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Artist: Marvin Gaye
Track: Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

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Dah, dah, dah, dah
dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah
Rockets, moon shots
Spend it on the have nots
Money, we make it
Fore we see it you take it
Oh, make you wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
This ain't livin', This ain't livin'
No, no baby, this ain't livin'
No, no, no
Inflation no chance
To increase finance
Bills pile up sky high
Send that boy off to die
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Make me wanna holler
The way they do my life
Dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah
Hang ups, let downs
Bad breaks, set backs
Natural fact is
I can't pay my taxes
Oh, make me wanna holler
And throw up both my hands
Yea, it makes me wanna holler
And throw up both my hands
Crime is increasing
Trigger happy policing
Panic is spreading
God know where we're heading
Oh, make me wanna holler
They don't understand
Dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah
Dah, dah, dah

Mother, mother
Everybody thinks we're wrong
Who are they to judge us
Simply cause we wear our hair long
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Marvin Gaye release “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)”?
Marvin Gaye released “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” on May 21, 1971.
Q:Who wrote “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” by Devon Gilfillian?
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Q:Who wrote “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” by Grover Washington Jr.?
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Q:Who wrote “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band?
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Q:Who wrote “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” by Tutu Puoane?
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