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