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