"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 E
How long do we have to fight for a change that never comes?
F#m A F#m
oh in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
E
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
E
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
A D A
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
A F#m E
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
E A D
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
D E 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 E
Does it always have to get worse before it gets better
F#m A F#m
oh in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
E
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
E
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
A D A
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
A F#m E
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
E A D
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
D E A
and I cannot wait to get on from here.
[Humming]
A F#m A
A F#m E
E F#m D
D E A
A D A
Virgil Kane where are you now
A D A
Did they bury the hate when they buried the south?
D E
We’ve got to tell the spirit mystics of tomorrow that
F#m A F#m
in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
E
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
E
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
A D A
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
A F#m E
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
E A D
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
D E A
and I cannot wait to get on from here.
[Humming]
A F#m A
A F#m E
E F#m D
D E C