The Night Chicago Died Tab par Paper Lace

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Daddy was a cop,
on the east side of Chicago.
Back in the U.S.A.,
back in the bad old days...
 
 
 
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In the heat of the summer night,    in the land of the dollar bill.
 
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When the town of Chicago died,   and they talk about it still.
 
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When a man named Al Capone,  tried to make that town his own,
 
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and he called his gang to war,  with the forces of the law.
 
 
 
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I heard my mama cry,  I heard her pray the night Chicago died.
 
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brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was.
 
C
glory be. 
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I heard my mama cry, I heard her pray the night Chicago died.
 
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Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people saw.
 
C
Yes indeed.
 
 
 
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And the sound of the battle rang,   through the streets of the old east side.
 
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Till the last of the hoodlem gang,   had surrendered up or died.
 
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There was shouting in the street, and the sound of running feet,
 
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and I asked someone who said, about a hundred cops are dead.
 
 
 
 
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I heard my mama cry,  I heard her pray the night Chicago died.
 
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Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was.
 
C
glory be. 
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I heard my mama cry, I heard her pray the night Chicago died.
 
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Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people saw.
 
C
Yes indeed.
 
 
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Then there was no sound at all,  but the clock up on the wall. (tick tock tick tock tick tock)
 
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Then the door burst open wide,  and my daddy stepped inside,
 
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and he kissed my mama's face, and he brushed her tears away
 
 
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the night Chicago died. Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na na na, the night Chicago died.
 
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Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people saw.
 
C
Yes indeed. 
 
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the night Chicago died. Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na na na, the night Chicago died.
 
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Brother what a night it really was, brother what a fight it really was.
 
C
glory be. 
 
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the night Chicago died. Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na, na na na, the night Chicago died.
 
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Brother what a night the people saw, brother what a fight the people saw.
 
C
Yes indeed. ... (fade)