Biography:
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. He came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974) and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most successful recording artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.
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Other songs:
- Alberta Bound
- Cotton Jenny
- Early Morning Rain
- If You Could Read My Mind
- Sundown
- The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
- Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
- 10 Degrees And Getting Colder
- 14 Karat Gold
- A Minor Ballad
- A Painter Passing Through
- A Passing Ship
- A Tree Too Weak To Stand
- Affair On Eighth Avenue
- All Im After
- All The Lovely Ladies
- Always On The Bright Side
- Approaching Lavender
- Baby Its Alright
- Baby Step Back
- Ballad Of The Yarmouth Castle
- Beautiful
- Bells Of The Evening
- Bend In The Water
- Betty Called Me In
- Biscuit City
- Bitter Green
- Black Day In July
- Blackberry Wine
- Borderstone
- Boss Man
- Brave Mountaineers
- Broken Dreams
- Canadian Railroad Trilogy
- Canary Yellow Canoe
- Cant Depend On Love
- Carefree Highway
- Changes
- Cherokee Bend
- Christian Island Georgian Bay
- Circle Of Steel
- Clouds Of Loneliness
- Cobwebs And Dust
- Cold Hands From New York
- Cold On The Shoulder
- Couchiching
- Daylight Katy
- Did She Mention My Name
- Does Your Mother Know
- Don Quixote
- Dont Beat Me Down
- Dream Street Rose
- Dreamland
- Drifters
- Drink Yer Glasses Empty
- Ecstasy Made Easy
- End Of All Time
- Endless Wire
- Fading Away
- Farewell To Annabel
- Farewell To Nova Scotia
- Fine As Fine Can Be
- Flyin Blind
- For Loving Me
- Forgive Me Lord
- Ghosts Of Cape Horn
- Go My Way
- Go
- Gotta Get Away
- Hangdog Hotel Room
- Harmony
- Heaven Dont Deserve Me
- Heaven Help The Devil
- Hey You
- High And Dry
- Hiway Songs
- Home From The Forest
- I Heard You Talkin In Your Sleep
- I Used To Be A Country Singer
- Id Do It Again
- Id Rather Press On
- If Children Had Wings
- If I Could
- If It Should Please You
- If Theres A Reason
- If You Could Read My Mind Love
- If You Got It
- If You Need Me
- Ill Be Alright
- Ill Do Anything
- Ill Prove My Love
- Im Not Sayin
- Im Not Saying
- In A Windowpane
- Inspiration Lady
- Is There Anyone Home
- Its Worth Believin
- Knotty Pine
- Leaves Of Grass
- Let It Ride
- Lifeline
- Long River
- Long Thin Dawn
- Long Way Back Home
- Looking At The Rain
- Love And Maple Syrup
- Magnificent Outpouring
- Make Way For The Lady
- Mama Said
- Marie Christine
- Me And Bobby Mcgee
- Miguel
- Minstrel Of The Dawn
- Mister Rock Of Ages
- Morning Glory
- Mother Of A Miners Child
- Much To My Surprise
- My Little Love
- My Love For You
- Never Too Close
- No Mistake About It
- Now And Then
- Old Dans Records
- On Susans Floor
- On Yonge Street
- Only Love Would Know
- Ordinary Man
- Poor Little Alison
- Pride Of Man
- Protocol
- Pussywillows Cattails
- Race Among The Ruins
- Rainbow Trout
- Rainy Day People
- Red Velvet
- Redwood Hill
- Ribbon Of Darkness
- Ring Them Bells
- Ringneck Loon
- River Of Light
- Romance
- Rosanna
- Salute A Lot More Livin To Do
- Same Old Loverman
- Saturday Clothes
- Sea Of Tranquility
- Second Cup Of Coffee
- Seven Island Suite
- Shadows
- Shellfish
- Shes Not The Same
- Sit Down Young Stranger
- Sixteen Miles
- Sleep Little Jane
- Slide On Over
- Softly
- Someone To Believe In
- Sometimes I Dont Mind
- Sometimes I Wish
- Somewhere Usa
- Song For A Winters Night
- Songs The Minstrel Sang
- Spin Spin
- Stay Loose
- Steel Rail Blues
- Summer Side Of Life
- Summertime Dream
- Sweet Guinevere
- Talking In Your Sleep
- Tattoo
- Thank You For The Promises
- That Same Old Obsession
- Thats What You Get For Loving Me
- The Auctioneer
- The Circle Is Small
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- The Gipsy
- The House You Live In
- The List
- The Lost Children
- The Mountains And Maryann
- The No Hotel
- The Patriots Dream
- The Pony Man
- The Watchmans Gone
- The Way I Feel
- Too Late For Prayin
- Too Much To Lose
- Triangle
- Uncle Toad Said
- Walls
- Welcome To Try
- Wherefore And Why
- Whisper My Name
- Whispers Of The North
- Wild Strawberries
- Without You
- You Are What I Am
- Youll Still Be Needing Me
- Your Loves Return
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Black Day In July:Gordon LightFoot.
Top of the charts in 1968.
(Capo 2nd fret.)
#1.
Em D
Black day in July..
Em D G Em
Motor City madness has touched the countryside.
C Em C
And through the smoke and cinders, you can hear it
Em
far and wide.
C Em C
The doors are quickly bolted and the children
Em D Em
locked inside...Black day in July..
#2.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
And the soul of Motor City is bared across the land.
C Em C Em
As the book of law and order is taken in the hands
C Em C Em
of the sons of the fathers who were carried to this land.
D Em
Black day in July..
#3.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
In the streets of Motor City is a deadly, silent sound.
C Em C Em
And the body of a dead youth lies stretched upon the ground,
C Em C Em
upon the filthy pavement, no reason can be found..
D Em
Black day in July..
#4.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
Motor City madness has touched the countryside.
C Em C Em
And the people rise in anger, and the streets begin to fill.
C Em C
And there's gunfire from the rooftops and the blood begins
Em
to spill..
D Em
Black day in July.
CHORUS:
Em C Em
In the mansion of the Governor, there's nothing that is
C
known for sure.
Em C Em C
The telephone is ringing and the pendulum is swinging.
Em C Em C
And they wonder how it happened and they really know the reason.
Em C Em C
And it wasn't just the temperature and it wasn't just the season..
D Em
Black day in July..
#5.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
Motor City's burning and the flames are running wild.
C Em C Em
They reflect upon the waters of the river and the lake,
C Em C Em
and everyone is listening and everyone's awake..
D Em
Black day in July..
#6.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
The printing press is turning and the news is quickly flashed.
C Em C Em
And you read your morning paper, and you sip your cup of tea.
C Em C Em
And you wonder just in passing, is it him or is it me?
D Em
Black day in July.
CHORUS:#2.
Em C Em
In the office of the President, the deed is done,
C
the troops are sent.
Em C Em
There's really not much choice, you see, it looks to us
C
like anarchy.
Em C Em
And then the tanks go rolling in, to patch things up
C
as best they can.
Em C Em C
There is no time to hesitate, the speech is made, the dues
can wait..
D Em
Black day in July..
#7.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
The streets of Motor City now are quiet and serene.
C Em C
But the shapes of gutted buildings strike terror to
Em
the heart.
C Em C Em
And you say how did it happen, and you say how did it start?
C Em C Em
Why can't we all be brothers, why can't we live in peace?
C Em C Em
But the hands of the have-nots keep falling out of reach..
D Em
Black day in July..
#8.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
Motor City madness has touched the countryside.
C Em C
And through the smoke and cinders, you can hear it
Em
far and wide.
C Em C
The doors are quickly bolted and the children
Em D Em
locked inside...Black day in July..
OUTRO:
Em D
Black day in July..
D Em
Black day in July..
Em D
Black day in July..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Top of the charts in 1968.
(Capo 2nd fret.)
#1.
Em D
Black day in July..
Em D G Em
Motor City madness has touched the countryside.
C Em C
And through the smoke and cinders, you can hear it
Em
far and wide.
C Em C
The doors are quickly bolted and the children
Em D Em
locked inside...Black day in July..
#2.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
And the soul of Motor City is bared across the land.
C Em C Em
As the book of law and order is taken in the hands
C Em C Em
of the sons of the fathers who were carried to this land.
D Em
Black day in July..
#3.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
In the streets of Motor City is a deadly, silent sound.
C Em C Em
And the body of a dead youth lies stretched upon the ground,
C Em C Em
upon the filthy pavement, no reason can be found..
D Em
Black day in July..
#4.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
Motor City madness has touched the countryside.
C Em C Em
And the people rise in anger, and the streets begin to fill.
C Em C
And there's gunfire from the rooftops and the blood begins
Em
to spill..
D Em
Black day in July.
CHORUS:
Em C Em
In the mansion of the Governor, there's nothing that is
C
known for sure.
Em C Em C
The telephone is ringing and the pendulum is swinging.
Em C Em C
And they wonder how it happened and they really know the reason.
Em C Em C
And it wasn't just the temperature and it wasn't just the season..
D Em
Black day in July..
#5.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
Motor City's burning and the flames are running wild.
C Em C Em
They reflect upon the waters of the river and the lake,
C Em C Em
and everyone is listening and everyone's awake..
D Em
Black day in July..
#6.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
The printing press is turning and the news is quickly flashed.
C Em C Em
And you read your morning paper, and you sip your cup of tea.
C Em C Em
And you wonder just in passing, is it him or is it me?
D Em
Black day in July.
CHORUS:#2.
Em C Em
In the office of the President, the deed is done,
C
the troops are sent.
Em C Em
There's really not much choice, you see, it looks to us
C
like anarchy.
Em C Em
And then the tanks go rolling in, to patch things up
C
as best they can.
Em C Em C
There is no time to hesitate, the speech is made, the dues
can wait..
D Em
Black day in July..
#7.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
The streets of Motor City now are quiet and serene.
C Em C
But the shapes of gutted buildings strike terror to
Em
the heart.
C Em C Em
And you say how did it happen, and you say how did it start?
C Em C Em
Why can't we all be brothers, why can't we live in peace?
C Em C Em
But the hands of the have-nots keep falling out of reach..
D Em
Black day in July..
#8.
Em D
Black day in July.
Em D G Em
Motor City madness has touched the countryside.
C Em C
And through the smoke and cinders, you can hear it
Em
far and wide.
C Em C
The doors are quickly bolted and the children
Em D Em
locked inside...Black day in July..
OUTRO:
Em D
Black day in July..
D Em
Black day in July..
Em D
Black day in July..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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