Black Day In July Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]Blac[D]k day in July,[Em]
black day in Ju[D]ly
[Em]Mo tor City madn[D]ess has
[G]touched the coun[Em]tryside
And [C]through the smoke and [Em]cinders
you can [C]hear it far and [Em]wide
The [C]door are quickly [Em]bolted and
the chil[C]dren locked in[Em]side

[Verse 2]
[D]Black day in Ju[Em]ly,
black day in Ju[D]ly
[Em]And the soul of Motor [D]City is
[G]feared across [Em]the land
As [C]the book of law and [Em]or
der [C]is taken in the [Em]hands
Of [C]the sons of the [Em]fathers
who were car[C]ried to this [Em]land
[D]Black day in July,

[Verse 3]
[Em]black day in July[D]
In [Em]the streets of Motor [D]City there's
a [G]deadly silent [Em]sound
[C]And the body of a [Em]dead youth lies
[C]stretched upon [Em]the ground
[C]Upon the filthy pave[Em]ments
no [C]reason can be [Em]found

[Verse 4]
[D]Black day in Ju[Em]ly, black day in Ju[D]ly
[Em]Mo tor City ma[D]dness has
[G]touched the coun[Em]tryside
And the [C]people rise in [Em]anger and
[C]the streets begin to [Em]fill
And there's [C]gunfire from [Em]the rooftops
and the [C]blood begins [Em]to spill
[D]Black Day in Ju[Em]ly

[Verse 5]
In the [Em]mansion of the [A]Governor
There's nothing that is known for sure
The [Em]telephone is [A]ringing
And the pendulum is swinging
And the [Em]wonder how it [A]happened
And they really know the reason
And it [Em]was n't just the temp[A]erature

[Verse 6]
And it wasn't just the season
[D]Black day in Ju[Em]ly, black day in [D]Ju ly
[Em]Mo tor City's bu[D]rning and the
[G]flames are running [Em]wild
They re[C]flect upon the [Em]waters
of the [C]river and the [Em]lake
And [C]everyone is [Em]listening and
[C]everyone's [Em]awake
[D]Black day in Ju

[Verse 7]
[Em]ly, black day in J[D]u ly
The [Em]printing press is [D]turning and
the [G]news is quickly [Em]flashed
And you [C]read your morning pa[Em]per
and [C]you sip your cup of [Em]tea
And you [C]wonder just in [Em]passing,
is it [C]him or is it [Em]me?
[D]Black Day in Ju

[Verse 8]
[Em]ly

[Verse 9]
In the [Em]Office of the President
The [A]deed is done the [Em]troops are sent
There's really not much choice you see
It [A]looks to us like anarchy
And [Em]then the tanks go rolling in
To [A]patch things up as best
[Em]they can
There is no time to [A]hesitate

[Verse 10]
The speech is made the dues can wait
[D]Black day in Ju[Em]ly,
black day in [D]Ju ly
[Em]The streets of Motor [D]City now are
[G]are quiet and se[Em]rene
[C]But the shapes of gutted [Em]buildings
strike ter[C]ror to the [Em]heart
[C]And you say how did it hap[Em]pen? And
[C]you say how did it [Em]start?
Why can[C]'t we all be [Em]brothers? Why
[C]can't we live in [Em]peace?
But the [C]hands of the the [Em]have- nots
keep [C]falling out [Em]of reach

[Verse 11]
[D]Black day in Ju[Em]ly
[D]Black day in Ju[Em]ly
[D]Black day in July