Intro  Verse 1 Bass only

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'.

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        Now my girl you're so young and pretty, 
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        And one thing I know is true, 
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        You'll be dead before your time is due, I know it. 

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        Watch my daddy in bed a-dying,
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        Watch his hair bin turning grey, Yeah
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        He's been working and slavin' his life away, oh yes, I know it

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          Yeah…..  He’s been working so hard 
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          Yeah….  I've been workin' too, baby.
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          Yeah….  Every night and day yeah yeah yeah yeah

CHORUS
F              Bb          C 
  We gotta get out of this place..
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   If it's the last thing we ever do. 
F              Bb          C
  We gotta get out of this place.. 
Dm 
Girl, there's a better life, for me and you.

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Bass only
Now my girl you're so young and pretty, 
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        And one thing I know is true, 
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        You'll be dead before your time is due, I know it. 
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        Watch my daddy in bed a-dying, 
                             Bb  B  C 
Watch his hair bin a turning grey,  yeah
                                  Bb  B  C
He's been working and slavin' his life a-way

I know he’s bin working so hard

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      Yeah.. I been workin' too baby yeah
              C7 C6 C
Every day baby
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   whoooaaa.       yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

CHORUS
F              Bb          C 
  We gotta get out of this place..
F                            G    C
   If it's the last thing we ever do. 
F              Bb          C
  We gotta get out of this place.. 
Dm 
Girl, there's a better life, for me and you.

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      Somewhere  baby
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      Somehow I know it I know it,

CHORUS
F              Bb          C 
  We gotta get out of this place..
F                            G    C
   If it's the last thing we ever do. 
F              Bb          C
  We gotta get out of this place.. 
Dm
Girl, there's a better life, for me and you.  
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     Be-lieve me baby..    I know it, baby      you know it, too