Em
G  Em   x3
G


[Verse 1]
         Em
When the fight broke on Brighton Road
Traffic stopped
Em
Some old man hit the pavement
           Em/G
And they ushered in the cops
        Em
And the camera crews arrived
And people gathered all around


[Refrain]
                     G  Em
As the sun beat down
                     G  Em
As the sun beat down


[Sax Solo]
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[Verse 2]
              Em
Picked up the phone
"It's no emergency, but come on over quick"
                Em
Ricky drove his old Ford truck over to give us both a lift
Headed for the hospital, that big one downtown


[Refrain]
                     G  Em
As the sun beat down
                     G  Em
As the sun beat down


[Verse 3]
Em
It was a day that broke records
               G
Melting tar on every block
Em                                              G
People dropping from the climate in the streets
Em
  Something died inside that sweltering garage
                      G                          Em
A sacrificial lamb in honor of the heat, yeah and...


[Refrain]
                     G  Em
As the sun beat down
                     G  Em
As the sun beat down
                     G  Em
As the sun beat down
                     G  Em
As the sun beat down


[Bridge]
Em


[Coda]
Em
August 23rd, 1959
    G                                            Em
Got word from the nurse there hadn't been enough time
                       G               Em
Screaming baby boy now slept without a sound
       G             Em
As the sun beat down