Key: F
Introduction:
Dm
Skin head, dead head
C
Everybody gone bad
Dm
Situation, aggravation
C
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Bb
All I wanna say is that
C Dm
They don't really care about us
Bb
All I wanna say is that
C Dm
They don't really care about us
Beat me, hate me
Dm C
Tell me what has become of my life
Dm C
I have a wife and two children who love me
Dm C Dm C
I am the victim of police brutality, now
Dm C
I'm tired of bein' the victim of hate
Dm C
You're rapin' me of my pride
Oh, for God's sake
Dm C Dm
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy...
C
Set me free
Skin head, dead head
Bb
All I wanna say is that
C Dm
They don't really care about us
Bb
All I wanna say is that
C Dm
They don't really care about us
Dm C
Tell me what has become of my rights
Dm C
AmI
Dm C Dm C
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
Dm C
I'm tired of bein' the victim of shame
Dm C
They're throwing me in a class with a bad name
Dm C Dm A7
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
Bb C
You know I do really hate to say it
Dm
The government don't wanna see
Bb
But if Roosevelt was livin'
A7 Dm A7
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
Dm
Skin head, dead head
C
Everybody gone bad
Situation, speculation
Bb C Dm
Some things in life they just don't wanna see
Bb
But if Martin Luther was livin'
A7 Dm A7
He wouldn't let this be
Dm
Skin head, dead head
C
Everybody gone bad
Situation, segregation
Bb
All I wanna say is that
C
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
C/D Dm C/D Dm C/D Dm C/D Dm)
C/D Dm C/D Dm A7 Dm/A A7)