Dm
Skin head, dead head
C
Everybody gone bad
Dm
Situation, aggravation
C
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Bang bang, shock dead
Everybody's gone mad
ย
Bb
All I wanna say is that
CDm
They don't really care about us
Bb
All I wanna say is that
CDm
They don't really care about us
ย
Beat me, hate me
You can never break me
Will me, thrill me
You can never kill me
Do me, Sue me
Everybody do me
Kick me, strike me
Don't you black or white me
ย
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
ย
DmC
Tell me what has become of my life
DmC
I have a wife and two children who love me
DmCDmC
I am the victim of police brutality, now
DmC
I'm tired of bein' the victim of hate
DmC
You're rapin' me of my pride
Oh, for God's sake
DmCDm
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy
C
Set me free
ย
Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
trepidation, speculation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
black man, black mail
Throw your brother in jail
ย
Bb
All I wanna say is that
CDm
They don't really care about us
Bb
All I wanna say is that
CDm
They don't really care about us
ย
DmC
Tell me what has become of my rights
DmC
Am I invisible because you ignore me
DmCDmC
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
DmC
I'm tired of bein' the victim of shame
DmC
They're throwing me in a class with a bad name
DmCDmA7
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
BbC
You know I do really hate to say it
Dm
The government don't wanna see
Bb
But if Roosevelt was livin'
A7DmA7
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
ย
Dm
Skin head, dead head
C
Everybody gone bad
Situation, speculation
Everybody litigation
Beat me, bash me
You can never trash me
Hit me, kick me
You can never get me
ย
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
ย
BbCDm
Some things in life they just don't wanna see
Bb
But if Martin Luther was livin'
A7DmA7
He wouldn't let this be
ย
Dm
Skin head, dead head
C
Everybody gone bad
Situation, segregation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Kick me, strike me
Don't you wrong or right me
ย
Bb
All I wanna say is that
CC
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
ย
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
ย
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us