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