They Dont Care About Us - Jackson Michael, ukulele chords

Published: 2014-06-17 19:15
Selection chords: Henry Walker

Cm
Skin head, dead head
A#
Everybody gone bad
Cm
Situation, aggravation
A#
Everybody allegation

Cm
In the suite, on the news
A#
Everybody dog food
Cm
Bang bang, shock dead
A#
Everybodyʼs gone mad

Cm
All I wanna say is that
A#                            Cm A#
They donʼt really care about us
Cm
All I wanna say is that
A#                            Cm A#
They donʼt really care about us

Cm
Beat me, hate me
A#
You can never break me
Cm
Will me, thrill me
A#
You can never kill me

Cm
Do me, Sue me
A#
Everybody do me
Cm
Kick me, strike me
A#
Donʼt you black or white me

Cm
All I wanna say is that
A#                            Cm A#
They donʼt really care about us
Cm
All I wanna say is that
A#                            Cm A#
They donʼt really care about us

Cm                    A#
   Tell me what has become of my life
Cm                        A#
   I have a wife and two children who love me
Cm                       A#          Cm   A#
   I am the victim of police brutality, now
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   Iʼm tired of beinʼ the victim of hate
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   Youʼre rapinʼ me of my pride, oh, for Godʼs sake
Cm                         A#            Cm
   I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy...
A#
   Set me free

Cm
Skin head, dead head
A#
Everybody gone bad
Cm
trepidation, speculation
A#
Everybody allegation

Cm
In the suite, on the news
A#
Everybody dog food
Cm
black man, black mail
A#
Throw your brother in jail

Ab
All I wanna say is that
A#                            Cm
They donʼt really care about us
Ab
All I wanna say is that
A#                            Cm
They donʼt really care about us

Cm                    A#
   Tell me what has become of my rights
Cm                   A#
   Am I invisible because you ignore me?
Cm                    A#                   Cm    A#
   Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
Cm                         A#
   Iʼm tired of beinʼ the victim of shame
Cm                           A#
   Theyʼre throwing me in a class with a bad name
Cm                              A#                 Cm G7
   I canʼt believe this is the land from which I came

              Ab             A#
You know I do really hate to say it
           Cm
The government donʼt wanna see
       Fm
But if Roosevelt was livinʼ
       G7
He wouldnʼt let this be, no, no

Cm
Skin head, dead head
A#
Everybody gone bad
Cm
Situation, speculation
A#
Everybody litigation
Cm
Beat me, bash me
A#
You can never trash me
Cm
Hit me, kick me
A#
You can never get me

Cm
All I wanna say is that
A#                            Cm A#
They donʼt really care about us
Cm
All I wanna say is that
A#                            Cm A#
They donʼt really care about us

Ab                 A#                   Cm
Some things in life they just donʼt wanna see
       Fm
But if Martin Luther was livinʼ
   G7
He wouldnʼt let this be

Cm
Skin head, dead head
A#
Everybody gone bad
Cm
Situation, segregation
A#
Everybody allegation

Cm
In the suite, on the news
A#
Everybody dog food
Cm
Kick me, strike me
A#
Donʼt you wrong or right me

Ab
All I wanna say is that
A#                            A#
They donʼt really care about us
Ab
All I wanna say is that
A#                            A#
They donʼt really care about us

Ab
All I wanna say is that
A#                            A#
They donʼt really care about us
Ab
All I wanna say is that
A#                            A#
They donʼt really care about us

Ab
All I wanna say is that
A#                            A#
They donʼt really care about us
Ab
All I wanna say is that
A#                            A#
They donʼt really care about us