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
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