#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Black Day In July Lightfoot Em D Em D [intro] Em D Em D Black Day in July Motor City madness has G Em C touched the countryside. And thru the smoke Em C Em C and cinders you can hear it far and wide, the doors are quickly Em C Em D bolted and the children locked inside Black Day in Em Em D July Black Day in July and the Em D G Em soul of Motor City is bared across the land C Em C and the book of law and order is taken in the Em C Em C hands of the sons of the fathers who were carried to this Em D Em land Black Day in July Em D Em D Black Day in July in the streets of Motor City theres G Em C a deadly silent sound and the body of a dead Em C Em C youth lies stretched upon the ground upon the filthy Em C Em D pavement, no reason can be found, Black Day in Em Em D July. Black Day in July Em D G Em Motor City madness has touched the countryside. C Em C and the people rise in anger and the streets begin Em C Em C to fill and there's gunfire from the rooftops and the blood begins to Em D Em spill Black Day in July. In the Em C/E Em6 C/E mansion of the Governor there's nothing that is known for sure Em C/E Em6 C/E The telephone is ringing and the pendulum is swinging and Em C/E Em6 C/E they wonder how it happened when they really know the reason & it Em C/E Em6 C/E wasn't just the temperature and it wasn't just the season D Em Em D Black Day in July Black Day in Em Em D July Black Day in July Em D G Em Motors City's burning and the flames are running wild. C Em C They reflect upon the waters of the river and the Em C Em C lake & everyone is listening and everyone's Em D Em awake Black Day in July. Em D Em D Black Day in July The printing press is turning and G Em C the news is quickly flashed. And you read your Em C Em C morning paper and you sip your cup of tea And you wonder just in Em C Em D passing, is it him or is it me Black Day in Em Em C/E July. In the office of the president, the Em6 C/E Em C/E deed is done, the troops are sent. There's really not much choice, you Em6 C/E Em C/E see, it looks to us like anarchy. And then the tanks go rolling in to Em6 C/E Em C/E patch things up as best they can. There is no time to hesitate, the Em6 C/E D Em speech is made, the dues can wait. Black Day in July. Em D Em Black Day in July. Em D Em D Black Day in July the streets of Motor City now are G Em C quiet and serene. But the shapes of gutted Em C Em C buildings strike terror to the heart, And you say, "How did it Em C Em C happen?" and you say, "How did it start? Why can't we all be Em C Em C brothers? Why can't we live in peace?" But the hands of the Em C Em D have-nots keep falling out of reach Black Day in Em Em D July. Black Day in July Em D G Em Motor City madness has touched the countryside. C Em C And thru the smoke and cinders you can hear it far and wide Em C Em C And the doors are quickly bolted and the children locked inside Em D Em D Black Day in July Black Day in Em D Em D July Black Day in July Black Day in Em July. [end]