Stolen Life Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C5][Am][A5][G][D][C5][A5]
[G][D][C5][Am][A5][C5][Am][G][D][C5][F5][G]
[A5][D][A5][G][D][C5][Am][A5][G]

[Verse 1]
Wake up in [D]the morning go to [C5]work
Fire up [Am]the truck [A5]and drive [G]to
[D]Sono[C5] ma[Am][A5][Am][G]
Hop on the fork[D]lift [D5]and load up the [C5]truck [Am]with 1[A5]0,000 pounds
of news[G]papers[D][D5][C5][Am][A5][G][D]
[C5]10,000 pounds [Am]of r[A5]acist,[G]
[D]cla[C5]ssist lies[A5][G]
Drive the [D]truck back to Santa [C5]Ros a
Get the [Am]newspa[A5]pers in the re[G]cycle
[D]So [D5]the r[C5]ich [Am]whit[A5]e man[G][D][D5]
Can [C5]print up the same [Am]batch of lies
[G]aga[D]in and[C5] again[A5]
[E]Like "it's too bad the cops had [D]to that man,
but [G]he had a broomstick
And [C5]he was asian
[E]And we all [D]know they're all
Kung Fu mas[D5]ter s[D].[G]
Samurai warriors,
they're all just like Jackie [C5]Chan[E]
It's too bad they had to
[D]restrain his wife,
'cause [G]she was a registered nurse
[G5]and [G]she [C5]tried to save his [E]life
That goes against [D]regulations,
We'll just chalk it up to a bad [G]night.
We're so proud our boys in [C]blue
'cause they [C5]always [C]do what's
[D]right"[C][C5][B][A5][G]
I [D]saw [C]Aylene today[C5][A5][G]
I [D]saw her children [C]play,
[C5]in the front[A5] yard[G][D]
The thought oc[C5]curred to me,
[A5]how does a mothe[G]r
Tell her chil[D]dren their daddy
got [C5]killed by the police
[Am][G][G5][G][D5][C5][A5][G][D][C5]
[A5][G][D][C5][C][Am][A5][G][D][C5]
[A5]Wake[G] up [D]in[C5] the [Am]morni[C5]ng g[A5]o to[G] work[D][D5][D]
[C5]
Fire up [A5]the truck and drive to
[G]Sono[D]ma[C5][Am][A5][G]
Hop on the fork[D]lift [D5]and load up [C5]the truck [A5]with 10,000 pounds
of news[G]papers[D][C][C5][Am][A5][G][G5][D]
[C]10,000 pounds [C5]of r[A5]acist,[G]
[D]cla[G]ssi[D]st [C5]lies[A5][G]
Drive [G5]the [D]truck back to Santa [C]Rosa G[C5]et the
[A5]newspapers in the re[G]cycle[G5][G][D]
[C]So [C5]the r[Am]ich [A5]whit[G]e man[D5]
[D]Can [C5]print up the same [Am]batch [A5]of lies
[G]again and aga[D]in[C][C5]
Like, [A5]"It's [E]too bad the cops
had [D]to kill that kid
But [G]someone called in a
[C5]stolen [E]walkman
The cops had to chase him down
[D]But he refused to lie face
down on the [G]ground
He just [G5]walked [G]away, [C5]the cops said[E]
His black skin walked away
into the [D]black night
So I had to shoot him in the back of the
[G]head [G5]from 50 feet [G]away[C5][C][C5][E]
I had to kill him it was [D]self [G]defense
I was [C]afraid he would [D]circle [D5]back[C]
[C5]around [B]behind and kil[A5]l me"[G]
I saw [D]Cornelius speak [C5]today,
[C]at [C5]Hay w[Am]ard Bart[A5][G]
About how [D]his son's life
was stolen [C5]away[A5][G]
[D]Over a walkman that wasn't
[C]wor[C5]th more than cha[Am]nge
How does [G]a father find [D]justice [D5]for a s[C5]on[Am][A5][Am][C5][A5]
[C5][Am][A5][C5]
[A5]stol[C5]en away[C][D5][D][C][B][A5]
[C5]I don't want to hear your ne[C]ws c[B]ast anymore,
[D]it'[D5]s bul[G]lshit
[C]I don't want to see your h[B]eadlines anymore,
[D]'cause they're bul[G5]lshi[A5]t[G]
[C5]I don't want to hear you[C]r pr[B]ess release anymor[D]e,
'cause [G]it's bullshit
[C]I don't want to hear your pol[B]ice report anym[D]ore,
'cause it's [G]bull shit

[Outro 1]
[C][B][D][G][D][C][B][A5][D][D5][D]
[C][B][D][G][G5][G][C][B][A5]
[D][G][G5][G]