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Black Day in July guitar chords has rhythm and included in Did She Mention My Name (1968) album.
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Black Day in July by Gordon Lightfoot Guitar Chords
Top of the charts in 1968.
(Capo 2nd fret.)
#1.
Em
Black day in
D
July..
Em
Motor City
D
madness has
G
touched the country
Em
side.And
C
through the smoke and
Em
cinders, you can
C
hear itfar and
Em
wide.The
C
doors are quickly
Em
bolted and the
C
childrenlocked
Em
inside…
D
Black day in
Em
July..
#2.
Em
Black day in
D
July.And the
Em
soul of Motor
D
City is
G
bared across the
Em
land.As the
C
book of law and
Em
order is
C
taken in the
Em
handsof the
C
sons of the
Em
fathers who were
C
carried to this
Em
land.
D
Black day in
Em
July..
#3.
Em
Black day in
D
July.In the
Em
streets of Motor
D
City is a
G
deadly, silent
Em
sound.And the
C
body of a
Em
dead youth lies
C
stretched upon the
Em
ground,up
C
on the filthy
Em
pavement, no
C
reason can be
Em
found..
D
Black day in
Em
July..
#4.
Em
Black day in
D
July.
Em
Motor City
D
madness has
G
touched the country
Em
side.And the
C
people rise in
Em
anger, and the
C
streets begin to
Em
fill.And there’s
C
gunfire from the
Em
rooftops and the
C
blood beginsto
Em
spill..
D
Black day in
Em
July.
CHORUS:
Em
In the mansion of the
C
Governor, there’s
Em
nothing that is
C
known for sure.The
Em
telephone is
C
ringing and the
Em
pendulum is
C
swinging.And they
Em
wonder how it
C
happened and they
Em
really know the
C
reason.And it
Em
wasn’t just the
C
temperature and it
Em
wasn’t just the
C
season..
D
Black day in
Em
July..
#5.
Em
Black day in
D
July.
Em
Motor City’s
D
burning and the
G
flames are running
Em
wild.They
C
reflect 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
Em
July..
#6.
Em
Black day in
D
July.The
Em
printing press is
D
turning and the
G
news is quickly
Em
flashed.And you
C
read your morning
Em
paper, and you
C
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
Em
July.
CHORUS:#2.
Em
In the office of the
C
President, the
Em
deed is done,the
C
troops are sent.There’s
Em
really not much
C
choice, you see, it
Em
looks to uslike
C
anarchy.And
Em
then the tanks go
C
rolling in, to
Em
patch things upas
C
best they can.There
Em
is no time to
C
hesitate, the
Em
speech is made, the
C
dues
can wait..
D
Black day in
Em
July..
#7.
Em
Black day in
D
July.The
Em
streets of Motor
D
City now are
G
quiet and
Em
serene.But the
C
shapes of gutted
Em
buildings strike
C
terror tothe
Em
heart.And you
C
say how did it
Em
happen, and you
C
say how did it
Em
start?Why
C
can’t we all be
Em
brothers, why
C
can’t we live in
Em
peace?But the
C
hands of the
Em
have-nots keep
C
falling out of
Em
reach..
D
Black day in
Em
July..
#8.
Em
Black day in
D
July.
Em
Motor City
D
madness has
G
touched the country
Em
side.And
C
through the smoke and
Em
cinders, you can
C
hear itfar and
Em
wide.The
C
doors are quickly
Em
bolted and the
C
childrenlocked
Em
inside…
D
Black day in
Em
July..
OUTRO:
Em
Black day in
D
July..
D
Black day in
Em
July..
Em
Black day in
D
July..(Fade.)
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