[Intro]
 
Dm Dm/G Dm/A    x4
 
[Verse 1]
Dm                Gm
Trouble in town
             Am     Dm               Gm
Because they cut my brother down
           Am           Dm
Because my sister can't wear her crown
        Gm               Am            Dm         Gm       Am
There's trouble, there's trouble in town
Dm                   Gm
Blood on the beat (Oh-oh)
       Am               Dm                    Gm
Oh my goodness, there's blood on the beat
            Am           Dm
Law of the jungle or the law of the street
         Gm                Am            Dm
There's blood on, there's blood on the beat
 
 
[Chorus]
Bb                 C         Am
      And I get no shelter
             Bb
And I get no peace
            C         Dm        Gm     Am
And I never get release
 
 
Dm   Gm  Am
 
 
[Verse 2]
Dm                 Gm
Trouble in town (Oh-oh)
        Am           Dm             Gm
Because they hung my brother Brown
              Am          Dm
Because their system just keep you down
        Gm               Am           Dm
There's trouble, there's trouble in town
 
 
[Chorus]
Bb                C          Am
     And I get no shelter
             Bb
And I get no peace
                C       Dm
And I just get more police
      Bb
Eh,
             C          Am
And I get no comfort
             Bb
And I get no name
              C          Dm
Everything is gettin' strained
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Best friends
 
What's that?
 
What's his name?
 
X (Standby, sir)
Gm
Alright, is that X your middle name?
         Gdim      C7
Of course, it's on a vehicle ID, right?
                                   Gm
You gettin' smart? 'Cause you'll be in a fucking car with him
          Gdim
Fucking smartass
C7
I'm telling you
 
I'm asking you what the X is, is that your middle name?
 Gm           Gdim       C7
Of course, what is it?
                                                       Dm
Don't come back with the "What is it?" fucking shit
 
Talk to these fucking pigs on the street that way, you ain't talking to me that way
 
I don't talk to nobody in the streets, I don't hang with nobody
 
Well, then don't come to fucking Philadelphia, stay in Jersey
                         Gm
I have family out here
 
Everybody thinks they're a fucking lawyer and they don't know jackshit
 
Are you supposed to grab me like this?
                                       C
Grab you up? I'll grab you any way I got to
                                    Am
You're not protecting me while I'm trying, while I'm trying to go to work
 
Why don't you shut up?
 
 
[Instrumental]
Dm  Gm  C  Am     x2
 
[Outro]
Dm   Dm/G  Dm/A   x5
 
Dm        Dm/G Dm/A
Jikelele, jikelele
Dm        Dm/G Dm/A
Jikelele, jikelele
Dm        Dm/G Dm/A
Jikelele, jikelele
Dm        Dm/G Dm/A
Jikelele, jikelele
 
Dm