"Letter to Lady J" Dispatch
Capo on 4
C F C
My dear old friend its you we need
C F C
There’s blood in the gutter and fear in the streets
F G
How long do we have to fight for a change that never comes?
Am C Am
oh in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
G
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
G
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
C F C
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
C Am G
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
G C F
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
F G C
and I cannot wait to get on from here.
C F C
Arms bend back and blacked and welt
C F C
The involuntary tears and the tears we felt
F G
Does it always have to get worse before it gets better
Am C Am
oh in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
G
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
G
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
C F C
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
C Am G
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
G C F
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
F G C
and I cannot wait to get on from here.
[Humming]
C Am C
C Am G
G Am F
F G C
C F C
Virgil Kane where are you now
C F C
Did they bury the hate when they buried the south?
F G
We’ve got to tell the spirit mystics of tomorrow that
Am C Am
in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
G
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
G
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
C F C
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
C Am G
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
G C F
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
F G C
and I cannot wait to get on from here.
[Humming]
C Am C
C Am G
G Am F
F G C