Intro
B
[Verse]
There was a fire in the sky over Gratiot
E B
You could see it all the way from Springwells
F# G#m
Standing on the front lawn in the blackness
F#
Holding fast to mama's knees
The whole block on the street
B
When Detroit was burning
[Verse]
Dad said this had been coming for sometime
E B
The black guys on the line had told him so
F# G#m
The city of the ghettoes burned on fire
F#
There was nothing on the news
But all the neighbours knew
B
When Detroit was burning
[Chorus]
E G#m
When Detroit was burning, burning
E F#
When Detroit was burning, burning down
[Verse]
B
There were no kids in the park on Saturday
E B
The Guardsmen set up tents under the swings
F# G#m
They drove their jeeps around Vernor Highway
F#
Then they'd go downtown at night
To shoot everything in sight
B
When Detroit was burning
[Bridge]
E B
I was just a little girl playing with my friends
E F#
I didn't know what it meant to live in a black kid's skin
E F#
I'm older now and there's still so much I don't understand
[Instrumental]
B E B F# G#m F# B
[Verse]
The farmer's market's thriving down on Gratiot
E B
But there's fire in the night around Springwells
F# G#m
Detroit wasn't reborn from the ashes
F#
It's been nearly thirty years
And hate's still living here
B
Where Detroit was burning
[Chorus]
E G#m
When Detroit was burning, burning
E F#
When Detroit was burning, burning down
C#m G#m
Our hometown burning down
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