They Dont Care About Us

Dm
Skin head, dead head

C
Everybody gone bad

Dm
Situation, aggravation

C
Everybody allegation

Dm
In the suite, on the news

C
Everybody dog food

Dm
Bang bang, shot dead

C
Everybody gone mad

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
Beat me, hate me

C
You can never break me

Dm
Will me, thrill me

C
You can never kill me

Dm
Jew me, sue me

C
Everybody do me

Dm
Kick me, kike me

C
Don't you black or white me

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 life?

Dm                          C
  I have a wife and two children who love me

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  I am the victim of police brutality now

Dm                          C
  I'm tired of bein' the victim of hate

Dm                              C
  You're rippin' me of my pride, oh, for God's sake

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  I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy, set  me free

Dm
Skin head, dead head

C
Everybody gone bad

Dm
Trepidation, speculation

C
Everybody allegation

Dm
In the suite, on the news

C
Everybody dog food

Dm
Black male, blackmail

C
Throw your brother in jail

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
[Bridge]

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  Tell me, what has become of my rights?

Dm                     C
  Am I invisible 'cause you ignore me?

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 throwin' me in a class with a bad name

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  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

       Gm7
But if Roosevelt was livin'

   A7                Dm/A   A7
He wouldn't let this be, no,  no

Dm
Skin head, dead head

C
Everybody gone bad

Dm
Situation, speculation

C
Everybody litigation

Dm
Beat me, bash me

C
You can never trash me

Dm
Hit me, kick me

C
You can never get me

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

Bb               C
  Some things in life

                Dm
They just don't wanna see

       Gm7
But if Martin Luther was livin'

   A7                Dm/A A7
He wouldn't let this be

Dm
Skin head, dead head

C
Everybody's gone bad

Dm
Situation, segregation

C
Everybody allegation

Dm
In the suite, on the news

C
Everybody dog food

Dm
Kick me, strike me

C
Don't you wrong or right me

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

Bb
All I wanna say is that

C                            Dm
They don't really care about us

Bb
All I wanna say is that

C
They don't really care about

Bb
All I wanna say is that

C
They don't really care about

Bb
All I wanna say is that

C                            Dm
They don't really care about us