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Judy Collins - In The Heat Of The Summer
CAPO: 1st Fret
{Intro]
Am  G  Am  G  Am  G  Am  G  Am
[Verse 1]
In the Gheat of the Amsummer
CWhen the pavements were Eburning
The Amsoul of a Gcity was Eravaged in the Amnight
After the Gcity sun was AmsettingG  Am  G  Am  
[Verse 2]
Now no one Gknows how it Amstarted
Cwhy the windows were Eshattered
But Amdeep in the Gdark, Esomeone set the Amspark
And then it Gno longer AmmatteredG  Am  G  Am  
[Verse 3]
Down the Gstreets they were Amrumbling
CAll the tempers were Eraging
Oh, Amwhere, oh, Gwhere are the Ewhite silver Amtongues
Who forgot to Glisten to the Amwarnings?G  Am  G  Am  
[Verse 4]
On and Gon come the Amangry
CNo longer following Ereason
And Amall the Gstores Ewere the target Amnow
Where just the other Gday they were AmbuyingG  Am  G  Am  
[Verse 5]
Drunk with the Gmemory of the Amghetto
CDrunk with the lure of the Elooting
And the Ammemory of the Guniforms Eshoving with their Amsticks
Asking, "Are you Glooking for Amtrouble?"G  Am  G  Am  
[Verse 6]
"No, no, Gno," moaned the Ammayor
C"It's not the way of Ethe order
"Oh Amstay in your Ghomes, please Eleave us aAmlone
"We'll be glad to Gtalk in the Ammorning"G  Am  G  Am  
[Verse 7]
"For shame, for Gshame," wrote the Ampapers
C"Why the hurry to your Ehunger?
"AmNow the rubble's Gresting Eon your broken Amstreets
"So you see what your Grage has unAmravelled"G  Am  G  Am  
[Verse 8]
Barricades Gsadly were Amrising
CBricks were heavily Eflying
And the Amloudspeaker Gdrowned like a Ewhispering Amsound
when compared to the Gangered eAmmotionsG  Am  G  Am  
[Verse 9]
And when the Gfury was Amover
CAnd the shame was replacing the Eanger
So Amwrong, so Gwrong, but Ewe've been down so Amlong
And we had to Gmake somebody Amlisten
In the Gheat of the AmsummerG  Am  G  Am  

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In The Heat Of The Summer

by Judy Collins

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Judy Collins - In The Heat Of The Summer

CAPO: 1st Fret

{Intro]

Am G Am G Am G Am G Am

[Verse 1]

G Am

In the heat of the summer

C E

When the pavements were burning

Am G E Am

The soul of a city was ravaged in the night

G Am G Am G Am

After the city sun was setting

[Verse 2]

G Am

Now no one knows how it started

C E

why the windows were shattered

Am G E Am

But deep in the dark, someone set the spark

G Am G Am G Am

And then it no longer mattered

[Verse 3]

G Am

Down the streets they were rumbling

C E

All the tempers were raging

Am G E Am

Oh, where, oh, where are the white silver tongues

G Am G Am G Am

Who forgot to listen to the warnings?

[Verse 4]

G Am

On and on come the angry

C E

No longer following reason

Am G E Am

And all the stores were the target now

G Am G Am G Am

Where just the other day they were buying

[Verse 5]

G Am

Drunk with the memory of the ghetto

C E

Drunk with the lure of the looting

Am G E Am

And the memory of the uniforms shoving with their sticks

G Am G Am G Am

Asking, "Are you looking for trouble?"

[Verse 6]

G Am

"No, no, no," moaned the mayor

C E

"It's not the way of the order

Am G E Am

"Oh stay in your homes, please leave us alone

G Am G Am G Am

"We'll be glad to talk in the morning"

[Verse 7]

G Am

"For shame, for shame," wrote the papers

C E

"Why the hurry to your hunger?

Am G E Am

"Now the rubble's resting on your broken streets

G Am G Am G Am

"So you see what your rage has unravelled"

[Verse 8]

G Am

Barricades sadly were rising

C E

Bricks were heavily flying

Am G E Am

And the loudspeaker drowned like a whispering sound

G Am G Am G Am

when compared to the angered emotions

[Verse 9]

G Am

And when the fury was over

C E

And the shame was replacing the anger

Am G E Am

So wrong, so wrong, but we've been down so long

G Am

And we had to make somebody listen

G Am G Am G Am

In the heat of the summer

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