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