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