Blame Game

Verse 1:
D                    C              G
Time keeps slipping away, slipping away
 D                   C              G
Same routine settles in next Friday
D             C                G
TV news interviews saying, "She's loose"
D                      C                   G
Police officer asks, "What she's wearing?"
          C              G         D     C
And I'm tired of the world perceiving me
          C         G
And I'm tired of girls saying
D                       C                  G
Something here's gotta change, it's gotta change
D                     C            G
We keep playing the same blame game
D                    C                  G
Do you think calling names makes me feel safe?
D                   C                   G
"You look prettiest when you smile, babe"
        C             G         D    C
But I don't want to smile for anyone
          C          G
And I'll be caught dead saying
 
Chorus:
  D              A       Em            G
Guess it's my fault my body's fun to stare at
  D          A           Em                    G
Sorry my clothes can't keep your hands from grabbing
  D            A     Em           G
Yeah, it's my problem, I'm asking for it
  D                A   Em            G
Guess you're the victim and I'm the suspect
 
S-s-suspect
 
Verse 2:
A
Posters and TV
Bm         D     G              A
Tell me my body is for others' satisfaction
        Bm       D
Get a xxxual reaction
G                   A    Bm            D
We're taught we're only meant to act holy
G                A              Bm             D
Cover up your shoulders or you might tempt somebody
G      A   Bm        D
Girls run home at night
              G               A
When we're leavin' from the party
                Bm              D
'Cause we're raised to trust nobody
     G    A    Bm             D
And it's not right to make excuses
            G                  A
Teach them why they shouldn't do this
             Bm         C     G
'Stead of telling us to hide, hi-hide
 
Chorus:
        D           A        Em            G
But I guess it's my fault my body's fun to stare at
D        A             Em                   G
Sorry my clothes can't keep your hands from grabbing
D             A      Em           G
Yeah, it's my problem, I'm asking for it
D                A      Em          G
Guess you're the victim and I'm the suspect
D              A       Em             G
Yeah, it's my fault my body's fun to stare at
D        A             Em                   G
Sorry my clothes can't keep your hands from grabbing
D             A      Em           G
Yeah, it's my problem, I'm asking for it
D                A      Em          G
Guess you're the victim and I'll ignore it
 
Outro:
   D A Em G -x4-
   D A Em D