Shots Fired - Matt Pless Chords
Chords: Am, G, F, E, Dm
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Genre: electronic, pop, r&b
[Intro]
Am G Am x2
[Verse 1]
Am
Jamal called Denise said he'd be home late
G
Earning money on the side to put food on their plate
F
Only trying to provide but it sealed his fate
E
Selling bootleg tapes by the subway train
Am
When the cops came through in an hour or two
G
They unloaded hot lead through his valid excuse
F
Proving black and blue can mean more than a bruise
E Am
Now there's one less seat at a table for two
[Pre-Chorus]
F Am
The officers stood trial
E Am G
Crippled justice let them walk
F Am
They'll hide behind a badge
E
That let's them live above the law
[Chorus]
Am Dm
And it's shots fired in the city streets
Am Dm
Across the color line
E
Shots fired through concealment
Am G Am
Of the power structures crimes
Am Dm
Shots fired at the courthouse
Am Dm
Where corruption wears the crown
E
Shots fired when the crooked gavel
Am G Am
Comes a crashing down
[Interlude]
Am G Am x2
[Verse 2]
Am
Billy's father raised him tough told him "be a man"
G
With a Bible and a rifle for aluminum cans
F
Sent him off to fight a war came back lost in his head
E
With a vengeance toward the system that he fought to defend
Am
Brought a semi automatic to a southern church
G
Now the congregations leaving in the back of a hearse
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