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