In The Heat Of The Summer
Phil OchsVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
In the heat of the summer
When the pavements were burning
The soul of a city was ravaged in the night
After the city sun was sinkin'
Now no one knows how it started
why the windows were shattered
But deep in the dark, someone set the spark
And then it no longer mattered.
Down the streets they were rumbling
All the tempers were ragin
Oh, where, oh, where are the white silver tongues
Who forgot to listen to the warnings?
On and On come the angry
No longer following reason
And all the stores were the target now
Where just the other day they were buyin
Drunk with the memory of the ghetto
Drunk with the lure of the looting
And the memory of the uniforms shoving with their sticks
Asking, "Are you looking for trouble?"
"No, no, no," moaned the mayor.
"It's not the way of the order.
"Oh stay in your homes, please leave us alone
"We'll be glad to talk in the morning."
"For shame, for shame," wrote the papers.
"Why the hurry to your hunger?
"Now the rubble's resting on your broken streets
"So you see what your rage has unraveled."
Baricades sadly were risin
Bricks were heavily flyin
And the loudspeaker drowned like a whisperin' sound
when compared to the angered emotions
And when the fury was over
And the Shame was replacing the anger.
So wrong, so wrong, but we've been down so long
And we had to make somebody listen
In the heat of the summer......
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Readable chord sheet for In The Heat Of The Summer by Phil Ochs
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm] In the [Gm]heat of the [Dm]summer [F]When the pavements were [A]burning The [Dm]soul of a [C]city was [Dm]ravaged in the night After the [Gm]city sun was [Dm]sinkin' [Dm]Now no one [Gm]knows how it [Dm]started [F]why the windows were [A]shattered [Dm]But deep in [C]the dark, [Dm]someone set the spark And then it[Gm] no longer [Dm]mattered. [Dm]Down the [Gm]streets they were [Dm]rumbling [F]All the tempers were [A]ragin [Dm]Oh, where, o[C]h, where are [Dm]the white silver tongues Who forgot to [Gm]listen to the [Dm]warnings? [Dm]On and [Gm]On come the [Dm]angry [F]No longer following [A]reason [Dm]And all [C]the stores were [Dm]the target now Where just the [Gm]other day they were [Dm]buyin [Dm]Drunk with the [Gm]memory of the [Dm]ghetto [F]Drunk with the lure of the [A]looting [Dm]And the memory of [C]the uniforms [Dm]shoving with their sticks Asking, "Are [Gm]you looking for [Dm]trouble?" [Dm]"No, no, [Gm]no," moaned the [Dm]mayor. [F]"It's not the way of [A]the order. "[Dm]Oh stay in [C]your homes, please [Dm]leave us alone "We'll be glad [Gm]to talk in the [Dm]morning." [Dm]"For shame, for [Gm]shame," wrote the [Dm]papers. [F]"Why the hurry to your [A]hunger? [Dm]"Now the rubb[C]le's resting [Dm]on your broken streets "So you see what [Gm]your rage has un[Dm]raveled." [Dm]Baricades [Gm]sadly were [Dm]risin [F]Bricks were heavily [A]flyin [Dm]And the loud[C]speaker drowned like [Dm]a whisperin' sound when compared [Gm]to the angered [Dm]emotions [Dm]And when the [Gm]fury was [Dm]over [F]And the Shame was replacing the [A]anger. [Dm]So wrong, [C]so wrong, but [Dm]we've been down so long And we had [Gm]to make somebody [Dm]listen In the [Gm]heat of the [Dm]summer....[Gm].. [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]