Tré Burt feat Allison Russell - Under The Devils Knee

Capo: 2nd fret

[Intro]
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[Chorus]
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Under the devil’s knee oh lord, I’m under the devil’s knee
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Screamin’ “I cannot breathe” my lord, from under the devil’s knee

[Verse 1]
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When George Floyd was a young boy in a project called “The Bricks”
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It was hard to see a way out of Houston, Texas
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All them kids would tease him because of where he lived
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But he never planned to stay long a Cuney Homes kid
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Yes his love for basketball got him a scholarship
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All the way at South Florida State
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He came back after 2 years lookin for a job
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But got wrapped back up in bullshit pled guilty to the law
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George came outta prison with his head on straight
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Teachin’ all the neighborhood children the good ol’ christian way
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Till his life was taken from him for no reason but his race
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On the 25th of May

[Chorus]
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Under the devil’s knee oh lord, I’m under the devil’s knee
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Screamin’ “I cannot breathe” my lord, from under the devil’s knee

[Verse 2]
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Eric was his first name and Garner was his last
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Yes he hailed from New York City and had to grow up fast
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All he learned from high school was how to fix a car
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Cause the state don’t fund the schools where them brown kids are
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In a system built to fail him and incentivized to charge
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He just did what he had to do
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Out on Staten Island on a hot day in July
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Like a man of peace that he was breakin’ up a fight
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And Officer Pantaleo, that crooked little swine
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He put Eric in a chokehold and squeezed away his life
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He left behind 6 children, and stolen from his wife
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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
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Screamin’ “I cannot breathe” my lord, from under the devil’s knee

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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In Louisville, Kentucky, the DA and the mayor
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They have yet to charge the 3 thugs who killed Breonna Taylor
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They broke into her home at midnight unannounced
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Without badges or a warrant, so Kenny stood his ground
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To protect the woman he loved and they fired 20 rounds
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At the window through the curtains from outside
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Breonna worked the long shift, had dreams to be a nurse
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How I wish I coulda saved her from this American Curse
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Don’t tell me your position, don’t need no sympathy
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Yeah your bleeding heart’s complicit if you ain’t in the street
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Now’s the time to use that privilege and wake up from your sleep
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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
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Oh I’m screamin’ “I cannot breathe” my lord, from under the devil’s knee
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From under the devil’s knee
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From under the devil’s knee