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