Concrete Reservation — Syl Johnson
Chords and lyrics for Concrete Reservation by Syl Johnson (key of D).
Intro
[Am7] [Am7] [Am7] [Am7]
Verse 1
[Am7]Funky smell in the midnight [Dm7]air
[Am7]A woman crying 'cause her child got [Dm7]lost somewhere
[Am7]The neighbors upstairs had a fight, they [Dm7]had a fight
[Am7]'Cause someone's old lady stayed out too late [Dm7]last night, hey
Chorus
[Am7]Here (in the ghetto) it's just a [Dm7]bad situation
[Am7]Call it what you wanna, it's just a [Dm7]concrete reservation
[Am7]Here (in the ghetto) it's just a [Dm7]bad situation
[Am7]Call it what you wanna, it's just a [Dm7]concrete reservation
Instrumental
[Am7] [Am7] [Am7] [Am7]
[Am7] [Am7] [Am7] [Am7]
Verse 2
[Am7]At night I can hardly sleep, [Dm7]y'all
[Am7]There's always a baby crying that [Dm7]lives across the hall
[Am7]Last night they had a fire on the fifteenth [Dm7]floor, on the fifteenth floor
[Am7]The whole family died, 'cause they didn't [Dm7]have no back door
Chorus
[Am7]Here (in the ghetto) it's just a [Dm7]bad situation
[Am7]Call it what you wanna, it's just a [Dm7]concrete reservation
[Am7]Here (in the ghetto) it's just a [Dm7]bad situation
[Am7]Call it what you wanna, it's just a [Dm7]concrete reservation
[Am7]Here (in the ghetto) it's just a [Dm7]bad situation
[Am7]Call it what you wanna, it's just a [Dm7]concrete reservation
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