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I walk where the bottles break and the black top still comes back for more 
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I walk where the bottles break and the black top still comes back

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I live where the neighbors yell and their music comes up through the floor

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I live where the neighbors yell and their music wakes me up

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Life beyond the playground fence is serious as basketball

Am                 G                    D                     F           Em
Life beyond the playground fence is serious

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Four blocks from the steel mill blast I paint my claim upon the wall

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Four blocks from the steel mill blast I paint my claim


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

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Aha    Aha   ......


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

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

ah-a ah-a-a-a
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these People aren't saint,  No people just are      
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They want to feel like they count , they want to ride in their own car
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People aren't saint,  No people just are
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They want to feel like they count , they want to ride in their own car
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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          
Buy low       Sell high           you get rich and ya still die
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Money talks and people jump , ask how high low life Donald, what's his name

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


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