Intro: C
verse 1
Am G
Came here as a young man
Fmaj7 C
To escape the confines of my home
Am G
To a world without judgement
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Where the strange & unusual'd roam
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It was here i was raised up
Am G G7
It was here that i've grown
Am G
& now all of these ro-bots
Fmaj7 C
Have re-paved our streets with silicone
verse 2
Am G
I can't afford a bus pass
Fmaj7 C
I can't afford to eat well
Am G
If it wasn't for food stamps
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I'd be back to busking in the BART tunnels
Fmaj7 C
If it wasn't for charlie
Am G G7
Out on 16th street giving em hell
Am G
There'd be no more po-etry
Fmaj7 C
No more stories to tell
verse 3
Fmaj7 C
& who are these people
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In there vest in their shoes
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Who boast of not voting
Am G G7
Cuz what good could it do
Fmaj7 C
When they're already filthy
Am G G7
Rich & living comfortably too
Am G
In a new condo off 22 - nd
I tip my hat to those
Fmaj7 C
Who smashed their windows
verse 4
Fmaj7 C
& i sing for my people
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Who have yet to cash in
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Their chips on this wonderful
Am G G7
Place that we live in
Fmaj7 C
See it's not the city
Am G G7
Itself that's violently ill
Am G
It's just these fucking foolz
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Making valencia street unchill
Am G
& destroying the mission
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4 every1 who lives there