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[Intro]
 Am   G   Amx2
[Verse 1]
AmJamal called Denise said he'd be home late
Earning Gmoney on the side to put food on their plate
Only Ftrying to provide but it sealed his fate
Selling Ebootleg tapes by the subway train
When the Amcops came through in an hour or two
They Gunloaded hot lead through his valid excuse
Proving Fblack and blue can mean more than a bruise
Now there's Eone less seat at a tAmable for two
[Pre-Chorus]
The Fofficers stood Amtrial
Crippled Ejustice let them AmwalGk
They'll Fhide behind a Ambadge
That let's them Elive above the law
[Chorus]
And it's Amshots fired in the Dmcity streets
AAmcross the color Dmline
Shots Efired through concealment
Of the Ampower structuGres Amcrimes
Shots Amfired at the Dmcourthouse
Where coAmrruption wears the Dmcrown
Shots Efired when the crooked gavel
AmComes a crashGing Amdown
[Interlude]
 Am   G   Amx2
[Verse 2]
Billy's Amfather raised him tough told him "be a man"
With a GBible and a rifle for aluminum cans
Sent him Foff to fight a war came back lost in his head
With a Evengeance toward the system that he fought to defend
Brought a Amsemi automatic to a southern church
Now the Gcongregations leaving in the back of a hearse
Then he Ftook his own life cause the truth can hurt
When you Etrust in God and your Amcountry first
[Pre-Chorus]
A Fcasualty of Amliberty
With Elandmine Ammental Ghealth
He"s Fdaddy's little Amhero
But he Ecouldn't save himself
[Chorus]
Cause it's Amshots fired on the Dmbattlefield
What Amare we fighting Dmfor?
Shots Efired through the smiles
Of the Amprofiteers Gof Amwar
Shots Amfired in the Dmclassrooms
By the Amtwisted poisoned Dmmind
Shots Efired for the answers
That we Amseek but cease Gto Amfind
[Interlude]
 Am   G   Amx2
[Verse 3]
When AmOmar's face flashed on the TV screen
For a Gmassacre, the likes of which we'd never seen
Some Freporters called him crazy others blamed his beliefs
His Ereligion or conflicting sexuality
But it Amdoesn't really matter when push comes to shove
Cause he Gaimed a loaded weapon at a Florida club
Taking F49 lives hated how they loved
Left a Eshadow on a rainbow Amdrenched in blood
[Pre-Chorus]
The Fpolitics of Amignorance
Will Elie and generaAmlizeG  
It Fspreads the thread of Amprejudice
To Ewiden the divide
[Chorus]
So it's Amshots fired at extrDmemists
And their Amblatant bigoDmtry
Shots Efired for communities
In Amfear of the GpolAmice
Shots Amfired at the Dmgovernment's
Who Amorchestrate the Dmfight
Shots Efire on the left
And then shots Amfire on Gthe Amright
[Interlude]
 Am   G   Amx2
[Verse 4]
Hear the Amthunder as it echoes all across the land
From the Gfire arms the trigger happy hold in their hands
Some will Fcall it patriotic others want them banned
And Eattempt to put the genie back inside the lamp
It's a Ammatter of opinion if it's wrong or right
It Gdepends, cause' they can end or they can save a life
Its the Fedges of perspective where our views collide
Or the Ecenter of the target where we Amcompromise
[Pre-Chorus]
So Fthink it through, this Ammuch is true
WhatEever you dAmecideG  
You're Fbound to find a Amparadox
In eEvery paradigm
[Chorus]
Shots Amfired throughout Dmhistory
A Amchapter in Dmdecline
Shots Efired at the barricades
That Amblock the changGing Amtimes
Shots Amfired for the Dmvictims
Sweating Ambullets on the Dmrun
Shots Efired cause were looking down
The Ambarrel of Ga Amgun
[Outro]
 Am   G   Amx2

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Shots Fired

by Matt Pless

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am G Am

[Verse 1]

Jamal called Denise said he'd be home late

Earning money on the side to put food on their plate

Only trying to provide but it sealed his fate

Selling bootleg tapes by the subway train

When the cops came through in an hour or two

They unloaded hot lead through his valid excuse

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

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

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

Shots fired when the crooked gavel

Am G Am

Comes a crashing down

[Interlude]

Am G Am

[Verse 2]

Billy's father raised him tough told him "be a man"

With a Bible and a rifle for aluminum cans

Sent him off to fight a war came back lost in his head

With a vengeance toward the system that he fought to defend

Brought a semi automatic to a southern church

Now the congregations leaving in the back of a hearse

Then he took his own life cause the truth can hurt

E Am

When you trust in God and your country first

[Pre-Chorus]

F Am

A casualty of liberty

E Am G

With landmine mental health

F Am

He"s daddy's little hero

But he couldn't save himself

[Chorus]

Am Dm

Cause it's shots fired on the battlefield

Am Dm

What are we fighting for?

Shots fired through the smiles

Am G Am

Of the profiteers of war

Am Dm

Shots fired in the classrooms

Am Dm

By the twisted poisoned mind

Shots fired for the answers

Am G Am

That we seek but cease to find

[Interlude]

Am G Am

[Verse 3]

When Omar's face flashed on the TV screen

For a massacre, the likes of which we'd never seen

Some reporters called him crazy others blamed his beliefs

His religion or conflicting sexuality

But it doesn't really matter when push comes to shove

Cause he aimed a loaded weapon at a Florida club

Taking 49 lives hated how they loved

E Am

Left a shadow on a rainbow drenched in blood

[Pre-Chorus]

F Am

The politics of ignorance

E Am G

Will lie and generalize

F Am

It spreads the thread of prejudice

To widen the divide

[Chorus]

Am Dm

So it's shots fired at extremists

Am Dm

And their blatant bigotry

Shots fired for communities

Am G Am

In fear of the police

Am Dm

Shots fired at the government's

Am Dm

Who orchestrate the fight

Shots fire on the left

Am G Am

And then shots fire on the right

[Interlude]

Am G Am

[Verse 4]

Hear the thunder as it echoes all across the land

From the fire arms the trigger happy hold in their hands

Some will call it patriotic others want them banned

And attempt to put the genie back inside the lamp

It's a matter of opinion if it's wrong or right

It depends, cause' they can end or they can save a life

Its the edges of perspective where our views collide

E Am

Or the center of the target where we compromise

[Pre-Chorus]

F Am

So think it through, this much is true

E Am G

Whatever you decide

F Am

You're bound to find a paradox

In every paradigm

[Chorus]

Am Dm

Shots fired throughout history

Am Dm

A chapter in decline

Shots fired at the barricades

Am G Am

That block the changing times

Am Dm

Shots fired for the victims

Am Dm

Sweating bullets on the run

Shots fired cause were looking down

Am G Am

The barrel of a gun

[Outro]

Am G Am

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