Chords with lyrics
[intro] with strumming pattern, all downstrokes
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
xxxxx x xxxxx x
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
xxxxx x xxxxxxxx
C majorC Bb majorBb FF G+G
xxxxx x xxxxx x xx--------------
[verse 1]
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
It's a Saturday night
G+G C majorC
The police are trying to ruin my good time
Bb majorBb FF
They got no right,
G+G
But it doesn't seem to matter cause it happens every time
[pre-chorus]
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I try to get close to you,
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Instead I see those flashes of red and blue
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
There's nothing left to say but "oh no oh-oh-oh no"
Bb majorBb FF G+G
What am I supposed to do?
[chorus]
C majorC G+G
Cause I fought the law with all my might
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I fought the law but I just could not win that fight
FF G+G A minorAm FF
Just like our founding fathers, I fought to be free
FF G+G N.C. C majorC
I fought the law, but the law beat the shit out of me
[play the intro again]
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
xxxxx x xxxxx x
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
xxxxx x xxxxxxxx
C majorC Bb majorBb FF G+G
xxxxx x xxxxx x xx--------------
[verse 2]
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
Another Saturday night
G+G C majorC
Fucking pigs are trying to ruin my good time
Bb majorBb FF
They got no right,
G+G
But it doesn't seem to matter cause it happens every time
[pre-chorus]
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I try to get close to you,
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Instead I see those flashes of red and blue
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF
There's nothing left to say but "oh no oh-oh-oh no"
Bb majorBb FF G+G
What am I supposed to do?
C majorC
Cause I fought the law... yes I did!
[solo]
G+G FF C majorC
G+G FF C majorC
Bb majorBb FF C majorC Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF Bb majorBb FF G+G
C majorC G+G
Cause I fought the law with all my might
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I fought the law but I just could not win that fight
FF G+G A minorAm FF
Oh no, I hope that somebody is taping this and they play it on TV (I fought the law)
FF G+G A minorAm FF
A augmentedA cable news expose on police brutality (I fought the law)
FF G+G A minorAm FF
Just like president Benjamin Franklin, I fought to be free
FF G+G N.C. C majorC