UB40 - Tyler

      Music & Lyrics: UB40
Album: Signing off (1980)


[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Appeal to the governor, of Louisiana
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You may get an answer the process is slow
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Federal court won, too much to open
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He's been there for five years and they won't let him go

[Chorus]
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Tyler is guilty white judges said so
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What right do we got to say it's not so
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Tyler is guilty white judges said so
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What right do we got to say it's not so

[Bridge]
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[Verse 2]
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Testify under pressure, a racist jury
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Government lawyers it's all for sure
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Rows of white faces, false accusations
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He's framed up for murder, they won't let him go

[Chorus]
Dm                Am
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
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What right do we got to say it's not so
Dm                Am
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
G                           Am
What right do we got to say it's not so

[Bridge]
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[Verse 3]
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His gun was planted, no matching bullets
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No points on the handle, no proof to show
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But Tyler, is guilty, the white judges said so
     G                      Am
They show him no mercy they won't let him go

[Chorus]
Dm                Am
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
G                           Am
What right do we got to say it's not so
Dm                Am
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
G                           Am
What right do we got to say it's not so

[Bridge]
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[Verse 4]
  Dm                    Am
Appeal to the governor, of Louisiana
    G                     Am
You may get an answer the process is slow
Dm                 Am
Federal court won, too much to open
     G                                  Am
He's been there for five years and they won't let him go

[Chorus]
Dm                Am
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
G                           Am
What right do we got to say it's not so
Dm                Am
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
G                           Am
What right do we got to say it's not so

[Chorus]
Dm                    Am
Tyler, is guilty, the white judges said so
     G                      Am
They show him no mercy they won't let him go
Dm                    Am
Tyler, is guilty, the white judges said so
     G                      Am
They show him no mercy they won't let him go

[Solo]
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[Bass Part]
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[Chorus]
Dm                Am
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
G                           Am
What right do we got to say it's not so
Dm                Am
Tyler is guilty white judges said so
     G                      Am
They show him no mercy they won't let him go

[Outro]
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