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