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