Open Letter Tab

Living Colour
Open Letter (To A Landlord)
Tuning: Standard
Transcribed by Soch Hean

Intro:
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Chorus:
Bb                   F
Now you can tear a building down
         Eb             G#
But you can’t erase a memory
Bb                     F
These houses may look all run down
          Eb          G#
But they have a value you can’t see


Verse:
F
This is my neighborhood
F
This is where I come from
F
I call this place my home
F
You call this place a slum
F
You wanna run all the people out
F
This what you’re all about
F
Treat poor people just like trash
F
Turn around and make big cash



Chorus:
Bb                   F
Now you can tear a building down
         Eb             G#
But you can’t erase a memory
Bb                     F
These houses may look all run down
          Eb          G#
But they have a value you can’t see


Verse 2:
F
Last month there was a fire
F
I saw seven children die
F
You sent flowers to their family
F
But your sympathy’s a lie
F
Cause every building that you burn
F
Is more blood money that you earn
F
We are forced to relocate
F
From the pain that you create


[Chorus]


[Verse 3] (Same as verses)


[Chorus]


You’ve got to fight
You’ve got a right
To fight for your neighborhood!