"Letter to Lady J" Dispatch
Capo on 4
D G D
My dear old friend its you we need
D G D
There’s blood in the gutter and fear in the streets
G A
How long do we have to fight for a change that never comes?
Bm D Bm
oh in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
A
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
A
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
D G D
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
D Bm A
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
A D G
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
G A D
and I cannot wait to get on from here.
D G D
Arms bend back and blacked and welt
D G D
The involuntary tears and the tears we felt
G A
Does it always have to get worse before it gets better
Bm D Bm
oh in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
A
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
A
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
D G D
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
D Bm A
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
A D G
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
G A D
and I cannot wait to get on from here.
[Humming]
D Bm D
D Bm A
A Bm G
G A D
D G D
Virgil Kane where are you now
D G D
Did they bury the hate when they buried the south?
G A
We’ve got to tell the spirit mystics of tomorrow that
Bm D Bm
in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
A
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
A
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
D G D
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
D Bm A
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
A D G
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
G A D
and I cannot wait to get on from here.
[Humming]
D Bm D
D Bm A
A Bm G
G A C