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 Fmaj7 C Where the strange & unusual'd roam Fmaj7 C 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 Fmaj7 C 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 Fmaj7 C In there vest in their shoes Fmaj7 C 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 Fmaj7 C Who have yet to cash in Fmaj7 C 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 Fmaj7 C Making valencia street unchill Am G & destroying the mission Fmaj7 C 4 every1 who lives there
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