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We Almost Lost Detroit

The song discusses a nuclear power plant near Detroit that had safety issues and was close to a disaster, which could have destroyed the city. The lyrics express concern about how people would survive such an event and how the region would recover from losing Detroit.

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We Almost Lost Detroit

The song discusses a nuclear power plant near Detroit that had safety issues and was close to a disaster, which could have destroyed the city. The lyrics express concern about how people would survive such an event and how the region would recover from losing Detroit.

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Dragos Andrei
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It stands out on a highway had, sure enough disasters on his


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like a Creature from another mind,
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time. and what would Karen Silkwood
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It inspires the babies' questions, Em7 Am7
"What's that?" if she was still alive?
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For their mothers as they ride. That when it comes to people's
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But no one stopped to think safety
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about the babies money wins out every time.
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or how they would survive, and we almost lost Detroit
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and we almost lost Detroit this time, this time.
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this time. How would we ever get over
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How would we ever get over over loosing our minds?
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loosing our minds? You see, we almost lost Detroit
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Just thirty miles from Detroit Em7 Am7
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stands a giant power station. that time.
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It ticks each night as the city And how would we ever get
sleeps over...
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seconds from anniahlation. Cause odds are,
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But no one stopped to think we gonna loose somewhere,
about the people one time.
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or how they would survive, Odds are
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and we almost lost Detroit we gonna loose somewhere
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this time. Dm7 Em7
Dm7 Em7 And how would we ever get
How would we ever get over Over
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over loosing our minds? loosing our minds?
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The sherrif of Monroe county And how would we ever get over
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loosing our minds?
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Didn't they, didn't they decide?
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Almost lost Detroit
that time.
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Damn near totally destroyed,
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one time.
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Didn't all of the world know?
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Say didn't you know?
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Didn't all of the world know?
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Say didn't you know?
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We almost lost Detroit...

GIL SCOTT HERON


WE ALMOST LOST DETROIT
KEY: C MAJOR
TIME: 89 BPM
SIMPILED PIANO CHORDS

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