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Baltimore

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[Verse 1]
F#m  ABeat-up little seagBmullD  
F#mOn a mAarble stairBm  D  
F#m  ATryin' to find the BmoceanD  
F#mLookinA' everywhereBm  D  
F#mHard tAimes in the cityBm  D  
F#mIn a hAard town by the seaBm  D  
F#mAin't Anowhere to run toBm  D  
F#mThere Aain't nothin' here Bmfor frDee
[Verse 2]
F#mHooker Aon the cornerBm  D  
F#mWaitinA' for a trainBm  D  
F#mDrunk Alyin' on the sidewaBmlkD  
F#mSleepiAn' in the rainBm  D  
F#mAnd thAey hide their facesBm  D  
F#mAnd thAey hide their eyesBm  D  
F#m'Cause Athe city's dyin'Bm  D  
F#mAnd thAey don't know whyBm  F#  
[Chorus]
Dmaj7Oh BaltimorEmaj7eC#m7  
Ain't it hard just to live
Dmaj7Oh, BaltimoEmaj7reC#m7  
Dmaj7Ain't it haEmaj7rd just to live, C#7just to live
[Instrumental]
F#m A Bm D
[Verse 3]
F#mGet my Asister SandyBm  D  
F#mAnd my Alittle brother RayBm  D  
F#mBuy a Abig old wagonBm  D  
F#mGonna Ahaul us all awayBm  D  
F#mLivin' Ain the countryBm  D  
F#mWhere Athe mountain's highBm  D  
F#mNever Acomin' back hereBm  D  
F#m'Til tAhe day I dieBm  D  
[Chorus]
Dmaj7Oh BaltimorEmaj7eC#m7  
Ain't it hard just to live
Dmaj7Oh, BaltimoEmaj7reC#m7  
Dmaj7Ain't it haEmaj7rd just to live, C#7just to live
[Outro]
F#m A Bm D
F#m A Bm D
F#m A Bm D
D7+ E7+ C#m7
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