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