Chords used:
Em C B Em/G Am Em/F# A Em/A
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B|-0--1-4--0---1----0---2---0--|
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This is life in this world
Some things go right
Some things go wrong
It's just how the world can be
People just want to be free
Yeah...
Em (Em)
The verdict came in and it said I was guilty
Em (Em)
I looked at the judge, "Hey America built me."
Em (Em)
Tried to get rich but they label me filthy
C B
Only God can judge me, touch me, feel me...
Em Em/G Am
My friend calls me at 9 o'clock
C B Em
Says, "Get the car it's time to rock"
Em/G Am C B
Never heard him speak this way
Em Em/G Am
I grab the keys and hit the road
C B Em
It's all a flash but who would know
Em/G Am
How the story would unfold
B
Don't charge me for the crime
Em (Em)
Wrong place wrong time
Em (Em)
Don't charge me for the crime
Em (Em)
Wrong place wrong time
C B
Don't charge me for the crime
Em Em/G Am
My friend gets in the car with bags
C B Em
Filled to the top with loads of cash
Em/G Am C B
And throws his pistol on the dash
Em Em/G Am
Says, "I'm sorry for the crime
C B Em
That I've involved you in this time
Em/G Am
You're the only friend I've got."
B
Don't charge me for the crime
Em (Em)
Wrong place wrong time
Em (Em)
Don't charge me for the crime
Em (Em)
Wrong place wrong time
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C B
Don't charge me for the crime
Em Em/G Am
I start to freak and scream so loud
C B Em
Just like the females in the crowd
Em/G Am C B
That's when he gets in my head
Em Em/G Am
You could live just like a king
C B Em
With everything you'd ever need
Em/G Am
All the dreams of every man
B
Don't charge me for the crime
Em (Em)
Wrong place wrong time
Em (Em)
Don't charge me for the crime
Em (Em)
Wrong place wrong time
C B
Don't charge me
Em (Em)
Siren sound and my heart was poundin'
Em (Em)
I looked at my man as the cops surround him
Em (Em)
A teen on the scene with no objective
C B
The American dream can be so deceptive
Em Em/G Am
Now I see the flashing lights
C B Em
There goes my future and my life
Em/G Am C B
Now I've got to do what's right
Em Em/G Am
I stop the car and throw the keys
C B Em
Out of the window sets me free
Em/G Am C B
I throw the pistol in the back
Em Em/G
Throws me out of his car
A
You know me well
C
I'm not going to jail
B Em
I'm not paying your bail
Em/G A
Believe me when I say
C B Em
They won't charge me for the crime
(Em)
Wrong place wrong time
Em (Em)
Don't charge me for the crime
Em Em/F# Em/G
Wrong place wrong time
Em/A C B
Don't charge me
Em (Em) Em (Em) Em Em/F# Em/G Em/A C B Em
