Michael Jackson
The don't care about us
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
Dm
All I wanna say is that
C Dm C
They don't really care about us
Dm
All I wanna say is that
C Dm C
They don't really care about us
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
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
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
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
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
Am I invisible because 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 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
Gm
But if Roosevelt was livin'
A7
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
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
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
Bb C Dm
Some things in life they just don't wanna see
Gm
But if Martin Luther was livin'
A7
He wouldn't let this be
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
Bb
All I wanna say is that
C C
They don't really care about us
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
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
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us