Intro Am E Am E Am Dm Em Am Dm Em Verse 1 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 C/G 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 G Across 110th Street is a hell of a tester Chorus 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 junkies 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 E7 You can find it all in the street, oh Break Am Dm Em Ooooh.... Am Dm Em I got one more thing I'd like to talk to you about right now Verse 2 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 C/G 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 G Harlem is the capital of every ghetto town, help me sing it Chorus 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 A woman trying to catch a trick on the street, ooh baby F G Across 110th Street Em E7 You can find it all in the street, oh Outro Am Dm Em In the street, yes, you can, Oh, look around you, look around you, look around you Am Dm Em look around you, yeah Dm7
