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