[Verse 1]  
    [D]                    [A]  
Oh in a little district in a neighborhood  
  [D]                             [A]  
People movin' swift like they think they should  
    [A]                          [A7]  
A word from your mouth, your lights get knocked out  
    [A]                                      [D]    [E] \ [D]  
A blast to your lips, later you move and slip  
                           [D]  [D7]  
and if you have to, don't trip
  
[Chorus]  
    [G]                    [G7]  
I don't know how they manage  
        [D]                [D7]  
but believe me mister they do  
[G]                             [A]  
if you ever lived there, you'd just listen and don't be no fool
  
[Verse 2]  
         [D]                      [A]  
Oh in a little district in a neighborhood  
[D]                               [A]  
People movin' swift like they think they should  
[A]                               [A7]  
A word from your mouth, your lights get knocked out  
                                               [D]    [E] \ [D]  
A glass from your lip, later you move and trip
  
[Bridge]  
[D]  
And you have to just slip
  
[Verse 3]  
[D]                              [A]  
No one ask no question no one tell no lie  
[D]                             [A]  
listen to me people its the reason why  
    [A]                                   [A]  
A word from your mouth, your lights get knocked out  
                  [A7]                         [D] [A]  
A glass from your lip, later you move and trip  
                        [D]   [D7]  
and if you have to just slip
  
[Chorus]  
    [G]                    [G7]  
I don't know how they manage  
        [D]  
but believe me mister they do  
[G]                             [A]  
if you ever lived there, you'd just listen and be no fool
  
[Outro]  
       [D]                     [A]  
In a little district in a neighborhood  
  [D]                             [A]  
People movin' swift like they think they should  
    [A]                          [A7]  
A word from your mouth, your lights get knocked out  
    [A]                  [N.C.]                     [D]  
A glass from your lip, later you move and trip