I Can't Understand Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Will the witness please tell this court
just what you saw, boy?
Well...
Gotta tell the truth, homeboy, tell the truth!
And if you tell the truth,
they'll have to turn him loose
[D]Hey[C], I c[A]an't call[D] her a hooker
Just because she stood on the corner
She waited on a [G]friend
[D]I saw my h[F]ome [G]boy roll up,
open the door, she steps [D]in
I can't call him a pimp,
just because he roll around [Dm]clean all [D]day
You see, [F]I d[G]on't know
what it is he does so
It ain't my [D]place to say,
I got to tell the truth
I'm tryin' to [G]tell y 'all
[A]I respect the law
But I'm [G]tellin' you what I saw
I saw [D]a man [C]tell a [G]man
Now [A]I don't [G]understand
[F]Why do [G]you,
you got the handcuffs [D]on my hand
Oh, you just want to lock him up
The homeboy needs help
Tell the truth
[C]I can't c[D]all him a pusher
Just because I
I saw him pay a debt
Now, the police said
[G]He thought he saw[F] a bag[G]
But he wasn't [D]sure enough to vet
Oh, I've got to tell the truth
I'm trying to tell y 'all [A]I
respect the law
But I'm [G]telling you all I saw
I saw [D]a man [C]tell a [G]man
Now I [A]don't [G]under[F]stand
Why [G]it is you got the
handcuffs [D]on my hands
Oh, you just want to lock him up, [C]oh, [G]oh
I'm just like y 'all, I want to see
Climb off the street
Yeah, but any fool knows that
[E]You can't lock up
Every homeboy on your [A]beat
Now, I can't call him a [D]rival
Just because I
Thought I saw a gun
Now, you [F]see
[G]Chances are
The real [D]robbers on the run,
got to tell the truth
I'm trying to [F]tell y 'all
[A]I respect the law,
but I'm [G]telling you all I saw
I saw a [D]man [C]tell [G]a man,
now I [A]can't [G]under[F]stand
Why [G]it is you got to handcuffs [F]on me
Got[D]ta tell the truth homeboy,
tell the truth
And if you tell the truth
they'll have to turn him loose
[C]Oh, [A]you jus[D]t want to lock him up
No
Oh, the homeboy needs help
Yes he does
You just want to lock him up
No I'm a real witness
I've to tell the truth
You just want to lock him up
No I've got to tell the truth
Yeah, just wanna lock him up,
I got to tell the truth,
I'm a real witness,
oh, said,
you just wanna lock him up,
oh yeah, you just wanna lock him up.
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