Don't Charge Me For The Crime

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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...


    Am                    (Am)
The verdict came in and it said I was guilty
  Am                        (Am)
I looked at the judge, "Hey America built me."
Am                        (Am)
Tried to get rich but they label me filthy
F                      E
Only God can judge me, touch me, feel me...


Am                  C      Dm
 My friend calls me at 9 o'clock
               F        E       Am
Says, "Get the car it's time to rock"
         C                 Dm F E
Never heard him speak this way
Am             C             Dm
 I grab the keys and hit the road
           F         E         Am
It's all a flash but who would know
              C          Dm
How the story would unfold
      E
Don't charge me for the crime


Am                (Am)
 Wrong place wrong time
Am    (Am)
 Don't charge me for the crime
Am                (Am) 
 Wrong place wrong time
F      E
 Don't charge me for the crime


Am                 C            Dm
 My friend gets in the car with bags
              F        E        Am
Filled to the top with loads of cash
                     C          Dm  F E
And throws his pistol on the dash
Am                C          Dm
 Says, "I'm sorry for the crime
            F          E       Am
That I've involved you in this time
                C             Dm
You're the only friend I've got."
      E
Don't charge me for the crime


Am                (Am)
 Wrong place wrong time
Am    (Am)
 Don't charge me for the crime
Am                (Am) 
 Wrong place wrong time
F      E
 Don't charge me for the crime


Am                 C                Dm
 I start to freak and scream so loud
              F       E      Am
Just like the females in the crowd
                  C          Dm  F E
That's when he gets in my head
Am                C             Dm
 You could live just like a king
          F           E    Am
With everything you'd ever need
             C            Dm
All the dreams of every man
      E
Don't charge me for the crime


Am                (Am)
 Wrong place wrong time
Am    (Am)
 Don't charge me for the crime
Am                (Am) 
 Wrong place wrong time
F      E
 Don't charge me


Am                (Am)
Siren sound and my heart was poundin'
  Am                     (Am)
I looked at my man as the cops surround him
  Am                    (Am)
A teen on the scene with no objective
     F                    E
The American dream can be so deceptive


Am           C             Dm
 Now I see the flashing lights
              F      E      Am
There goes my future and my life
              C             Dm   F E
Now I've got to do what's right
Am                C              Dm
 I stop the car and throw the keys
           F      E       Am
Out of the window sets me free
                 C          Dm  F E
I throw the pistol in the back


Am                              C
 I Throw him out of the car
            D
You know me well
                 F
I'm not going to jail
    E               Am
I'm not paying your bail
         C            D
Believe me when I say
           F      E          Am
They won't charge me for the crime


                 (Am)
Wrong place wrong time
Am    (Am)
 Don't charge me for the crime
Am          B              C 
 Wrong place wrong time
    D   F        E     
 Don't charge me


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