Living Colour
Open Letter (To A Landlord)
Tuning: Standard
Transcribed by Soch Hean

Intro:
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Chorus:
Bb (x1333x@1)                 FNow (133211@1)you can tear a building down
         Eb (x43121@3)           G#But (xx1114@1)you can't erase a memory
Bb (x1333x@1)                   FThese (133211@1)houses may look all run down
          Eb (x43121@3)        G#But (xx1114@1)they have a value you can't see


Verse:
FThis (133211@1)is my neighborhood
FThis (133211@1)is where I come from
FI (133211@1)call this place my home
FYou (133211@1)call this place a slum
FYou (133211@1)wanna run all the people out
FThis (133211@1)what you're all about
FTreat (133211@1)poor people just like trash
FTurn (133211@1)around and make big cash



Chorus:
Bb (x1333x@1)                 FNow (133211@1)you can tear a building down
         Eb (x43121@3)           G#But (xx1114@1)you can't erase a memory
Bb (x1333x@1)                   FThese (133211@1)houses may look all run down
          Eb (x43121@3)        G#But (xx1114@1)they have a value you can't see


Verse 2:
FLast (133211@1)month there was a fire
FI (133211@1)saw seven children die
FYou (133211@1)sent flowers to their family
FBut (133211@1)your sympathy's a lie
FCause (133211@1)every building that you burn
FIs (133211@1)more blood money that you earn
FWe (133211@1)are forced to relocate
FFrom (133211@1)the pain that you create


[Chorus]


[Verse 3] (Same as verses)


[Chorus]


You've got to fight
You've got a right
To fight for your neighborhood!