We Almost Lost Detroit
Gil Scott-Heron · C
We Almost Lost Detroit
Gil Scott-Heron
Jazz
Real Key
C
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C
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BPM1
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Rhythm
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No Accent
Downbeat
Backbeat
All Equal
1 & 3
Based on KarlisMusik's video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAd1Y7p2YDA
Intro
[Em7] [Dm7] [Am7] [Am6]
Verse 1
[Em7] [Dm7]
It stands out on a highway
[Em7] [Am7]
Like a creature from another time
[Em7] [Dm7]
It inspires the babies' questions—"what's that?"
[Em7] [Am7]
For their mothers as they ride
Chorus
[Dm7] [Em7]
But no one stopped to think about the babies or
[Am7] [Dm7]
How they would survive, and we
[Em7] [Dm7] [Bdim] [F] [Bm7]
Al most lost Detroit this time
[Dm7] [Em7]
How would we ever get over
[Dm7] [Am7] [Am6]
Losing our minds?
Verse 2
[Em7] [Dm7]
Just thirty miles from Detroit
[Em7] [Am7]
There stands a giant power station
[Em7] [Dm7]
It ticks each night as the city sleeps
[Em7] [Am7]
Seconds from annihilation
Chorus
[Dm7] [Em7]
But no one stopped to think about the people or
[Am7] [Dm7]
How they would survive, and we
[Em7] [Dm7] [Bdim] [F] [Bm7]
Al most lost Detroit this time
[Dm7] [Em7]
How would we ever get over
[Dm7] [Am7] [Am6]
Losing our minds?
Verse 3
[Em7] [Dm7]
The sheriff of Monroe county had
[Em7] [Am7]
I'm sure enough disasters on his mind
[Em7] [Dm7]
And what would Karen Silkwood say to you
[Em7] [Am7]
If she was still alive?
Chorus
[Dm7] [Em7]
That when it comes to people's safety
[Am7] [Dm7]
Money wins out every time, and we
[Em7] [Dm7] [Bdim] [F] [Bm7]
Al most lost Detroit this time
[Dm7] [Em7]
How would we ever get over
[Dm7] [Am7] [Am6]
Losing our minds?
[Outro/Vamp]
[Am7] [Am6] [Am7] [Am6]
Chords Used (7)
Guitar
Ukulele
Em7
1 / 7
Dm7
10fr
1 / 5
Am7
1 / 6
Am6
1 / 4
Bdim
1 / 4
F
1 / 5
Bm7
7fr
1 / 5
Song Info
Real Key
C
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1
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