Verse: It's best to play this song with bass accompaniment, but you can do the bass part on guitar like so: (repeat through verses) E|-------------------- B|-------------------- G|-------3-2-0-------- D|---5---------3------ A|-3---3-------------- E|-------------------- occasionally, the guitar kicks in (listen for timing): E|-5--6--8-- B|-5--6--8-- G|-6--7--(b9)- D|---------- A|---------- E|---------- Chorus: alternate between E|----------------- B|-10--3--5-------- G|-10--3--5-------- D|-10--3--5-------- A|--8--1--3-------- E|----------------- (obviously, you can do the Bb and C at the 6th and 8th frets if you prefer, but this way you can add a bit of slide) and E|-------------------- B|-10--12------------- G|-10--12------------- D|-10--12--10--------- A|--8--10--10--------- E|----------8--------- then, over "girl, there's a better life...", strum and hold: E|-1-- B|-3-- G|-2-- D|-0-- A|---- E|---- and then repeat 2x before returning to the verse (single strums): E|-------------------- B|-10--8--3--5-------- G|-10--8--3--5-------- D|-10--8--3--5-------- A|--8--6--1--3-------- E|-------------------- WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE (Weil/Mann) In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there ain't no use in tryin' Now my girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true You'll be dead before your time is due, I know Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' grey He's been workin' and slavin' his life away Oh yes I know it (Yeah!) He's been workin' so hard (Yeah!) I've been workin' too, baby (Yeah!) Every night and day (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!) We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place 'cause girl, there's a better life for me and you Now my girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true, yeah You'll be dead before your time is due, I know it Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' grey, yeah He's been workin' and slavin' his life away I know he's been workin' so hard (Yeah!) I've been workin' too, baby (Yeah!) Every day baby (Yeah!) Whoa! (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!) We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Somewhere baby, somehow I know it We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Believe me baby I know it baby You know it too
