Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Hope you like my rendition of this classic song from 1965.
[G] In this [F] dirty ol' [G] part of the [F] city
[G] Where the [F] sun re[G]fuses to [F] shine
[G] People [F] tell me there [G] ain't no [F] use in
[G] tryin' [ F G F ]

[G] My little [F] girl you're so [G] young and [F] pretty
[G] But one [F] thing I [G] know is [F] true
[G] You're gonna [F] die be[G]fore your [F] time is
[G] due [ F G F ]

[G] See my [F] daddy in [G] bed, he's [F] dyin'
[G] Watch his [F] hair as it's [G] turning [F] gray
[G] He's been [F] workin' and [G] slavin' his [F] life
a[G]way [F] yes, he has [ G F ]
And he's [G] work[F]in' every[G]day [F]
and he's [G] slavin' [F] his life a[G]way, [F]

And he's [G] wor[F]kin', every[G]day, [F]
It's been [G] work, work, [G7] work, work
[C] We gotta get [F] out of this [G] place
[C] If it's the last thing we [D] ever [G] do
[C] We gotta get [F] out of this [G] place
[Am] Girl, there's a better [F] life
for [G] me and [C] you [ - Bb F - G C - Bb F- G }

[G] Now my [F] girl you're so [G] young and [F] pretty
[G] But one [F] thing I [G] know is [F] true
[G] You'll be [F] dead be[G]fore your [F] time is
[G] due [ F G F ]
[G] See my [F] daddy in [G] bed, he's [F] dyin'
[G] Watch his [F] hair as it's [G] turning [F] gray
[G] He's been [F] workin' and [G] slavin' his [F] life
a[G]way, [F G F]

And he's [G] work[F]in' every[G]day [F]
He's been [G] slavin' [F] his life a[G]way, [F]
He's been [G] wor[F]kin', every[G]day, [F]
It's been [G] work, work, [G7] work, work
//: [C] We gotta get [F] out of this [G] place
[C] if it's the last thing we [D] ever [G] do
[C] We gotta get [F] out of this [G] place
[Am] Girl, there's a better [F] life for [G] me and
[C] you [ - B F - G C - Bb F - G] ://