Chords for SHOTS FIRED
Tempo:
70.025 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Em
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] A lot of people think I'm evil just because I wear this badge, but I bet you didn't know
that I got into this line of work because I [Em] truly care about the community and I want
to make a real difference in the lives of the people I serve.
I bet you didn't know that I dream of being a lawyer when I grow up.
[G] I play sports and my favorite would have to be baseball, [Dm] but I really want [F] to study law
so that I can make a real difference in my community.
I bet you didn't know that when I was six, my mom and dad gave me the talk.
They told me that I have a higher chance [C] of being stopped and abused by police because
of the skin I was born in.
Fifteen years later, every time I look through my rear view and see a car with those lights
on top, I [F] nervously begin to sweat from my palms, even though I have done nothing wrong.
[C] I bet you didn't know that this isn't my only job.
I also work security at two [Em] local diners to take care of my wife and newborn daughter.
We're scraping by, but we're going to make it.
I love them both very [F] much and when I'm out on those streets, I just want to get home to them.
Let us never forget that we [C] are human.
The media tries to push its narratives, but we all carry a more true story inside.
And that story is often very different from what we see with our own two eyes.
Let me emphasize the point.
If I told you to go to the ocean and bring me back a bucket of blue water, you would
never succeed in a million years.
[F] Because see, that water is not blue, even though that is how it appears.
It is actually clear.
And so likewise, beneath the blue [C] uniform, under the black or white skin, gray suit or
multicolored tattoos, we are clearly human.
All you got to do is look closer.
Listen, I don't know [F] how to fix police and community relationships.
I [C] just know that it's broken and I won't sugarcoat it.
Lady Justice no longer seems blindfolded.
Trust has eroded.
And even though I love the idea of body cameras, until the day comes that we zoom into our
own biases, our world will forever be out of focus.
Because there's one truth and no escaping it.
No running away from it, whether white or black.
If a person's skin is seen as a weapon, then they will always be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
How many more reenactments?
How many more shots fired?
Shots fired.
Futures erased.
How many more miles of yellow [G] tape will it take until we are no [C] longer undecided about
how precious every human life is?
And we all respect the [F] badge worn by courageous men and women, but they [C] should never forget
what lies two inches behind it, [F] the human heart.
And if we listen from there, [C] then the police motto will soon go from protect and serve
to protect, serve, and care.
And we will start to see a human like a human, not just a shoe of the man [F] and Mr.
Forest
for the trees.
Call me crazy, but I believe that one day understanding will defeat judgment.
Haters [C] will be defeated by lovers and human potential will then be discovered.
And on that day, 7 billion people will finally see what they can accomplish when they love,
respect and care for each other.
[F]
Hey, guys, thank you so much for watching my video.
[C] I'd like to thank Fox for giving me the opportunity to speak so openly about such an important
topic.
This one was particularly close to my heart.
So thanks again.
Please share the video.
Watch shots fired.
And let's start a conversation to hopefully turn the police motto from protect and serve
to protect, serve and care because we can all care a little bit more about each other.
Peace.
that I got into this line of work because I [Em] truly care about the community and I want
to make a real difference in the lives of the people I serve.
I bet you didn't know that I dream of being a lawyer when I grow up.
[G] I play sports and my favorite would have to be baseball, [Dm] but I really want [F] to study law
so that I can make a real difference in my community.
I bet you didn't know that when I was six, my mom and dad gave me the talk.
They told me that I have a higher chance [C] of being stopped and abused by police because
of the skin I was born in.
Fifteen years later, every time I look through my rear view and see a car with those lights
on top, I [F] nervously begin to sweat from my palms, even though I have done nothing wrong.
[C] I bet you didn't know that this isn't my only job.
I also work security at two [Em] local diners to take care of my wife and newborn daughter.
We're scraping by, but we're going to make it.
I love them both very [F] much and when I'm out on those streets, I just want to get home to them.
Let us never forget that we [C] are human.
The media tries to push its narratives, but we all carry a more true story inside.
And that story is often very different from what we see with our own two eyes.
Let me emphasize the point.
If I told you to go to the ocean and bring me back a bucket of blue water, you would
never succeed in a million years.
[F] Because see, that water is not blue, even though that is how it appears.
It is actually clear.
And so likewise, beneath the blue [C] uniform, under the black or white skin, gray suit or
multicolored tattoos, we are clearly human.
All you got to do is look closer.
Listen, I don't know [F] how to fix police and community relationships.
I [C] just know that it's broken and I won't sugarcoat it.
Lady Justice no longer seems blindfolded.
Trust has eroded.
And even though I love the idea of body cameras, until the day comes that we zoom into our
own biases, our world will forever be out of focus.
Because there's one truth and no escaping it.
No running away from it, whether white or black.
If a person's skin is seen as a weapon, then they will always be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
How many more reenactments?
How many more shots fired?
Shots fired.
Futures erased.
How many more miles of yellow [G] tape will it take until we are no [C] longer undecided about
how precious every human life is?
And we all respect the [F] badge worn by courageous men and women, but they [C] should never forget
what lies two inches behind it, [F] the human heart.
And if we listen from there, [C] then the police motto will soon go from protect and serve
to protect, serve, and care.
And we will start to see a human like a human, not just a shoe of the man [F] and Mr.
Forest
for the trees.
Call me crazy, but I believe that one day understanding will defeat judgment.
Haters [C] will be defeated by lovers and human potential will then be discovered.
And on that day, 7 billion people will finally see what they can accomplish when they love,
respect and care for each other.
[F]
Hey, guys, thank you so much for watching my video.
[C] I'd like to thank Fox for giving me the opportunity to speak so openly about such an important
topic.
This one was particularly close to my heart.
So thanks again.
Please share the video.
Watch shots fired.
And let's start a conversation to hopefully turn the police motto from protect and serve
to protect, serve and care because we can all care a little bit more about each other.
Peace.
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[C] _ A lot of people think I'm evil just because I wear this badge, but I bet you didn't know
that I got into this line of work because I [Em] truly care about the community and I want
to make a real difference in the lives of the people I serve.
I bet you didn't know that I dream of being a lawyer when I grow up.
[G] I play sports and my favorite would have to be baseball, [Dm] but I really want [F] to study law
so that I can make a real difference in my community.
I bet you didn't know that when I was six, my mom and dad gave me the talk.
They told me that I have a higher chance [C] of being stopped and abused by police because
of the skin I was born in.
Fifteen years later, every time I look through my rear view and see a car with those lights
on top, I [F] nervously begin to sweat from my palms, even though I have done nothing wrong.
[C] I bet you didn't know that this isn't my only job.
I also work security at two [Em] local diners to take care of my wife and newborn daughter.
We're scraping by, but we're going to make it.
I love them both very [F] much and when I'm out on those streets, I just want to get home to them.
Let us never forget that we [C] are human.
The media tries to push its narratives, but we all carry a more true story inside.
And that story is often very different from what we see with our own two eyes.
Let me emphasize the point.
If I told you to go to the ocean and bring me back a bucket of blue water, you would
never succeed in a million years.
[F] Because see, that water is not blue, even though that is how it appears.
It is actually clear.
And so likewise, beneath the blue [C] uniform, under the black or white skin, gray suit or
multicolored tattoos, we are clearly human.
All you got to do is look closer.
Listen, I don't know [F] how to fix police and community relationships.
I [C] just know that it's broken and I won't sugarcoat it.
Lady Justice no longer seems blindfolded.
Trust has eroded.
And even though I love the idea of body cameras, until the day comes that we zoom into our
own biases, our world will forever be out of focus.
Because there's one truth and no escaping it.
No running away from it, whether white or black.
If a person's skin is seen as a weapon, then they will always be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
How many more reenactments?
How many more shots fired?
Shots fired.
Futures erased.
How many more miles of yellow [G] tape will it take until we are no [C] longer undecided about
how precious every human life is?
And we all respect the [F] badge worn by courageous men and women, but they [C] should never forget
what lies two inches behind it, [F] the human heart.
And if we listen from there, [C] then the police motto will soon go from protect and serve
to protect, serve, and care.
And we will start to see a human like a human, not just a shoe of the man [F] and Mr.
Forest
for the trees.
Call me crazy, but I believe that one day understanding will defeat judgment.
Haters [C] will be defeated by lovers and human potential will then be discovered.
And on that day, 7 billion people will finally see what they can accomplish when they love,
respect and care for each other.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
Hey, guys, thank you so much for watching my video.
[C] I'd like to thank Fox for giving me the opportunity to speak so openly about such an important
topic.
This one was particularly close to my heart.
So thanks again.
Please share the video.
Watch shots fired.
And let's start a conversation to hopefully turn the police motto from protect and serve
to protect, serve and care because we can all care a little bit more about each other.
Peace. _ _
that I got into this line of work because I [Em] truly care about the community and I want
to make a real difference in the lives of the people I serve.
I bet you didn't know that I dream of being a lawyer when I grow up.
[G] I play sports and my favorite would have to be baseball, [Dm] but I really want [F] to study law
so that I can make a real difference in my community.
I bet you didn't know that when I was six, my mom and dad gave me the talk.
They told me that I have a higher chance [C] of being stopped and abused by police because
of the skin I was born in.
Fifteen years later, every time I look through my rear view and see a car with those lights
on top, I [F] nervously begin to sweat from my palms, even though I have done nothing wrong.
[C] I bet you didn't know that this isn't my only job.
I also work security at two [Em] local diners to take care of my wife and newborn daughter.
We're scraping by, but we're going to make it.
I love them both very [F] much and when I'm out on those streets, I just want to get home to them.
Let us never forget that we [C] are human.
The media tries to push its narratives, but we all carry a more true story inside.
And that story is often very different from what we see with our own two eyes.
Let me emphasize the point.
If I told you to go to the ocean and bring me back a bucket of blue water, you would
never succeed in a million years.
[F] Because see, that water is not blue, even though that is how it appears.
It is actually clear.
And so likewise, beneath the blue [C] uniform, under the black or white skin, gray suit or
multicolored tattoos, we are clearly human.
All you got to do is look closer.
Listen, I don't know [F] how to fix police and community relationships.
I [C] just know that it's broken and I won't sugarcoat it.
Lady Justice no longer seems blindfolded.
Trust has eroded.
And even though I love the idea of body cameras, until the day comes that we zoom into our
own biases, our world will forever be out of focus.
Because there's one truth and no escaping it.
No running away from it, whether white or black.
If a person's skin is seen as a weapon, then they will always be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
How many more reenactments?
How many more shots fired?
Shots fired.
Futures erased.
How many more miles of yellow [G] tape will it take until we are no [C] longer undecided about
how precious every human life is?
And we all respect the [F] badge worn by courageous men and women, but they [C] should never forget
what lies two inches behind it, [F] the human heart.
And if we listen from there, [C] then the police motto will soon go from protect and serve
to protect, serve, and care.
And we will start to see a human like a human, not just a shoe of the man [F] and Mr.
Forest
for the trees.
Call me crazy, but I believe that one day understanding will defeat judgment.
Haters [C] will be defeated by lovers and human potential will then be discovered.
And on that day, 7 billion people will finally see what they can accomplish when they love,
respect and care for each other.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
Hey, guys, thank you so much for watching my video.
[C] I'd like to thank Fox for giving me the opportunity to speak so openly about such an important
topic.
This one was particularly close to my heart.
So thanks again.
Please share the video.
Watch shots fired.
And let's start a conversation to hopefully turn the police motto from protect and serve
to protect, serve and care because we can all care a little bit more about each other.
Peace. _ _