[verse] 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, shock dead C Everybody's gone mad [chorus] Dm All I wanna say is that C Dm They don't really care about us Dm All I wanna say is that C Dm They don't really care about us [verse] Dm Beat me, hate me C You can never break me Dm Will me, thrill me C You can never kill me Dm Do me, sue me C Everybody do me Dm Kick me, strike me C Don't you black or white me [chorus] Dm All I wanna say is that C Dm They don't really care about us Dm All I wanna say is that C Dm They don't really care about us [verse] 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 C I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy, set me free [break] 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 [chorus] 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 [verse] 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 [break] 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 [chorus] 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 [Solo] x9 Dm C [verse] 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 [break] Dm Skin head, dead head C Everybody 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 [chorus] 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 Dm All I wanna say is that C They don't really care about Dm All I wanna say is that C Dm They don't really care about us [Outro] Dm