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Inner City Blues

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[Intro]
 Ebm7   Ebm7x4
[Verse 1]
Ebm7Rockets, moon shots spend it on the have nots
Ebm7Money, we make it before we see it you take it
[Chorus]
AbOh, make you wanna holler the way they do my life yeah
AbMake me wanna holler the way they do my life
AbThis ain't livin'
Ebm7This ain't livin', oh no baby this ain't livin', oh no no
[Verse 2]
Ebm7Inflation no chance to increase finance
Ebm7Bills pile up sky high send that boy off to die
[Chorus]
Oh, Abmake you wanna holler the way they do my life
AbMake me wanna holler the way they do my life
Ebm7Da da dada
[Verse 3]
Ebm7Hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, set backs
Ebm7Natural fact is honey that I can't pay my taxes
[Chorus]
Oh, Abmake me wanna holler and throw up both my hands
AbYeah, it makes me wanna holler and throw up both my hands
[Verse 4]
Ebm7Crime is increasing trigger happy policing
Ebm7Panic is spreading god knows where we're heading
AbDa da da Ebm7etc.
[Break]
| Dbm7| Dbm7| Dbm7|Dbm7  
| G7  Ab7  
[Outro]
Dbmaj7Mother mother, everybody thinks Bbm7we're wrong
    Dbmaj7Who are they to judge us, Bbm7simply cause we wear our hair long Oooooooh
Gbm11Oooooooh Aah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya....

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Inner City Blues

by Marvin Gaye

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm7

Dbm7

Ab7

Dbmaj7

Bbm7

Gbm11

[Intro]

Ebm7 Ebm7

[Verse 1]

Ebm7

Rockets, moon shots spend it on the have nots

Ebm7

Money, we make it before we see it you take it

[Chorus]

Oh, make you wanna holler the way they do my life yeah

Make me wanna holler the way they do my life

This ain't livin'

Ebm7

This ain't livin', oh no baby this ain't livin', oh no no

[Verse 2]

Ebm7

Inflation no chance to increase finance

Ebm7

Bills pile up sky high send that boy off to die

[Chorus]

Oh, make you wanna holler the way they do my life

Make me wanna holler the way they do my life

Ebm7

Da da dada

[Verse 3]

Ebm7

Hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, set backs

Ebm7

Natural fact is honey that I can't pay my taxes

[Chorus]

Oh, make me wanna holler and throw up both my hands

Yeah, it makes me wanna holler and throw up both my hands

[Verse 4]

Ebm7

Crime is increasing trigger happy policing

Ebm7

Panic is spreading god knows where we're heading

Ab Ebm7

Da da da etc.

[Break]

Dbm7 Dbm7 Dbm7 Dbm7

| | | |

G7 Ab7

[Outro]

Dbmaj7 Bbm7

Mother mother, everybody thinks we're wrong

Dbmaj7 Bbm7

Who are they to judge us, simply cause we wear our hair long Oooooooh

Gbm11

Oooooooh Aah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya....

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