David Rovics - Today in charlottesville

^DmThere was a massacre in church that got ^Ccertain forces ^Gmoving ^DmMany towns are now at least s^Cuperficially i^Gmproving ^DmSuch as in Virginia, ^Cwhere a statue of General Lee ^DmStands as a reminder of the ^Gdays of slavery ^DmIn the city center, ^Can indelible mark ^DmIn the spot that's been renamed ^GEmancipation Park ^DmSlated for removal, ^Cwhen a judge ^Gintervened ^DmWhich might be the moment that most f^Cully set the ^Gscene

^Dm(For) 19 injured, ^Cone killed ^Gtoday in Charlottesville

^DmWith their man in the White House, ^Cmembers of the ^GRight ^DmMarched through the university, ^Ctorches ^Galight ^DmChanting against immigrants, ^CAfricans and Jews ^DmBut it's not the flying bottles that ^Gput them in the news ^DmSo much as the bigot in the car, ^Crevving his engine loud ^DmSpeeding forward and then back, ^Grunning down the crowd ^DmUsing the same tactic promoted by ^CIslamic ^GState ^DmMaybe he was even shouting “^CGod is ^Ggreat”

^Dm(For) 19 injured, ^Cone killed ^Gtoday in Charlottesville

^DmMore than half the city ^Cused to be in ^Gchains ^DmNow their descendants ^Cwho still ^Gremain ^DmAre being forced to leave by ^Cgentrification ^DmJust like poor white folks all ^Gacross the nation ^DmAnd with the presidential tweets and ^Cxenophobic rants ^DmIt's just a matter of time before ^Gsome pawn takes the chance ^DmTo plow into a march with ^Chalf a ton of ^Gsteel ^DmThis is not fake news -- ^Git's real

^Dm(For) 19 injured, ^Cone killed ^Gtoday in Charlottesville