Griffe:

Vorspiel:
A                                       Hm
People say it doesn't exist, 'cause no one would like to admit,
D                                   A
That there is a city underground.
A                                                  Hm
Where people who live everyday, off the waste and decay,
D                                   A
Off the discards, of their fellow man.

Refrain:
A                              Hm   D
Here in subcity life is hard,
A                              Hm                E
We can't receive any government relief, won't you please,
A                                         Hm
Please give the President my honest regards,
       D     E         A
For disregarding me.

1. Strophe:
A                                                        Hm
They say there's too much crime in the city streets,
       D                E
My sentiments exactly.
A                                                       Hm
Government and big business hold the purse strings.
            D                                   E
When I worked, I worked in the factories.
A                                Hm
I'm at the mercy of the world,
D              E                 A
I guess I'm lucky to be alive.
Refrain:

2. Strophe:
D                     Hm
They say we've fallen through the cracks,
A
They say the system works but we won't let it help.
D                Hm
I guess they never stop to think we
A
Might not just want handouts but away to make an honest living,
Hm           D    A
Living, this ain't living.
Refrain:

3. Strophe:
Hm                                          A         Hm
What did I do to deserve this? Had my trust in God.
D                     Hm                                              A
Worked every day of my life, thought I had some guarantees,
          F#m                             D                E
That's what I thought, At least that's what I thought.
Refrain:

4. Strophe:
D               Hm
Last night I had another restless sleep,
A
Wond'ring what tomorrow might bring,
D                                              Hm
Last night I dreamed a cold blue light was shinig down on me,
  A                                                  F#m
I screamed myself awake, thought I must be dying,
                D          E
Thought I must be dying.
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