Key: D
Introduction:
Am/
G
Dm
I was the third brother of five
Am
Doing whatever I had to do to survive
Dm
I'm not saying what I did was alright
Am F Am
Trying to break out of the ghetto was a day to day fight
Dm
Been down so long, getting up didn't cross my mind
Am
I knew there was a better way of life and I was just trying to find
Dm
You don't know what you'll do until you're put under pressure
Am
Across 110th Street is a hell of a tester
F G
Across 110th Street
Em Am
Pimps trying to catch a woman that's weak
F G
Across 110th Street
Em Am
Pushers won't let the junkie go free
F G
Across 110th Street
Em Am
Woman trying to catch a trick on the street, ooh baby
F G
Across 110th Street
Em EmMaj7 (Work out strumming pattern for strings)
Am/ G
Am/ G
I got one more thing I'd like to yell about right now
Verso
Dm
Hey brother, there's a better way out
Am
Snorting that coke, shooting that dope man, you're copping out
Dm
Take my advice, it's either live or die
Am F Am
You've got to be strong, if you want to survive
Dm
The family on the other side of town
Am
Would catch hell without a ghetto around
Dm
In every city you find the same thing going down
Am
Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town
Dm
Help me sing it
F G
Across 110th Street
Em Am
Pimps trying to catch a woman that's weak
F G
Across 110th Street
Em Am
Pushers won't let the junkie go free
F G
Across 110th Street
Em Am
Woman trying to catch a trick on the street, ooh baby
F G
Across 110th Street
Em EmMaj7
Am/ G
In the street
Yes, you can
Am/ G
Oh, look around you, look around you
Bm7
Oooooooooooooh
Look around you, look around you, yeah