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