Bass only
In this dirty old part of the city, where the sun refuses to shine,
people tell me there ain't no use in tryin'.
[Bb] [B] [C] Now my girl you're so young and pretty,
[Bb] [B] [C] And one thing I know is true,
[Bb] [B] [C] You'll be dead before your [Bb]tim[B]time i[C]is due, I know it.
[Bb] [B] [C] Watch my daddy in bed a-dying,
[Bb] [B] [C] Watch his hair bin turning [Bb]gre[B]grey, [C]Yeah
[Bb] [B] [C] He's been working and slavin' his [Bb]lif[B]life a[C]away, oh yes, I know it
[C7] [C6] [C] Yeah….. He’s been work[C7]working so har[C6]hard [C]
Yeah…. [C7]I'v[C6]I've b[C]been workin' too, baby.
Yeah…. Every [C7]nig[C6]night [C]and day yeah yeah yeah yeah
CHORUS
[F] We gotta get [Bb]out of this [C]place..
[F] If it's the last thing we [G]ever [C]do.
[F] We gotta get [Bb]out of this [C]place..
[Dm]Girl, there's a better life, for me and you.
[F] [Eb] [Bb] [C] [F] [Eb] [Bb] [C]
Bass only
Now my girl you're so young and pretty,
[Bb] [B] [C] And one thing I know is [Bb]tru[B]true, [C]
You'll be dead before your t[Bb]time [B]is d[C]due, I know it.
[Bb] [B] [C] Watch my daddy in bed a-[Bb]dyi[B]ng,[C]
Watch his hair bin a turning [Bb]grey[B]grey, [C]yeah
He's been working and slavin' his [Bb]life[B]life a-[C]a-way
I know he’s bin working so hard
[C7] [C6] [C]Yeah.. I been workin' too [C7]bab[C6]baby y[C]yeah
Every day baby[C7]baby [C6] [C]
[C7] [C6]who[C]whoooaaa. [C7] [C6] [C]yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
CHORUS
[F] We gotta get [Bb]out of this [C]place..
[F] If it's the last thing we [G]ever [C]do.
[F] We gotta get [Bb]out of this [C]place..
[Dm]Girl, there's a better life, for me and you.
[F] [Eb] S[Bb]Somew[C]omewhere baby
[F] [Eb] S[Bb]Someh[C.]omehow I know it I know it,
CHORUS
[F] We gotta get [Bb]out of this [C]place..
[F] If it's the last thing we [G]ever [C]do.
[F] We gotta get [Bb]out of this [C]place..
[Dm]Girl, there's a better life, for me and you.
[F] [Eb] Be-[Bb]Be-lieve me b[C]baby.. [F] [Eb]I know
it, baby [Bb] [C] you know it, too[F] [Eb] [Bb] [C]