Chords for Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died (lyrics)
Tempo:
103.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
G
Bb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Bb] [C]
[F]
[C] [Cm] [Dm]
Holders of copper on the east side of Chicago, back in the USA, back in the add old days.
In the heat of a summer night, [G]
in the land of the [C] dollar bill, when the town of [Dm] Chicago
died, [G]
when they talk about it [C] still.
When a man named Al Capone tried to make that town his own, and he called his gang to war,
to the forces of the law, I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the night [Dm] Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the [Dm] night Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed.
[Dm] And the sound of the battle rang, [G] through the streets of the [C] old east side, till the
last of the [Dm] hoodlum gang, [G] surrendered up [C] or died.
They were shouting in the street, and the sound of running feet, and I asked someone
who [Gm] said, fight a hundred cops a day.
[C] I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the night [Dm]
Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the [Dm] night Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed.
Then there was no [Dm] sound at all, [G] but the clock [C] upon the [Dm] wall.
Then the door burst open wide, [G] and my daddy stepped [C] inside, and he kissed [Dm] my mama's face,
[G] and he brushed her [C] tears away, the night Chicago died.
[Dm]
The night Chicago [G] died.
Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed.
The night Chicago died.
[Dm] The night Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
The night she called out
Na [N] na na na na na [Dm] na na na
The night she called out
[G] For the one and only, People's Hope
[F]
[C] [Cm] [Dm]
Holders of copper on the east side of Chicago, back in the USA, back in the add old days.
In the heat of a summer night, [G]
in the land of the [C] dollar bill, when the town of [Dm] Chicago
died, [G]
when they talk about it [C] still.
When a man named Al Capone tried to make that town his own, and he called his gang to war,
to the forces of the law, I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the night [Dm] Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the [Dm] night Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed.
[Dm] And the sound of the battle rang, [G] through the streets of the [C] old east side, till the
last of the [Dm] hoodlum gang, [G] surrendered up [C] or died.
They were shouting in the street, and the sound of running feet, and I asked someone
who [Gm] said, fight a hundred cops a day.
[C] I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the night [Dm]
Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the [Dm] night Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed.
Then there was no [Dm] sound at all, [G] but the clock [C] upon the [Dm] wall.
Then the door burst open wide, [G] and my daddy stepped [C] inside, and he kissed [Dm] my mama's face,
[G] and he brushed her [C] tears away, the night Chicago died.
[Dm]
The night Chicago [G] died.
Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed.
The night Chicago died.
[Dm] The night Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
The night she called out
Na [N] na na na na na [Dm] na na na
The night she called out
[G] For the one and only, People's Hope
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] _
Holders of copper on the east side of Chicago, back in the USA, back in the add old days. _
In the heat of a summer night, _ _ [G] _
in the land of the [C] dollar bill, _ _ when the town of [Dm] Chicago
died, _ [G] _
when they talk about it [C] still.
When a man named Al Capone tried to make that town his own, and he called his gang to war,
to the forces of the law, I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the night [Dm] Chicago died. _
_ _ [G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
_ I heard my mama cry.
_ I heard her pray the [Dm] night Chicago died.
_ _ _ [G] Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw. _
_ _ Yes indeed.
[Dm] And the sound of the battle rang, _ [G] _ through the streets of the [C] old east side, _ _ till the
last of the [Dm] hoodlum gang, _ [G] _ surrendered up [C] or died.
They were shouting in the street, and the sound of running feet, and I asked someone
who [Gm] said, fight a hundred cops a day.
[C] I heard my mama cry.
_ I heard her pray the night [Dm]
Chicago died.
_ _ _ [G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
_ I heard my mama cry. _
I heard her pray the [Dm] night Chicago died. _
_ _ [G] Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed. _
Then there was no [Dm] sound at all, _ [G] but the clock [C] upon the [Dm] wall. _ _ _
Then the door burst open wide, [G] and my daddy stepped [C] inside, and he kissed [Dm] my mama's face,
[G] and he brushed her [C] tears away, the night Chicago died.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ The night Chicago [G] died.
Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed.
_ The night Chicago died.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ The night Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
The night she called out
Na [N] na na na na na [Dm] na na na
The _ _ night she called out
[G] For the one and only, People's Hope _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] _
Holders of copper on the east side of Chicago, back in the USA, back in the add old days. _
In the heat of a summer night, _ _ [G] _
in the land of the [C] dollar bill, _ _ when the town of [Dm] Chicago
died, _ [G] _
when they talk about it [C] still.
When a man named Al Capone tried to make that town his own, and he called his gang to war,
to the forces of the law, I heard my mama cry.
I heard her pray the night [Dm] Chicago died. _
_ _ [G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
_ I heard my mama cry.
_ I heard her pray the [Dm] night Chicago died.
_ _ _ [G] Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw. _
_ _ Yes indeed.
[Dm] And the sound of the battle rang, _ [G] _ through the streets of the [C] old east side, _ _ till the
last of the [Dm] hoodlum gang, _ [G] _ surrendered up [C] or died.
They were shouting in the street, and the sound of running feet, and I asked someone
who [Gm] said, fight a hundred cops a day.
[C] I heard my mama cry.
_ I heard her pray the night [Dm]
Chicago died.
_ _ _ [G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
_ I heard my mama cry. _
I heard her pray the [Dm] night Chicago died. _
_ _ [G] Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed. _
Then there was no [Dm] sound at all, _ [G] but the clock [C] upon the [Dm] wall. _ _ _
Then the door burst open wide, [G] and my daddy stepped [C] inside, and he kissed [Dm] my mama's face,
[G] and he brushed her [C] tears away, the night Chicago died.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ The night Chicago [G] died.
Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people [C] saw.
Yes indeed.
_ The night Chicago died.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ The night Chicago died.
[G] Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was, [C] glory be.
The night she called out
Na [N] na na na na na [Dm] na na na
The _ _ night she called out
[G] For the one and only, People's Hope _ _ _ _