C/GAm9Bbmaj7
if it came to pass that they should ask
C
what could i tell them?
C/GAm9Bbmaj7
would they criticize behind my back
CF
maybe i should let them
CAm7D9Dm7/GGsus4
oh if only then and only then they would understand
CC/EFC/GG7/BCC7/EFC/GG7/BC
theyd turn a full blooded city boy into a full blooded city man
C/GAm9
if they could face it i could take it
Bbmaj7CF/CCF/C
in their eyes i know id make it
C/GAm9Bbmaj7
tiny minds of sacred cows just fake it
CAm7D9Dm7/GGsus4
oh if only then and only then they would understand
CC/EFC/GG7/BCC7/EFC/GG7/BC
theyd turn a full blooded city boy into a full blooded city man
Bbm
but i know the way they want me
Eb7/BbAbmaj7
in the way they publicize
BbmEb7/BbAbmaj7
if they could turn the focus off to the image in their eyes
C/GGsus4/9 C/GF
maybe it would help them help them understand
C/GGsus4/9 C/GF
maybe it would help them help them understand
C/GGsus4/9 C/GF
maybe it would help them help them understand
CFC/GFCC7/EFC/GG7/BC
that a full blooded city boy is now a full blooded city man
C/G
doo den doo den doo den doo doo doo
Am9
doo den doo den doo den doo doo doo
Bbmaj7
doo den doo den doo den doo doo doo (repeat)
C/G
oh my soul
Am9
oh my soul
Bbmaj7CF/CCF/CC
oh my soul (repeat 11 times)
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.