Living Colour
Open Letter (To A Landlord)
Tuning: Standard
Transcribed by Soch Hean
Intro:
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Chorus:
Now you can tear a building down
But you can’t erase a memory
These houses may look all run down
But they have a value you can’t see
Verse:
This is my neighborhood
This is where I come from
I call this place my home
You call this place a slum
You wanna run all the people out
This what you’re all about
Treat poor people just like trash
Turn around and make big cash
Chorus:
Now you can tear a building down
But you can’t erase a memory
These houses may look all run down
But they have a value you can’t see
Verse 2:
Last month there was a fire
I saw seven children die
You sent flowers to their family
But your sympathy’s a lie
Cause every building that you burn
Is more blood money that you earn
We are forced to relocate
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!