Letter To Lady J

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My dear old friend its you we need
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There’s blood in the gutter and fear in the streets
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How long do we have to fight for a change that never comes?
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oh in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
G
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,

G
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but
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How longs it been since you’ve been outside
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How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
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I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
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and I cannot wait to get on from here.
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Arms bend back and blacked and welt
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The involuntary tears and the tears we felt

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Does it always have to get worse before it gets better
      Am                 C                                Am
oh in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
G
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
G
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but

C                              F     C
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
C                              Am          G
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
G                              C         F
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
F                        G       C
and I cannot wait to get on from here.

[Humming]
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C    Am    G
G    Am    F
F    G     C

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Virgil Kane where are you now
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Did they bury the hate when they buried the south?
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We’ve got to tell the spirit mystics of tomorrow that
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in some ways it’s the same, but tonight the crowd they came
G
Fists in the air, candles and vigils,
G
Cracked dreams held together with curses and wishes, but

C                              F     C
How longs it been since you’ve been outside
C                              Am          G
How longs it been since you’ve opened your eyes
G                              C         F
I’ve been to the line and it’s all right there,
F                        G       C
and I cannot wait to get on from here.

[Humming]
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C    Am    G
G    Am    F
F    G     C