Today In Charlottesville

Intoroduction Dm C Dm G Dm C Dm G Dm C G There was a massacre in church that got certain forces moving Dm C G Many towns are now at least superficially improving Dm C Such as in Virginia, where a statue of General Lee Dm G Stands as a reminder of the days of slavery Dm C In the city center, an indelible mark Dm G In the spot that's been renamed Emancipation Park Dm C G Slated for removal, when a judge intervened Dm C G Which might be the moment that most fully set the scene Dm C (For) 19 injured, one killed G today in Charlottesville Dm C Dm G Dm C Dm G Dm C G With their man in the White House, members of the Right Dm C G Marched through the university, torches alight Dm C Chanting against immigrants, Africans and Jews Dm G But it's not the flying bottles that put them in the news Dm C So much as the bigot in the car, revving his engine loud Dm G Speeding forward and then back, running down the crowd Dm C G Using the same tactic promoted by Islamic State Dm C G Maybe he was even shouting “God is great” Dm C (For) 19 injured, one killed G today in Charlottesville Dm C Dm G Dm C Dm G Dm C G More than half the city used to be in chains Dm C G Now their descendants who still remain Dm C Are being forced to leave by gentrification Dm G Just like poor white folks all across the nation Dm C And with the presidential tweets and xenophobic rants Dm G It's just a matter of time before some pawn takes the chance Dm C G To plow into a march with half a ton of steel Dm G This is not fake news -- it's real Dm C (For) 19 injured, one killed G today in Charlottesville Dm C Dm G Dm C Dm G