Under The Devils Knee

Capo: 2nd fret Intro D Bm D Bm D A D Chorus D Bm D Under the devil's knee oh lord, I'm under the devil's knee Bm D A D Screamin' "I cannot breathe" my lord, from under the devil's knee [Verse 1] D When George Floyd was a young boy in a project called "The Bricks" Bm D It was hard to see a way out of Houston, Texas D All them kids would tease him because of where he lived Bm D But he never planned to stay long a Cuney Homes kid Bm D Yes his love for basketball got him a scholarship A D All the way at South Florida State D He came back after 2 years lookin for a job Bm D But got wrapped back up in bullshit pled guilty to the law D George came outta prison with his head on straight Bm D Teachin' all the neighborhood children the good ol' christian way Bm D Till his life was taken from him for no reason but his race A D On the 25th of May Chorus D Bm D Under the devil's knee oh lord, I'm under the devil's knee Bm D A D Screamin' "I cannot breathe" my lord, from under the devil's knee [Verse 2] D Eric was his first name and Garner was his last Bm D Yes he hailed from New York City and had to grow up fast D All he learned from high school was how to fix a car Bm D Cause the state don't fund the schools where them brown kids are Bm D In a system built to fail him and incentivized to charge A D He just did what he had to do D Out on Staten Island on a hot day in July Bm D Like a man of peace that he was breakin' up a fight D And Officer Pantaleo, that crooked little swine Bm D He put Eric in a chokehold and squeezed away his life Bm D He left behind 6 children, and stolen from his wife A D I curse the day you ever opened up your eyes Chorus D Bm D Under the devil's knee oh lord, I'm under the devil's knee Bm D A D Screamin' "I cannot breathe" my lord, from under the devil's knee Interlude D Bm D Bm D A D [Verse 3] D In Louisville, Kentucky, the DA and the mayor Bm D They have yet to charge the 3 thugs who killed Breonna Taylor D They broke into her home at midnight unannounced Bm D Without badges or a warrant, so Kenny stood his ground Bm D To protect the woman he loved and they fired 20 rounds A D At the window through the curtains from outside D Breonna worked the long shift, had dreams to be a nurse Bm D How I wish I coulda saved her from this American Curse D Don't tell me your position, don't need no sympathy Bm D Yeah your bleeding heart's complicit if you ain't in the street Bm D Now's the time to use that privilege and wake up from your sleep A D Or get out the way, we ain't waitin' for next time Chorus D Bm D Under the devil's knee oh lord, I'm under the devil's knee Bm D A D Oh I'm screamin' "I cannot breathe" my lord, from under the devil's knee A D From under the devil's knee A D From under the devil's knee