Inner City Blues
Inner City Blues
MG
Marvin Gaye
ChordsTempo: 92*
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Multiple possible keys*
- B (Song metadata)
- Db (Chord analysis)
Intro
Ebm7 Ebm7 x4
Verse 1
Ebm7
Rockets, moon shots spend it on the have nots
Ebm7
Money, we make it before we see it you take it
Chorus
Ab
Oh, make you wanna holler the way they do my life yeah
Ab
Make me wanna holler the way they do my life
Ab
This ain't livin'
Ebm7
This ain't livin', oh no baby this ain't livin', oh no no
Verse 2
Ebm7
Inflation no chance to increase finance
Ebm7
Bills pile up sky high send that boy off to die
Chorus
Ab
Oh, make you wanna holler the way they do my life
Ab
Make me wanna holler the way they do my life
Ebm7
Da da dada
Verse 3
Ebm7
Hang ups, let downs, bad breaks, set backs
Ebm7
Natural fact is honey that I can't pay my taxes
Chorus
Ab
Oh, make me wanna holler and throw up both my hands
Ab
Yeah, it makes me wanna holler and throw up both my hands
Verse 4
Ebm7
Crime is increasing trigger happy policing
Ebm7
Panic is spreading god knows where we're heading
Ab Ebm7
Da da da etc.
Break
Dbm7 Dbm7 Dbm7 Dbm7
G7 Ab7
Outro
Dbmaj7 Bbm7
Mother mother, everybody thinks we're wrong
Dbmaj7 Bbm7
Who are they to judge us, simply cause we wear our hair long Oooooooh
Gbm11
Oooooooh Aah ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya....
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Last update: Jun 12, 2026, 10:22 AM