Tuning:Eb Intro:(E G F# F E)3x E G E (E D C# B D D# E)2x E You pack your bags and move to the city A/Bb A G E There’s something missin’ here at home E You fix your hair and look real pretty It’s time to get out on your own D You’re always fighting with your mama and your papa F# G G# D E Your family life is one big pain E When ya, ya gonna move to the city G A A# To the city where it all began B D E Bb A G You gotta move, you gotta move E Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, child D C# B G E (E D C# B D D# E)2x You gotta move E You stole your mama’s car A/Bb A G E And your daddy’s plastic credit card E You’re sixteen and you can’t get a job You’re not going very far D You’re always fighting with the teachers and the police F# G G# D E Your social life is much too insane E When ya gonna move to the city G A A# To the city where it all began B D E Bb A G E You gotta move, you gotta move E Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, child D C# B G E You gotta move D D# E To the city with the real nitty gritty D D# E Aw, child, ain’t it a pity D D# Em Sometimes it gets too shitty D F#m7 G F#m7 G F#m7 G F#m7 E Come on and hit me E You’re on the streets and it ain’t so pretty D At least you getta do what you please E You do, what you gotta do for the money At times you end up on your kness D I’m always buying with the local desert junkies F# G G# D This city life is one big pain E But you, you had to move to the city G A A# To the city where it all began B D E Bb A G You gotta move, you gotta move E Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, ma, child D C# B G E You gotta move D D# Em To the city with the real nitty gritty D D# E Aw, child, ain’t it a pity D D# Em Sometimes it gets too shitty D D# E Come on and hit me.
