Capo on 5th fret

Don't  Bar the F and let the high E ring open
Intro 2x
Am  G   D   F

Am                 G                    D                     F
I walk where the bottles break and the black top still comes back for more
I walk where the bottles break and the black top still comes back
I live where the neighbors yell and their music comes up through the floor
I live where the neighbors yell and their music wakes me up

Am                 G                    D             F
Life beyond the playground fence is serious as basketball
Life beyond the playground fence is serious
Four blocks from the steel mill blast I paint my claim upon the wall
Am                 G                    D             F   slide up to G
Four blocks from the steel mill blast I paint my claim


F              G                Em                    Am         G          F
My end of the south side drag its a common thought to call the cops
F                       G                      Em              Am      G
further west its been gentrified they turned biker bars into flower shops
F                       G                      Em              Am      G
I kinda miss those Harley guy , who rarely did a body harm
F                       G                      Em              Am      G
They Mostly like to drink and shout and flash the pictures on their arms

F     G     F   G
Aha    Aha   ......


Am                 G                    D                     F
It happens when the money comes, the wild and poor get pushed aside
It happens when the money comes, the poor get pushed
The buyers come from somewhere else, they raise the rent so you cant hide
The buyers come from out of state and they raise the rent

F              G                Em                    Am         G          F
Buy low       Sell high           you get rich and ya still die
Money talks and people jump , ask how high low life Donald, what's his name
And who cares     I don't wanna know what his girlfriend doesn't wear
Its a shame that the people that work wanna hear about this kind of jerk

F     G     F   G



Am                 G                    D             F
these People aren't saint,  No people just are
They want to feel like they count , they want to ride in their own car
People aren't saint,  No people just are
They want to feel like they count , they want to ride in their own car

I just want to make enough to buy this town and keep it rough
I just want to buy this town

F              G                Em                    Am         G          F
Buy low       Sell high           you get rich and ya still die
Money talks and people jump , ask how high low life Donald, what's his name

F  G    F    G


Am                 G                    D                     F
I walk where the bottles break and the black top still comes back for more
I walk where the bottles break and the black top still comes back
I live where the neighbors yell and their music comes up through the floor
I live where the neighbors yell and their music wakes me up
Life beyond the playground fence is serious as basketball
Life beyond the playground fence is serious      serious



I walk , I live my life,  I hi
Where the bottles break  by the playground fence
where the neighbors yell , they're gonna raise our rent
Where the bottles break  by the playground fence
by the steel mill blast they're gonna raise our rent
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