Banned In The U.S.A. (Radio Mix) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Government [G]of the people
For the people

[Verse 2]
By the people
[G]
Earlier today a Broward County
appellate court judge has
Upheld the previous ruling [C]to ban
the sale of Miami rap group
The 2 Live Crew's double- platinum album,
"Nasty As They Wanna Be," in [G]Broward County

[Verse 3]
We think it's [G]the banning of
free speech
First Amendment protects material,
presumptively

[Verse 4]
We don't talk [C]about, uh,
harassing and sexually brutalizing women in my music, man!
We don't do that in my music, man,
I'm tired of you saying that!

[Verse 5]
We've got [G]white- collar people
trying to grab our style
Saying we're too nasty and
we're 2 Live
Corrupted politicians playing games
Bringing us down to boost their [C]fame
They must be joking, thinking we will fall
But they're like flies
movin' the wall
We stand tall from beginning to end
With the help from fans and
all our friends
[G]Freedom of speech will never die
For us to have, our ancestors died
Don't keep thinking that we will quit
We'll always stand and [C]never sit
We're 2 Live, too black, too strong
Doing the right thing, and not the wrong
So listen up, y'all, to what we say
We won't be banned
in the U- S- [G]A!

[Verse 6]
Banned in the [G]U- S- A, I was
Banned in the U- [C]S- A, I was
Banned in the U- S- A, I was
Banned in the U- S- A, I was
Luke's concerts [G]are for adults

[Verse 7]
[G]
If it's an adult show you have to be 18
Luke's concerts are for adults
If it's an adult show you have to be 18
Our record is [C]a year old,
but [G]with all the publicity
There's a lot of people,
curiosity is aroused
We're selling records to
a totally differ[C]ent audience
[G]I take a precaution that nobody else has
I stickered my album
I made two versions,
two versions, two versions
[C]The

[Verse 8]
First Amendment gave us
freedom of speech
So what you sayin', it didn't include me?
I like to party and have a good time
There's nothin' but pleasure
written in our rhymes
I [G]know you don't think
we'll ever quit
We've got some people on our side
who won't take your lip
We're gonna do all the
things we wanna do
You can't stand to see a
brother get as rich [C]as you
This is the 90's and
we're comin' on strong
Sayin' things and doin' things that
you're sayin's wrong
Wisen up, cause on Election Day
We'll [G]see who's banned
in the U- S- A!

[Verse 9]
Banned in the [G]U- S- A, I was
Banned in the U- S- A, I [C]was
Banned in the U- S- A, I was
Banned in the U- S- A, I was

[Verse 10]
[C]The United States of America
[G]Government of [C]the people
The United States of America
For the people
[G]The[C] United States of America
[G]By [C]the people
[G]By the people
The show in Hollywood,
those were 21- and- older [C]people
[G]They had police out there
Cardin' the people coming [C]in the club
[G]And they still arrested us for
performing in [C]front of adults!

[Verse 11]
[C]What is this? Is this not America?
This is not China, this [G]is not Russia!
This is not the place where
they brought down the wall
This is America!
We have the right to say what
we want to say
We have the right [C]to do
what we want to do
And what I do in my house,
you might not do in your house
So what I do in my house is my business
And the simple fact of it [G]all is that we are
bonded by the First Amendment!
We have the freedom of expression!
We have the freedom of choice!
And you, Chinese, [C]black,
green, purple, Jew
You have the right to listen
to whoever you want to
And even the 2 Live Crew! (2 Live Crew,
2 Live Crew)
So all you right- wingers, left- wingers
Bigots, Communist[G]s,
there [C]is a place for [G]you in this world!
Because this is the land of the free,
the home of the brave
[C]And[G] 2 L[C]ive is what we are[G]!

[Verse 12]
[G]
Banned in the U- S- A, I was
[C]Banned in the U- S- A, I was
Banned in the U- S- [G]A, I was
Banned in the U- S- A, I was
[C]