Intro
G
[Verse]
There was a fire in the sky over Gratiot
C G
You could see it all the way from Springwells
D Em
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 Em
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 Em
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 Em
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 Em D G
[Verse]
The farmer's market's thriving down on Gratiot
C G
But there's fire in the night around Springwells
D Em
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 Em
When Detroit was burning, burning
C D
When Detroit was burning, burning down
Am Em
Our hometown burning down
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