world gone crazy
the doobie brothers
capo : 1

after free form gospel piano intro :
| B5 | B5 | A2 | A2 | A2 | E | B5 | B5 . A2 . . . |

B5
workin ' real hard in the heart of the city
A2
noonday sun feelin ' hot and sweaty
A2 E | B5 | B5 . A2 . . . |
tryin ' to make my pay tryin ' to make my monthly rent
B5
workin ' real hard for the u . s . dollar
A2
livin ' real poor gonna make me holler
A2 E B5
i don ' t wanna live in the street like some folks do

E B5
i was raised up on the corner in front of a grocery store
F# G#m
shinin ' shoes with the daily news for two bits on the floor
E B5
but given the chance i ' D go back to the days of a simpler time
F# F#7
cause this ol ' world ' s gone crazy and i ' m about to lose my mind

B5
workin ' real hard in the heart of the city
A2
noonday sun feelin ' hot and sweaty
A2 E | B5 | B5 . A2 . . . |
tryin ' to make my pay tryin ' to make my monthly rent
B5
workin ' real hard for the u . s . dollar
A2
livin ' real poor gonna make me holler
A2 E B5
i don ' t wanna live in the street like some folks do

E B5
my brother drives delivery right down on dauphine street
F# G#m
. had a little house by the railroad track , kinda small but it was neat
E B5
the police came and got him for robbin ' a liquor store
F# F#7
and even though he didn ' t do it they got what they came for

B5
workin ' real hard in the heart of the city
A2
noonday sun feelin ' hot and sweaty
A2 E | B5 | B5 . A2 . . . |
tryin ' to make my pay tryin ' to make my monthly rent
B5
workin ' real hard for the u . s . dollar
A2
livin ' real poor gonna make me holler
A2 E B5
i don ' t wanna live in the street like some folks do

G#m F#
it ' s a poor man who ' s life is bittersweet
E B5
doesn ' t wanna lose that good thing that he ' s got
G#m F#
but that same ol ' government who pays you every week
A2 E F#
will come and take your home away and put you in the street

drum solo : | A | A | A | A |
pianos in : | B5 | B5 | B5 | B5 | B5 | B5 | B5 | B5 |
horns in : | B5 | B5 | E | E | B5 | B5 | B5 | B5 |
( repeats ) | B5 | B5 | E | E | B5 | B5 | B5 | B5 |
sax solo : | B5 | B5 | A2 | A2 | A2 | E | B5 | B5 . A2 . . . |
| B5 | B5 | A2 | A2 | A2 | E | B5 | B5 . A2 . . . |

B5
workin ' real hard in the heart of the city
A2
noonday sun feelin ' hot and sweaty
A2 E | B5 | B5 . A2 . . . |
tryin ' to make my pay tryin ' to make my monthly rent
B5
workin ' real hard for the u . s . dollar
A2
livin ' real poor gonna make me holler
A2 E B5
i don ' t wanna live in the street like some folks do

( repeat chorus )

outro : | B5 | B5 | A2 | A2 | A2 | E | B5 | B5 . A2 . . . |
| B5 | B5 | A2 | A2 | A2 | E | B5 | B5 . A2 . . . |

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