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AmPistolF shots ring out in the bar room night
AmEnter FPatty Valentine from the upper hall
AmShe sees tFhe bartender in a pool of blood
AmCries Fout "My God they killed them all!"
CHere comeFs the story of the Hurricane,
CThe man Fthe authorities came to blame
DmFor somethCing that he never done
DmPut in Ca prison cell but one time
EmHe coulAmd hFave beeCn GthAme cFhaAmmpiFon of the world
AmThree boFdied lying there does Patty see
AmAnd anothFer man named Bello moving around mysteriously
Am"I didnF't do it" he says, and he throws up his hands
Am"I was Fonly robbin' the register, I hope you understand
CI sawF them leavin'," he says and he stops
COne of usF had better call the cops
DmAnd so CPatty calls the cops
DmAnd they aCrrive on the scene with their red lights flashin'
EmIn theAm hoFt NewG JeAmrseyF niAmght F
AmMeanwhFile somewhere in another part of town
AmRubin CaFrter and a couple of friends are driving around
AmNumberF one contender for the middleweight crown
AmHad no ideFa what kind of shit was about to go down
CWhen a cFop pulled him over to the side of the road
CJust likeF the time before and the time before that
DmIn PattersCon that just the ways things go
DmIf you bClack you might as well not show up on the streets
EmLess AmyouF wannCa dGraAmw tFheAm heFat
AmAlfred BellFo had a partner and he had a rap for the cops
AmHim and ArthuFr Dexter Bradley were just out prowlin' around
AmHe said "I Fsaw two men runnin out, they looked like middle-weights
AmThey jumFped into a white car with out of state plates"
CAnd Miss FPatty Valentine just nodded her head
CCop said F"Wait a minute boys, this one's not dead"
DmSo they toCok him to the infirmary
DmAnd alCthough this man could hardly see
EmThey toAmld Fhim tChatG heAm couFldAm idFentify the guilty men
AmFour inF the morning and they haul Rubin in
AmTake hiFm to the hospital and bring him upstairs
AmThe wouFnded man looks up though his one dying eye
AmSays "whFy'd you bring him here for? He ain't the guy!"
CYes, hereF the story of the Hurricane
CThe man tFhe authorities came to blame
DmFor somethCing that he never done
DmPut in aC prison cell but one time he could've been
EmTheAm chamFpioCn oGf AmtheF wAmorlFd
AmFour moFnths later the ghetto's on flame
AmRubin'sF in South America fightin' for his name
AmWhile ArFthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game
AmAnd the copsF are puttin' the screw to him looking for somebody to blame
C"RememberF that murder that happened in a bar?"
C"RememberF you said you saw the getaway car?"
Dm"You think yCou'd like to play ball with the law?"
Dm"Think it mighCt have been that fighter that you saw running that night?"
Em"Don't foAmrget FthaCt yGouAm arFe AmwhiFte"
AmArthur FDexter Bradley said "I'm really not sure"
AmCops saidF "A poor boy like you could really use a break
AmWe got you fFor the motel job and were talking to your friend Bello
AmNow you dFon't want to have to go back to jail, be a nice fellow
CYou'll bFe doin' society a favor
CThat son Fof a bitch is brave and getting braver
DmWe want toC put his ass in the stir
DmWe want tCo pin this trip murder on him
EmHe aiAmn't nFo CGenGtlAmemaFn AmJimF"
AmRubin cFould take a man out with just one punch
AmHe neverF did like to talk about it all that much
AmIt's mFy work he'd say, I do it for pay
AmAnd when itF's over I'd just as soon go on my way
CUp Fto some paradise
CWhere theF trout streams flow and the air is nice
DmAnd riCde a horse along a trail
DmBut thenC they took him to the jail house
EmWhere AmtheFy tCryG tAmo mFakAme aF man into a mouse
AmAll of FRubin's card were marked in advance
AmThe trial wFas a pig-circus, he never had a chance
AmThe judge madFe Rubin's witnesses drunkards from the slums
AmTo the white Ffolks who watched he was a revolutionary bum
Cbut to thFe black folks he was a crazy nigger
CNo one doFubted that he pulled the trigger
DmAnd thougCh they could not produce the gun
DmThe D.A. saiCd he was the one who did the deed
EmAnd tAmhe alFl-whCiteG jAmuryF aAmgreFed
AmRubin FCarter was falsely tried
AmThe crimFe was murder "one", guess who testified?
AmBello aFnd Bradley and the both badly lied
AmAnd the Fnewspapers all went along for the ride
CHow caFn the life of such a man
CBe in theF palm of some fool's hand?
DmTo seCe him obviously framed
DmCouldn'Ct help make him feel ashamed to live in a land
EmWherAme jusFtice is Ca GgaAmme F Am F
AmNow all tFhe criminal in their coats and their ties
AmAre free toF drink martinis and watch the sun rise
AmWhile RFubin sits like Buddha in a ten foot cell
AmAnd innocFent man in a living hell
CThat's Fthe story of the Hurricane
CBut it won'Ft be over till they clear his name
DmAnd give hCim back the time he's done
DmPut in a Cprison cell but one time he could've been
EmThe AmchampFion of tChe GwoAmrldF Am F
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