  F#m/E        Em7        A6         B6        E/D\r\n<4 of 22>  <12 of 49>  <2 of 44>  <4 of 27> <2 of 14>\r\n\r\n   C           A#        A#7/G#         G\r\n<3 of 17>   <2 of 16>  <6 of 28>   <4 of 27>","plain_text":"Song: Living for the city (album version)\nArtist: Stevie Wonder\nComposer: Stevie Wonder\nAlbum: Innervisions\n\nTabbed by DJ   25th Jan 2016\n\nCAPO: 2nd fret\n(Will then sound in the recorded key of F#)\n\nI would suggest using the voicings in the text\ncolumn numbers below.\nRegarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the\ninformation at the bottom of the tab.\n\nChord names & fret positions are relative to the capo:\nE     = 022100    B6     = x24444    A#     = 688766\nF#m/E = xx2222    F#m/B  = x24222    A#7/G# = xx6766\nEm7   = xx2433    E/D    = xx0454    G      = 355433\nA6    = x02222    C#m7b5 = x42000    F      = 133211\nA     = x02220    C      = x35553\n\nFor the F#m/E using a 2nd fret barre, just add the\nother fingers to make the Em7 shape. Then lift those\nfingers back off again to return to the F#m/E\n   \n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n[Keep repeating and ad lib]\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n\n\n[* Narrative break - See bottom of page]\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n\n\n\n\n=====================================================\n[ * Narrative break]\n\n\"Bus for New York City!\" \n\"Hey, bus driver! I'm getting on that, hold it!\nThanks a lot.\"\n\n\"Wow,...New York, just like I pictured it,\n...skyscrapers and everything!\"\n\"Pssst! Hey, hey, brother! Hey, come here, slick!\"\n\"Huh?\" \n\"Hey, you look... you look hip, man!\n Hey, you wanna make yourself five bucks, man?\"\n\"Yeah, brother!\"\n\n\"Look here, ...run this across the street for me\nright quick.  Okay?  Right across town!\"\n\"Alright, hands on that goddam car! Let's go!\"\n\"I didn't know! ...What?\"\n\"Gimme your hands up, you punk!\"\n\"I'm just going across the street!\"\n\"Put that leg up! Shut your mouth!\"\n\"Oh, no! What'd I do?\"\n\"Okay, turn around, turn around!\nPut your hands behind your back! Let's go, let's go!\"\n\n\"A jury of your peers having found you guilty,\n...ten years!\"\n\"What?\"\n\"Come on, ...come on, get in that cell, nigga!\"\n\"God, ...lord!\"\n=====================================================\nFor the GUITAR chord box diagrams to match my\nsuggested choices you need to manually select the\nfollowing choice of options by clicking on the\nforward/backward arrows below ---- of the diagrams.\nAll the other chord boxes should be the default\nfirst option and don't need any reselecting.\nAs long as you are logged into your account,\nthese choices will be saved automatically for every\ntime you view this tab\n\n  F#m/E        Em7        A6         B6        E/D\n       \n\n   C           A#        A#7/G#         G","chords":["F","E","B6","A","F#m/E","F#m/B","A#7/G","E/D","G","A6","C#","C","B","D","Em7","C#m7b5","A#","A#7/G#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}