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