Am G D Dsus F Old Miss Johnston lived all alone Am On the sorry side of town
 Am Broke down cars and burglar bars 
 G D Dsus F On the windows and doors
 Am In case danger comes around Am Sittin' in her yellow kitchen
 G D F Am Listenin' to bad news on a AM radio
 Am It used to be Louis Armstrong G D Dsus F 
Then Martin Luther King
 Am Where did everybody go? G Am Out the window where her garden was
 G F Am It's not safe to go outside
 G Old Miss Johnston in the eye of the storm 
F Am It was the safest place to hide Am G D F Yeah life's a gamble for the broken and the weak
 Am Dealin' with the bangers and the drugs
 Am The whinos weave and amble
 G D Dsus F And shuffle on down the street
 Am Steerin' clear of all the thugs G Am And now my city hangs her head in shame 
G F Am You can't tell the truth from all the lies
 G Everything changed forever and everything stayed the same
 F Am On the night Miss Johnston died