. . . baltimore . . . by randy newman
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* from ’little criminals’ ( 1977 ) *

intro :

Em G A7 C ( x2 )

verse 1 :

Em G A7 C
beat – up little seagull ,
Em G A7 C
on a marble stair .
Em G A7 C
tryin’ to find the ocean;
Em G A7 C
lookin’ every – where .

verse 2 :

Em G
hard times in the city ,
A7 C Em G A7 C
in a hard town by the sea .
Em G
ain’t nowhere to run to ,
A7 C Em G A7 C
there ain’t nothin’ here for free .

verse 3 :

Em G A7 C
hooker on the corner ,
Em G A7 C
waitin’ for a train .
Em G A7 C
drunk lyin’ on the sidewalk ,
Em G A7 C
sleepin’ in the rain .

verse 3 :

Em G A7 C
and they hide their faces ,
Em G A7 C
and they hide their eyes .
Em G A7 C
’cos the city’s dyin’ ,
Em G A7 C
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 G A7 C
and my little brother ray .
Em G A7
buy a big old wagon ,
C Em G A7 C
to haul us all A – way .

verse 5 :

Em G A7 C
live out in the country ,
Em G A7 C
where the mountain’s high .
Em G A7 C
never comin’ back there ,
Em G A7 C
’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 :

Em G A7 C

( repeat to fade )

chord diagrams :
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Em G A7 C Dsus Bm7 D4/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 )