Across 110th Street
Bobby Womack
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Intro: Am / EmMaj7 (x3)G G / G G Am / EmMaj7 / G G / G G Verso:Dm I was the third brother of fiveAm Doing whatever I had to do to surviveDm I'm not saying what I did was alrightAm Trying to break out of the ghettoF Am was a day to day fightDm Been down so long, getting up didn't cross my mindAm I knew there was a better way of life and I was just trying to findDm You don't know what you'll do until you're put under pressureAm Across 110th Street is a hell of a tester Chorus:F G Across 110th StreetEm Pimps trying to catch a womanAm that's weakF G Across 110th StreetEm Am Pushers won't let the junkie go freeContinues after the adF G Across 110th StreetEm Woman trying to catch a trick onAm the street, ooh babyF G Across 110th Street Em EmMaj7 (Work out strumming pattern for strings) You can find it all in the street, oh Instrumental: Am / EmMaj7 / G G / G G Am / EmMaj7 / G G / G G I got one more thing I'd like to yell about right now VersoDm Hey brother, there's a better way outAm Snorting that coke, shooting that dope man, you're copping outDm Take my advice, it's either live or dieAm You've got to be strong, if youF Am want to surviveDm The family on the other side of townAm Would catch hell without a ghetto aroundDm In every city you find the same thing going downAm Harlem is the capital of every ghetto townDm Help me sing it Chorus:F G Across 110th StreetEm Pimps trying to catch a womanAm that's weakF G Across 110th StreetEm Am Pushers won't let the junkie go freeF G Across 110th StreetEm Woman trying to catch a trick onAm the street, ooh babyF G Across 110th Street Em EmMaj7 He can find it all Am / EmMaj7 / G G / G G In the street Yes, you can Am / EmMaj7 / G G / G G Oh, look around you, look around youBm7 Oooooooooooooh Look around you, look around you, yeah