...BALTIMORE... by Randy Newman ---------------................ *from 'Little Criminals' (1977)* Intro: (x2) Verse 1: Beat-up little seagull, On a marble stair. Tryin' to find the ocean; Lookin' every-where. Verse 2: Hard times in the city, In a hard town by the sea. Ain't nowhere to run to, There ain't nothin' here for free. Verse 3: Hooker on the corner, Waitin' for a train. Drunk lyin' on the sidewalk, Sleepin' in the rain. Verse 3: And they hide their faces, And they hide their eyes. 'Cos the city's dyin', And they don't know why. Chorus 1: Oh... Balti-more, / Man it's hard; Just to live. Oh... Balti-more, / Man it's hard; Just to live, Just to live. Interlude: (x2) Verse 4: Get my sister Sandy, And my little brother Ray. Buy a big old wagon, To haul us all a-way. Verse 5: Live out in the country, Where the mountain's high. Never comin' back there, 'Till the day I die. Chorus 2: Oh... Balti-more, / Man it's hard; Just to live. Oh... Balti-more, / Man it's hard; Just to live, Just to live. Interlude: (x4) Chorus 3: Oh... Balti-more, / Man it's hard; Just to live. Oh... Balti-more, / Man it's hard; Just to live, Just to live. Outro: (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- / EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022000 320003 x02223 x32010 xx0230 x24232 x3x032