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