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
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 rippin' me of my pride, oh, for God's sake
Dm                       C              Dm/A   A7
  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
Dm                        C
  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
Dm                            C                Dm/A    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
       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