Baltimore — Nina Simone
Chords and lyrics for Baltimore by Nina Simone (key of D).
Verse 1
[F#m] [A]Beat-up little [Bm]seagull[D]
[F#m]On a [A]marble stair[D][Bm]
[F#m] [A]Tryin' to find the [Bm]ocean[D]
[F#m][A]Lookin' everywhere[D][Bm]
[F#m]Hard [A]times in the city[D][Bm]
[F#m]In a [A]hard town by the [Bm]sea[D]
[F#m]Ain't [A]nowhere to run [Bm]to[D]
[F#m]There [A]ain't nothin' here [Bm]for [D]free
Verse 2
[F#m]Hooker[A] on the corner[D][Bm]
[F#m][A]Waitin' for a train[D][Bm]
[F#m]Drunk [A]lyin' on the [Bm]sidewalk[D]
[F#m][A]Sleepin' in the rain[D][Bm]
[F#m]And [A]they hide their [Bm]faces[D]
[F#m]And [A]they hide their [Bm]eyes[D]
[F#m]'Cause[A] the city's [Bm]dyin'[D]
[F#m]And [A]they don't know [Bm]why[F#]
Chorus
[Dmaj7]Oh [Emaj7]Baltimore[C#m7]
Ain't it hard just to live
[Dmaj7]Oh, [Emaj7]Baltimore[C#m7]
[Dmaj7]Ain't it [Emaj7]hard just to live,[C#7] just to live
Instrumental
[F#m] [A] [Bm] [D]
Verse 3
[F#m]Get my[A] sister Sandy[D][Bm]
[F#m]And my[A] little brother [Bm]Ray[D]
[F#m]Buy a [A]big old wagon[D][Bm]
[F#m]Gonna [A]haul us all away[D][Bm]
[F#m]Livin'[A] in the country[D][Bm]
[F#m]Where [A]the mountain's [Bm]high[D]
[F#m]Never [A]comin' back here[D][Bm]
[F#m]'Til [A]the day I die[D][Bm]
Chorus
[Dmaj7]Oh [Emaj7]Baltimore[C#m7]
Ain't it hard just to live
[Dmaj7]Oh, [Emaj7]Baltimore[C#m7]
[Dmaj7]Ain't it [Emaj7]hard just to live,[C#7] just to live
Outro
[F#m] [A] [Bm] [D]
[F#m] [A] [Bm] [D]
[F#m] [A] [Bm] [D]
[D7+] [E7+] [C#m7]
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