Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
Ab
Eb
burnin'
It ain't no thing in the world
that I can do
Don't ya know
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Abm
is burnin'?
that Johnny can do
My home town burnin' down
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Abm
to the ground
Well, it started on 12th and Clairmont,
this mornin'
I just don't know what it's all about
I don't know what it's all about
The fire wagon kept comin'
The snipers just wouldn't
let 'em put it out
Fire bomb bustin' all around me
An' soldiers was ev'rywhere
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Eb
Well, fire bomb fallin' all
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Abm
Eb
around me
And soldiers standin' ev'rywhere
I don't know what the trouble is
I can't stay around to find it out
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Ab
Abm
Eb
this mo'nin'
I just can't stay around to find it out
Takin' my wife an my family
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And little Johnny Lee is clearin' out
The motor city's burnin'
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Eb
Ain't a thing that I can do
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Well, the motor city's burnin'
Ain't a thing that I can do
I just hope, people
It'll never happen to you
Yes, yes, I could hear the fireman
FADES-
It's too hot.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEb Ab Abm Db
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