[Intro]
E
B A
 
 
[Verse]
 
    E                            B
The police were waitin' when the sun came up
    A
You better move your ass
         B
Or we'll really get rough
  E
I never wanted trouble
      B
But I sure got enough
    A
I'm bad at bein' subtle
      B
But I ain't that tough, no
 
 
[Chorus]
 
E                 G
(Just a victim of circumstance)
           A
Didn't you know
                  C
(Just a victim of circumstance)
           E
Doesn't it show
                      G
(I'm just a victim of circumstance)
           A
Wherever I go
                        B
(I'm just a victim of a bad reputation)
 
I go no chance of shakin'
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
E                             B
Really gets you down when you don't belong
    A                        B
An' everyone around says you growed up wrong
    E                              B
But why do they resent it, I ain't doin' anything
     A                           B
They say that I'm demented an' I never could sing
     E                 B
Then everywhere I went caused them such alarm
    A                           B
You know I never meant to cause anybody harm, no
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
E                 G
(Just a victim of circumstance)
           A
Didn't you know
                  C
(Just a victim of circumstance)
           E
Doesn't it show
                      G
(I'm just a victim of circumstance)
           A
Wherever I go
                        B
(I'm just a victim of a bad reputation)
 
I go no chance of shakin'
 
 
[Solo]
 
E B A B
E B A B
D
 
 
[Bridge]
 
                 D    G A G
I've been laughed at,
          D       G A G
I've been shut out
              D  G  A    G
But let there be no doubt
B
Never been afraid of chances I been takin'
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
    E                            B
The police were waitin' when the sun came up
    A
You better move your ass
         B
Or we'll really get rough
  E
I never wanted trouble
      B
But I sure got enough
    A
I'm bad at bein' subtle
      B
But I ain't that tough, no
 
 
[Chorus 3]
 
E                 G
(Just a victim of circumstance)
           A
Didn't you know
                  C
(Just a victim of circumstance)
           E
Doesn't it show
                      G
(I'm just a victim of circumstance)
           A
Wherever I go
                        B
(I'm just a victim of a bad reputation)
 
I go no chance of shakin'
 
 
[Outro Solo]
 
E B A B
E B A B
E B A B
E B A B
 
E B A B
E B A B
E