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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]e i[C]s 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]y, [C]Yeah
[Bb][B][C]He's been working and 
slavin' his [Bb]lif[B]e a[C]way, 
oh yes, I know it

[C7][C6][C] Yeah…..He’s been 
work[C7]ing so har[C6]d [C]
 Yeah….[C7]I'v[C6]e b[C]een 
workin' too, baby.
 Yeah….Every [C7]nig[C6]ht 
[C]and day yeah yeah yeah yeah

[F][Bb][C]
We gotta get out of this 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]

Now my girl you're so young and pretty,
[Bb][B][C]And one thing 
I know is [Bb]tru[B]e, [C]
You'll be dead before 
your t[Bb]ime [B]is d[C]ue, 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],[C]yeah
He's been working and 
slavin' his [Bb]life[B] a-[C]way

I know he’s bin working so hard

[C7][C6][C]Yeah.. I been workin' 
too [C7]bab[C6]y y[C]eah
Every day baby[C7][C6][C]
[C7][C6]who[C]ooaaa. [C7][C6][C]
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[F][Bb][C]
We gotta get out of this 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]omew[C]herebaby
[F][Eb]S[Bb]omeh[C.]ow 
I know it I know it,

[F][Bb][C]
We gotta get out of this 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]lieve me b[C]aby..
[F][Eb]I know it, baby [Bb][C]
you know it, too[F][Eb][Bb][C]