Criminal Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Am F7 C A♯ G♯7 G7 Cm D♯ B G♯F♯7

Verse

AmIve been a bad badF7 girl,

AmIve been careless with a F7delicate man.

AmAnd its a sad sad F7world,

AmWhen a girl can break a boy

F7Just because she can.

Pre-chorus

CDont you A♯tell me to deny F7it,

Ive done wrongC and I want to

A♯Suffer for my Amsins.

CIve come to you A♯cause I need

G♯7Guidance to be true G7

And I just F7dont know where I can begin. G♯7

Chorus

F7What I need is a Cmgood defense

cause Im F7feelin like a crimiCmnal.

And I F7need to be redeemed

To the Cmone I sinned againstA♯

Because he was G♯7all I evG7er knew of F7love.

Verse

(follows same pattern as first verse)

Heaven help me for the way I am.

Save me from these evil deeds.

Before I get them done.

I know tomorrow brings the consequence

At hand.

But I keep livin this day like

The next will never come.

Oh, help me, but dont tell me

To deny it.

Ive got to cleanse myself.

Of all these lies till Im good

Enough for him.

Ive got a lot to lose and im

Bettin high

So Im beggin you before it ends

Just tell me where to begin.

Chorus

F7What I need is a Cmgood defense

cause Im F7feelin like a crimiCmnal.

And I F7need to be redeemed

To the Cmone I sinned againstA♯

Because he was G♯7all I evG7er knew of F7love.

Bridge

D♯ Let me knowB the way

G♯ Before theres helBl to pay.

G♯ Give me roomB to lay the laG♯7w and let me go.

G♯ Ive got to makBe a play

G♯ To make my Blover stay

D♯ So, what would an aBngel say?

cause the G♯7devil wants to know.

Chorus

(X2)

F7What I need is a Cmgood defense

cause Im F7feelin like a crimiCmnal.

And I F7need to be redeemed

To the Cmone I sinned againstA♯

Because he was G♯7all I evG7er knew of F7love.

Hope this helped!! :)