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