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