...BALTIMORE... by Randy Newman
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*from 'Little Criminals' (1977)*


Intro:

Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)C(x2) (x32010@1)
Verse 1:

Em (022000@1)            G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)Beat-up little seagull,
            Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)COn (x32010@1)a marble stair.
Em (022000@1)                G (320003@1)    A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)Tryin' to find the ocean;
              Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)CLookin' (x32010@1)every-where.

Verse 2:

Em (022000@1)               G (320003@1)Hard times in the city,
A7 (x02020@1)  C (x32010@1)              Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)In a hard town by the sea.
Em (022000@1)              G (320003@1)Ain't nowhere to run to,
A7 (x02020@1)   C (x32010@1)                    Em (022000@1) G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)There ain't nothin' here for free.

Verse 3:

Em (022000@1)           G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)Hooker on the corner,
              Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)CWaitin' (x32010@1)for a train.
Em (022000@1)                G (320003@1)      A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)Drunk lyin' on the sidewalk,
                Em (022000@1) G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)CSleepin' (x32010@1)in the rain.

Verse 3:

Em (022000@1)                 G (320003@1)   A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)And they hide their faces,
                    Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)CAnd (x32010@1)they hide their eyes.
Em (022000@1)             G (320003@1)   A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)'Cos the city's dyin',
                    Em (022000@1) G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)CAnd (x32010@1)they don't know why.

Chorus 1:

Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)Oh...
Dsus   Bm7
 Balti-more,
         D4/C  CMan (x32010@1)it's hard;
        Dsus (xx0233@1)Bm7Just (x20202@1)to live.

Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)Oh...
Dsus   Bm7
 Balti-more,
         D4/C  CMan (x32010@1)it's hard;
        Dsus (xx0233@1)Bm7Just (x20202@1)to live,
        EmJust (022000@1)to live.

Interlude:

Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)C(x2) (x32010@1)
Verse 4:

Em (022000@1)           G (320003@1)   A7 (x02020@1)Get my sister Sandy,
    C (x32010@1)               Em (022000@1) G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)CAnd (x32010@1)my little brother Ray.
Em (022000@1)           G (320003@1)   A7 (x02020@1)Buy a big old wagon,
   C (x32010@1)           Em (022000@1) G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)CTo (x32010@1)haul us all a-way.

Verse 5:

Em (022000@1)             G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)Live out in the country,
                     Em (022000@1)  G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)CWhere (x32010@1)the mountain's high.
Em (022000@1)          G (320003@1)         A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)Never comin' back there,
                Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)C'Till (x32010@1)the day I die.

Chorus 2:

Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)Oh...
Dsus   Bm7
 Balti-more,
         D4/C  CMan (x32010@1)it's hard;
        Dsus (xx0233@1)Bm7Just (x20202@1)to live.

Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)Oh...
Dsus   Bm7
 Balti-more,
         D4/C  CMan (x32010@1)it's hard;
        Dsus (xx0233@1)Bm7Just (x20202@1)to live,
        EmJust (022000@1)to live.

Interlude:

Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)C(x4) (x32010@1)
Chorus 3:

Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)Oh...
Dsus   Bm7
 Balti-more,
         D4/C  CMan (x32010@1)it's hard;
        Dsus (xx0233@1)Bm7Just (x20202@1)to live.

Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)Oh...
Dsus   Bm7
 Balti-more,
         D4/C  CMan (x32010@1)it's hard;
        Dsus (xx0233@1)Bm7Just (x20202@1)to live,
        EmJust (022000@1)to live.

Outro:

Em (022000@1)G (320003@1)A7 (x02020@1)C (x32010@1)(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Em (022000@1)    G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)    C (x32010@1)    Dsus (xx0233@1)   Bm7 (x20202@1)  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)