Open Letter (To a Landlord) — Living Colour
Chords and lyrics for Open Letter (To a Landlord) by Living Colour (key of D#).
Verse 1
Open Letter (To A Landlord)
Chorus
[Bb]Now you can tear a [F]building down
But you [Eb]can’t erase a [Ab]memory
[Bb]These houses may look [F]all run down
But they [Eb]have a value [Ab]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]Now you can tear a [F]building down
But you [Eb]can’t erase a [Ab]memory
[Bb]These houses may look [F]all run down
But they [Eb]have a value [Ab]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!
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