Black Day In July:Gordon LightFoot.
Top of the charts in 1968.
(Capo 2nd fret.)
#1.
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July..
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) EmMotor (022000@1)City madness has touched the countryside.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)
And through the smoke and cinders, you can hear it
Emfar (022000@1)and wide.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) CThe (x32010@1)doors are quickly bolted and the children
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) Emlocked (022000@1)inside...Black day in July..
#2.
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July.
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)the soul of Motor City is bared across the land.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmAs (022000@1)the book of law and order is taken in the hands
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Emof (022000@1)the sons of the fathers who were carried to this land.
D (xx0232@1) EmBlack (022000@1)day in July..
#3.
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July.
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) EmIn (022000@1)the streets of Motor City is a deadly, silent sound.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmAnd (022000@1)the body of a dead youth lies stretched upon the ground,
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Emupon (022000@1)the filthy pavement, no reason can be found..
D (xx0232@1) EmBlack (022000@1)day in July..
#4.
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July.
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) EmMotor (022000@1)City madness has touched the countryside.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmAnd (022000@1)the people rise in anger, and the streets begin to fill.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) CAnd (x32010@1)there's gunfire from the rooftops and the blood begins
Emto (022000@1)spill..
D (xx0232@1) EmBlack (022000@1)day in July.
CHORUS:
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmIn (022000@1)the mansion of the Governor, there's nothing that is
Cknown (x32010@1)for sure.
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) CThe (x32010@1)telephone is ringing and the pendulum is swinging.
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) CAnd (x32010@1)they wonder how it happened and they really know the reason.
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) CAnd (x32010@1)it wasn't just the temperature and it wasn't just the season..
D (xx0232@1) EmBlack (022000@1)day in July..
#5.
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July.
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) EmMotor (022000@1)City's burning and the flames are running wild.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmThey (022000@1)reflect upon the waters of the river and the lake,
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Emand (022000@1)everyone is listening and everyone's awake..
D (xx0232@1) EmBlack (022000@1)day in July..
#6.
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July.
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) EmThe (022000@1)printing press is turning and the news is quickly flashed.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmAnd (022000@1)you read your morning paper, and you sip your cup of tea.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmAnd (022000@1)you wonder just in passing, is it him or is it me?
D (xx0232@1) EmBlack (022000@1)day in July.
CHORUS:#2.
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmIn (022000@1)the office of the President, the deed is done,
Cthe (x32010@1)troops are sent.
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmThere's (022000@1)really not much choice, you see, it looks to us
Clike (x32010@1)anarchy.
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmAnd (022000@1)then the tanks go rolling in, to patch things up
Cas (x32010@1)best they can.
Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) CThere (x32010@1)is no time to hesitate, the speech is made, the dues
can wait..
D (xx0232@1) EmBlack (022000@1)day in July..
#7.
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July.
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) EmThe (022000@1)streets of Motor City now are quiet and serene.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) CBut (x32010@1)the shapes of gutted buildings strike terror to
Emthe (022000@1)heart.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmAnd (022000@1)you say how did it happen, and you say how did it start?
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmWhy (022000@1)can't we all be brothers, why can't we live in peace?
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) EmBut (022000@1)the hands of the have-nots keep falling out of reach..
D (xx0232@1) EmBlack (022000@1)day in July..
#8.
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July.
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) EmMotor (022000@1)City madness has touched the countryside.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1)
And through the smoke and cinders, you can hear it
Emfar (022000@1)and wide.
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) CThe (x32010@1)doors are quickly bolted and the children
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) Emlocked (022000@1)inside...Black day in July..
OUTRO:
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July..
D (xx0232@1) EmBlack (022000@1)day in July..
Em (022000@1) DBlack (xx0232@1)day in July..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
