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 ^Gmnigh^Ft, ^C7in the land of the dollar ^Fbill. when the town of Chicago ^Gmdie^Fd, ^C7and they talk about it ^Fstill.

When a man named Al Ca^Gmpone, tried to ^C7make that town his ^Fown, and he called his gang to ^Gmwar, with the^C7 forces of the^F law.

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I heard my ^Fmama cry, I heard her pray the night ^GmChicago died. ^C7brother what a night it really was, ^C7brother what a fight it really was.

^Fglory be. I heard my ^Fmama cry, i heard her pray the night ^GmChicago died. ^C7Brother what a night the people saw, ^C7brother what a fight the people saw.

^FYes indeed. Gm F C7 And the ^Fsound of the battle rang, through the streets of the old east side.

till the last of the hoodlem ^Gmgan^Fg, ^C7had surrendered up or ^Fdied. there was shouting in the ^Gmstreet, ^C7and the sound of running ^Ffeet,

and I asked someone who ^Gmsaid, ^C7about a hundered cops are ^Fdead.

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Then there was no sound at ^Gmall^F, ^C7but the clock up on the ^Fwall. Then the door burst open ^Gmwid^Fe, ^C7and my daddy stepped in^Fside,

and he kissed my mama's ^Gmface, ^C7and he brushed her tears ^Faway, the night ^FChicago died. the night ^FChicago died.

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