From the album "Mr Fantasy" in 1967 on Island Records.
Words and Music by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood.
Key of D-major. Time signature 3/4
Verse:
D
So many people with nothing to do
Em
Hundreds of buildings that block out my view
F
Watched by a tramp with a hole in his shoe
G D
Standing alone on the corner.
Verse:
He's thinking that work is all a big joke
While he looks n the gutter for something to smoke,
Two hundred kids in one red mini-moke,
Scream down the street fully loaded.
Chorus:
D G
Day in the city, oh what a pity
D G A
I could be in Berkshire where the poppies are so pretty
G D G A
(I could be in Berkshire where the poppies are so pretty)
G D G A D
I wish that I was there, I wanna make it out of here.
Verse:
People like sardines packed in a can
Waiting for Christmas that's made in Japan
And I'm having trouble with my apple flan
Sat in the café on the corner.
Verse:
I walk thru green gates and into the park
Where murderers crawl after girls in the dark
Down by the shed I heard a remark
I turned on but no one could hear me
Chorus
Coda:
G A D
I wanna make it out of here.