Black Day In July chords

[Em]Black day in Ju[D]ly, m[Em]otor city [D]madness has tou[G]ched the countrys[Em]ide
And thr[C]ough the smoke and cin[Em]ders, you can [C]hear it far and [Em]wide
The do[C]ors are quickly bo[Em]lted and the chi[C]ldren locked in[Em]side
[D]Black day in J[Em]uly.

[Em]Black day in Ju[D]ly, and the s[Em]oul of Motor C[D]ity is ba[G]red across the l[Em]and
As the b[C]ook of law and o[Em]rder is ta[C]ken in the h[Em]ands
Of the s[C]ons of the fat[Em]hers who were car[C]ried to this l[Em]and
[D]Black day in J[Em]uly.

[Em]Black day in Ju[D]ly, in the st[Em]reets of Motor C[D]ity there is a de[G]adly silent
so[Em]und
And the b[C]ody of a d[Em]ead youth, lies str[C]etched upon the g[Em]round
[C]Upon the filthy pav[Em]ement no re[C]ason can be fo[Em]und
[D]Black day in J[Em]uly.

[Em]Black day in J[D]uly, Mo[Em]tor City ma[D]dness has to[G]uched the countrys[Em]ide
And the peo[C]ple rise in a[Em]nger and the str[C]eets begin to f[Em]ill
And there's gun[C]fire from the ro[Em]oftops and the bl[C]ood begins to sp[Em]ill
[D]Black day in J[Em]uly.

[INTERLUDE #1]

In the man[Em]sion of the gov[G]ernor
There's no[Em]thing that is kn[G]own for sure
The telep[Em]hone is rin[G]ging
And the pe[Em]ndulum is swi[G]nging
And they wo[Em]nder how it hap[G]pened
And they re[Em]ally know the r[G]eason
And it wa[Em]sn't just the temp[G]erature
And it wa[Em]sn't just the se[G]ason
[D]Black day in J[Em]uly.

[Em]Black day in Ju[D]ly, M[Em]otor City's bu[D]rning and the fl[G]ames are running w[Em]ild
They ref[C]lect upon the wa[Em]ters of the ri[C]ver and the l[Em]ake
And ever[C]yone is list[Em]ening and ever[C]yone's a[Em]wake
[D]Black day in J[Em]uly.

[Em]Black day in Ju[D]ly, the pri[Em]nting press is tur[D]ning and the n[G]ews is quickly
[Em]flashed
And you r[C]ead your morning p[Em]aper and you s[C]ip your cup of t[Em]ea
And you wo[C]nder just in pa[Em]ssing is it h[C]im or is it [Em]me
[D]Black day in J[Em]uly.

[INTERLUDE #2]

In the of[Em]fice of the Pre[G]sident
The d[Em]eed is done the tr[G]oops are sent
There's re[Em]ally not much ch[G]oice you see
It lo[Em]oks to us like ana[G]rchy
And t[Em]hen the tanks go ro[G]lling in
To pa[Em]tch things up as be[G]st they can
There [Em]is no time to hesi[G]tate
The sp[Em]eech is made the d[G]ues can wait
[D]Black day in J[Em]uly.

[Em]Black day in J[D]uly, the st[Em]reets of Motor C[D]ity now are q[G]uiet and se[Em]rene
But the sh[C]apes of gutted bui[Em]ldings strike te[C]rror to the h[Em]eart
And you s[C]ay how did it ha[Em]ppen and you s[C]ay how did it st[Em]art
Why c[C]an't we all be brot[Em]hers, why c[C]an't we live in p[Em]eace
But the ha[C]nds of the h[Em]ave-nots keep fa[C]lling out of r[Em]each
[D]Black day in J[Em]uly.

[Em]Black day in J[D]uly, b[Em]lack day in J[D]uly.