...BALTIMORE... by Randy Newman ---------------................ *from 'Little Criminals' (1977)* Intro: Em G A7 C (x2) Verse 1: Em G C7 Beat-up little seagull, Em C7 On a marble stair. Em G C7 Tryin' to find the ocean; Em C7 Lookin' every-where. Verse 2: Em G Hard times in the city, A7 C Em C7 In a hard town by the sea. Em G Ain't nowhere to run to, A7 C Em C7 There ain't nothin' here for free. Verse 3: Em G C7 Hooker on the corner, Em C7 Waitin' for a train. Em G C7 Drunk lyin' on the sidewalk, Em C7 Sleepin' in the rain. Verse 3: Em G C7 And they hide their faces, Em C7 And they hide their eyes. Em G C7 'Cos the city's dyin', Em C7 And they don't know why. Chorus 1: Em C Oh... Dsus Bm7 Balti-more, D4/C C Man it's hard; Dsus Bm7 Just to live. Em C Oh... Dsus Bm7 Balti-more, D4/C C Man it's hard; Dsus Bm7 Just to live, Em Just to live. Interlude: Em G A7 C (x2) Verse 4: Em G A7 Get my sister Sandy, C Em C7 And my little brother Ray. Em G A7 Buy a big old wagon, C Em C7 To haul us all a-way. Verse 5: Em G C7 Live out in the country, Em C7 Where the mountain's high. Em G C7 Never comin' back there, Em C7 'Till the day I die. Chorus 2: Em C Oh... Dsus Bm7 Balti-more, D4/C C Man it's hard; Dsus Bm7 Just to live. Em C Oh... Dsus Bm7 Balti-more, D4/C C Man it's hard; Dsus Bm7 Just to live, Em Just to live. Interlude: Em G A7 C (x4) Chorus 3: Em C Oh... Dsus Bm7 Balti-more, D4/C C Man it's hard; Dsus Bm7 Just to live. Em C Oh... Dsus Bm7 Balti-more, D4/C C Man it's hard; Dsus Bm7 Just to live, Em Just to live. Outro: EGAC (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- EGACDD4/C EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022000 320003 x02223 x32010 xx0230 x24232 x3x032 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)