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