Open Letter by Living Colour Living Colour Open Letter (To A Landlord) Tuning: Standard Transcribed by Soch Hean Intro: |-----------------------------------------------------------------------5~----6-| |-3---3---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------6-------6-| |-3h5-3---3---------3-------3-------3-------3-------5-------5-------5---------7-| |-------5-3h5-3---3-------3-------3-------3-------5-------5-------5-----------8-| |---------------5-------5-----5-6-------6-----6-7-------7-----7-8---------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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! www.TAB6.com