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[Verse 1]
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Well I was walkin' down the street mindin' my own affairs
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When two policemen come up from behind and grab me unawares
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They said "You big bad Burton Cummings?", I said "Why sure!"
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They said "You're the cat we been lookin' for!"
[Chorus]
D7
Well, I was framed
A7
Framed, framed, framed, I was blamed
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Framed, framed, framed
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Well I never do nothin'
D7 A7 E7
But I always get framed
[Verse 2]
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Well they took me to the lineup and let those bright lights shine
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There were six poor souls like me standin' up there in that line
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The judge got a witness and got her way up on the witness stand
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A woman jump up, start screamin' "That's your man!"
[Chorus]
D7
I was framed
A7
Framed, framed, framed, I was blamed
A7
Framed, framed, framed
E7
Well I never do nothin'
D7 A7 E7
But I always get framed
[Verse 3]
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Well the prosecutin' attorney started prosecutin' me
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Man, I mean that cat let loose and gave me the third degree
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He says "Where were you on the night of July 16th, 1963?"
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I said "I was cruisin'... just my sweetie and me..."
[Chorus]
D7
I was framed
A7
Framed, framed, framed, I was blamed
A7
Framed, framed, framed
E7
Well I never do nothin'
D7 A7 E7
But I always get framed
[Outro]
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I get framed
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I get set up
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With circumstantial evidence
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Innocent bystander, stand by me, I'm gonna need you
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I got framed
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I got framed
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I got framed
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Set up
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With friends like that, I don't need no enemies
