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Verse 1
AmPistol shots ring out Fin the bar room night
AmEnter Patty Valentine Ffrom the upper hall
AmShe sees the bartender Fin a pool of blood
AmCries out "My God they Fkilled them all!"
Chorus
CHere comes the story Fof the Hurricane
CThe man the authorities Fcame to blame
DmFor something that he Cnever done
DmPut in a prison cell Cbut one time
EmHe could have been Amthe champion Fof the world
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Verse 2
AmThree bodies lying there Fdoes Patty see
AmAnd another man named Bello Fmoving around mysteriously
Am"I didn't do it" he Fsays, and he throws up his hands
Am"I was only robbin' the Fregister, I hope you understand
CI saw them leavin'" he Fsays and he stops
COne of us had better Fcall the cops
DmAnd so Patty calls Cthe cops
DmAnd they arrive on Cthe scene
Emwith their red lights Amflashin'
FIn the hot New Jersey Cnight
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Verse 3
AmMeanwhile somewhere in Fanother part of town
AmRubin Carter and a couple Fof friends are driving around
AmNumber one contender for Fthe middleweight crown
AmHad no idea what kind Fof shit was about to go down
CWhen a cop pulled him Fover to the side of the road
CJust like the time before Fand the time before that
DmIn Patterson that just Cthe ways things go
DmIf you black you might Cas well not show up on the streets
EmLess you wanna draw Amthe heat
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Verse 4
AmAlfred Bello had a Fpartner and he had a rap for the cops
AmHim and Arthur Dexter Bradley Fwere just out prowlin' around
AmHe said "I saw two men Frunnin out, they looked like middle-weights
AmThey jumped into a white Fcar with out of state plates"
CAnd Miss Patty Valentine Fjust nodded her head
CCop said "Wait a minute Fboys"