Key: C major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
on the east side of
Chicago
Back in the
USA, back in the bad old days
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in the land of the philippines
When the town of
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and they talk about it still
When a man named
Al
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Capone, tried to make that town his own
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with the forces of the law
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night
Brother, what a fight it really was
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night
Brother, what a fight the people saw!
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And the sound of the battle rang
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Through the streets of the old east side
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Till the last of the hoodlum gang
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Had surrendered up or died
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And the sound of running feet
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About a hundred cops are dead
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night
Brother, what a fight it really was
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night
what a night the people saw!
Brother, what a fight the people saw!
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But the clock upon the wall
Then the door burst open wide
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An d my daddy stepped inside
Chicago died
Chicago died
Brother, what a fight the people saw
The night
Chicago died
Brother, what a fight it really was
The night
Chicago died
Dm
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ChordsC G Dm D Em
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