NC Daddy was a cop, on the east side of Chicago. Back in the U.S.A., back in the bad old days.

In the heat of the summer ^Dmnigh^Gt, ^G7in the land of the dollar ^Cbill. when the town of Chicago ^Dmdie^Gd, ^G7and they talk about it ^Cstill.

When a man named Al Ca^Dmpone, tried to ^G7make that town his ^Cown, and he called his gang to ^Dmwar, with the^G7 forces of the^C law.

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I heard my ^Cmama cry, I heard her pray the night ^DmChicago died. ^G7brother what a night it really was, ^G7brother what a fight it really was.

^Cglory be. I heard my ^Cmama cry, i heard her pray the night ^DmChicago died. ^G7Brother what a night the people saw, ^G7brother what a fight the people saw.

^CYes indeed. Dm G G7 And the ^Csound of the battle rang, through the streets of the old east side.

till the last of the hoodlem ^Dmgan^Gg, ^G7had surrendered up or ^Cdied. there was shouting in the ^Dmstreet, ^G7and the sound of running ^Cfeet,

and I asked someone who ^Dmsaid, ^G7about a hundered cops are ^Cdead.

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Then there was no sound at ^Dmall^G, ^G7but the clock up on the ^Cwall. Then the door burst open ^Dmwid^Ge, ^G7and my daddy stepped in^Cside,

and he kissed my mama's ^Dmface, ^G7and he brushed her tears ^Caway, the night ^CChicago died. the night ^CChicago died.

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Misc Unsigned Bands - Paper lace - the night chicago died