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