Intro
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| Am C | D F | Am C | D F |
[Verse 1]
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Beat up little seagull, on a marble stair.
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Tryin' to find the ocean, lookin' everywhere.
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Hard times in the city, in a hard town by the sea.
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Ain't nowhere to run to, well there ain't nothin' here for free. No.
[Verse 2]
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Hooker on the corner, waitin' for a train.
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Drunk lyin' on the sidewalk, sleepin' in the rain.
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And they hide their faces. And they hide their eyes.
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'Cause the city's dyin'. and they don't know why-y.
[Chorus]
Am Fmaj7 G
Oh, oho, Baltimore.
Em Am Fmaj7 G
Man, it's hard, just to live.
Am Fmaj7 G
Oh, oho, Baltimore.
Em Am Fmaj7 G Em Am
Man, it's hard, just to live, just to live.
[Break]
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| Am C | D F | Am C | D F |
[Verse 2]
Am C D F Am C D F
Get my sister Sandy, my little brother Ray.
Am C D F Am C D Fmaj7
They buy a big old wagon, to haul us all away.
Am D F Am C D Fmaj7
Living in a country, where the mountain's high.
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Never comin' back here, 'til the day I die.
[Chorus]
Am Fmaj7 G
Oh, oho, Baltimore.
Em Am Fmaj7 G
Man, it's hard, just to live.
Am Fmaj7 G
Oh, oho, Baltimore.
Em Am Fmaj7 G Em Am
Man, it's hard, just to live, just to live.
Am Fmaj7 G
Oh, oho, Baltimore.
Em Am Fmaj7 Gm
Man, it's hard, just to live.
Am Fmaj7 G
Oh, oho, Baltimore.
Em Am Fmaj7 G Em Am C D F
Man, it's hard, just to live, just to live.
[Outro]
Am C D F
Just to live.
Am C D F
Just to live.
Am C D F Am Am
Just to live.