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I didn't see a tab for this amazing song so i decided to try this myself. This
works well in E or G flat.
GBeware the tides are riAmsing
In the Ccity of brotherly lDove
The Gblood red lights were Amflashin'
As the Ccellars rose up in a fDlood
And when they Emdrag you Dfrom the Amdepths of Cmud
They Embeat you Cwhen you were Ddown
Then they tossed ya in jail for a Chundred years
Save a city Dburn it Gdown
GThat'S what they sAmaid as tChey tore your Dhome to the gGround
And wGhen I was seven in surbAmurban heaven,
the teCachers and elders and polDice...
they'd Gcover my ears so AmI wouldn't hear
the gunsChots soar through those city sDtreets.
And if aEmnyone queDstioned the lAmiberty bComb,
or why the tEmimers were eCven wDound,
a scolding they'd earn, and Cso we soon learned:
to save a city, you bDurn it dGown.
And tGhat's what they sAmaid
as they bCurned their
Dhomes to the grGound.
GSo many Empeople and sGo many lEmives
So maGny kept sCilent so tAmhey can surviDve
Respect sGlaughtering Emcops and politGicians they laEmwed
GOr these gavels will Emcrush down your hCome and you'll be eAmxpected to Dapplaud
So the crGime was a trip to the mAmarket.
The seCntence, a lifetime of hDurt,
as she sGaw through tears,
her home Amof thirty of years
reCduced to rubble and dDirt.
And she cEmursed those Dwho would appAmroach her
Cand hold Empapers Cup to her fDace, and say,
"You should feel blessed you live Cin the U.S.
and not some other hDellish pGlace"
So take hGeed if you live in the Amcity
in a pCart where the tourists wont's Dtread.
And bewGare if you maintain resiAmstance
and choose Cnot to be on of the Dled.
And if you're Emout in suDburban Amgardens,
Cdon't let them pEmlant lies dCeep in your hDead,
'cause you too could come home to Cno home
or to find your fDamily dGead.
'Cause they've Ggot this dream of a Amcity
where no comCmunity unity cDan be found.
So stand Gup and save your neighAmbor hood.
                C         D            G(C)
Fuck the city, burn it down(x3)

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Save A City

by Mischief Brew

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I didn't see a tab for this amazing song so i decided to try this myself. This

works well in E or G flat.

G Am

Beware the tides are rising

C D

In the city of brotherly love

G Am

The blood red lights were flashin'

C D

As the cellars rose up in a flood

Em D Am C

And when they drag you from the depths of mud

Em C D

They beat you when you were down

Then they tossed ya in jail for a hundred years

D G

Save a city burn it down

G Am C D G

That'S what they said as they tore your home to the ground

G Am

And when I was seven in surburban heaven,

C D

the teachers and elders and police...

G Am

they'd cover my ears so I wouldn't hear

C D

the gunshots soar through those city streets.

Em D Am C

And if anyone questioned the liberty bomb,

Em C D

or why the timers were even wound,

a scolding they'd earn, and so we soon learned:

D G

to save a city, you burn it down.

G Am

And that's what they said

as they burned their

D G

homes to the ground.

G Em G Em

So many people and so many lives

G C Am D

So many kept silent so they can survive

G Em G Em

Respect slaughtering cops and politicians they lawed

G Em C Am D

Or these gavels will crush down your home and you'll be expected to applaud

G Am

So the crime was a trip to the market.

C D

The sentence, a lifetime of hurt,

as she saw through tears,

her home of thirty of years

C D

reduced to rubble and dirt.

Em D Am

And she cursed those who would approach her

C Em C D

and hold papers up to her face, and say,

"You should feel blessed you live in the U.S.

D G

and not some other hellish place"

G Am

So take heed if you live in the city

C D

in a part where the tourists wont's tread.

G Am

And beware if you maintain resistance

C D

and choose not to be on of the led.

Em D Am

And if you're out in suburban gardens,

C Em C D

don't let them plant lies deep in your head,

'cause you too could come home to no home

D G

or to find your family dead.

G Am

'Cause they've got this dream of a city

C D

where no community unity can be found.

G Am

So stand up and save your neighbor hood.

C D G C

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Fuck the city, burn it down(x3)

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