[Verse 1]
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Beat-up little seagull
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On a marble stair
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Tryin' to find the ocean
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Lookin' everywhere
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Hard times in the city
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In a hard town by the sea
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Ain't nowhere to run to
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There ain't nothin' here for free
[Verse 2]
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Hooker on the corner
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Waitin' for a train
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Drunk lyin' on the sidewalk
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Sleepin' in the rain
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And they hide their faces
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And they hide their eyes
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'Cause the city's dyin'
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And they don't know why
[Chorus]
Dmaj7 Emaj7 C#m7
Oh Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live
Dmaj7 Emaj7 C#m7
Oh, Baltimore
Dmaj7 Emaj7 C#7
Man, it's hard just to live, just to live
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Get my sister Sandy
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And my little brother Ray
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Buy a big old wagon
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Gonna haul us all away
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Livin' in the country
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Where the mountain's high
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Never comin' back here
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'Til the day I die
[Chorus]
Dmaj7 Emaj7 C#m7
Oh Baltimore
Man, it's hard just to live
Dmaj7 Emaj7 C#m7
Oh, Baltimore
Dmaj7 Emaj7 C#7
Man, it's hard just to live, just to live
[Outro]
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D7+ E7+ C#m7