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