Three little boy[E]s were found in the river
On a swe[A]ltering summer n[E]ight
Not one soul ever figured it out
Who c[B7]reated that terrible sight
Now s[E]omebody's gotten away with murder
And a [A]horrible o[E]ffense
But that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
Th[E]ey didn't like the music I listened to
They didn't [A]like the way I d[E]ressed
They set me up with a forced confession
I [B7]never had a chance
They threw the b[E]ook at me at my expense
They [A]got no common s[E]ense
But that's the way they [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
(Refrain:)
[E]Yeah that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
That's the way we do things in West M[B7]emphis
[E]It's never been any different
So don't c[A]ome around here and try to mess with us
'Cause [E]that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
[E]I was framed and sentenced To a life in prison
For a c[A]rime I didn't co[E]mmit
Wasn't nobody listened or r[B7]ose to my defense
[E]Somebody planted the evidence
And he's been l[A]ying ever s[E]ince
But that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
[E]And after all these years they still refuse
To s[A]ay what really h[E]appened
The crooked methods that they used
To f[B7]rame an innocent man
Are h[E]iding in the darkest secrets
Behind e[A]very picket f[E]ence
And that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
(Refrain:)
[E]Yeah that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
That's the way we do things in West M[B7]emphis
[E]It's never been any different
So don't c[A]ome around here and try to mess with us
'Cause [E]that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
[E]Yeah that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
That's the way we do things in West M[B7]emphis
[E]It's never been any different
So don't c[A]ome around here and try to mess with us
'Cause [E]that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
T[E]hat's just the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
That's just the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
On a swe[A]ltering summer n[E]ight
Not one soul ever figured it out
Who c[B7]reated that terrible sight
Now s[E]omebody's gotten away with murder
And a [A]horrible o[E]ffense
But that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
Th[E]ey didn't like the music I listened to
They didn't [A]like the way I d[E]ressed
They set me up with a forced confession
I [B7]never had a chance
They threw the b[E]ook at me at my expense
They [A]got no common s[E]ense
But that's the way they [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
(Refrain:)
[E]Yeah that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
That's the way we do things in West M[B7]emphis
[E]It's never been any different
So don't c[A]ome around here and try to mess with us
'Cause [E]that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
[E]I was framed and sentenced To a life in prison
For a c[A]rime I didn't co[E]mmit
Wasn't nobody listened or r[B7]ose to my defense
[E]Somebody planted the evidence
And he's been l[A]ying ever s[E]ince
But that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
[E]And after all these years they still refuse
To s[A]ay what really h[E]appened
The crooked methods that they used
To f[B7]rame an innocent man
Are h[E]iding in the darkest secrets
Behind e[A]very picket f[E]ence
And that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
(Refrain:)
[E]Yeah that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
That's the way we do things in West M[B7]emphis
[E]It's never been any different
So don't c[A]ome around here and try to mess with us
'Cause [E]that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
[E]Yeah that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
That's the way we do things in West M[B7]emphis
[E]It's never been any different
So don't c[A]ome around here and try to mess with us
'Cause [E]that's the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
T[E]hat's just the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
That's just the way we [B7]do things in West M[E]emphis
