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