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Intro:  C   G   C   G  C  
Verse 1:
There's a Cplace where you don't wGanna be
Where pCeople die cGonstantly
And they nCever die in nGormal ways
It's prepCosterous but sGtill cliche
Bridge 1:
When your Cdrug dealer's aunt kills your mGom in a duel
                                CNC
By chopping off her head with a scythe in a pool
Well theDy're not saying it makes sense
They're Ejust interpreting the evidence
Chorus:
This is the pClot to every telGevision crime show
 CFrom CSI to Columbo Cand I think you know what's in stGore
The Cguy we met in the fGirst fifteen minutes
                       CNC
 Will come back because you know he did it
CI don't think they're trying anyGmore
And I'm getting bCored
Verse 2:
CThere was semen all over Gthe crime scene
So they use Cthe super-fancy semen Gtesting machine
And the CDNA database gGets a hit
But it lCooks like he might still Gget away with it
Bridge 2:
But the fCinal piece of evGidence
CTotally stumps the bCad guy's defense
And Dhe breaks down in front of everyone
And Etells them exactly how it was done
Chorus:
This is the pClot to every telGevision crime show
 CFrom CSI to Columbo Cand I think you know what's in stGore
The Cguy we met in the fGirst fifteen minutes
                       CNC
 Will come back because you know he did it
CI don't think they're trying anyGmore
And I'm getting bCored
Interlude: C  
Verse 3:
By the mCiddle of the Gfirst season
CMurder is eclipsed by seGxual tension
And I guCess that probably happGens a lot
Since crCime-solving people are alwGays so hot
Bridge 3:
But then a Cserial killer kiGdnaps the girl
And they prComise to save her if it coCsts them the world
And they fiDnd her two seconds before she dies
And they huEg and they laugh and they screw and they cry
Chorus:
This is the pClot to every telGevision crime show
 CFrom CSI to Columbo Cand I think you know what's in stGore
The Cguy we met in the fGirst fifteen minutes
                       CNC
 Will come back because you know he did it
CI don't think they're trying anyGmore
And I'm getting bCored
*End on C*
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Crime Dramas Suck

by Hank Green

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is exactly how Hank plays it. It's pretty simple.

C G C G C

Intro:

Verse 1:

C G

There's a place where you don't wanna be

C G

Where people die constantly

C G

And they never die in normal ways

C G

It's preposterous but still cliche

Bridge 1:

C G

When your drug dealer's aunt kills your mom in a duel

By chopping off her head with a scythe in a pool

Well they're not saying it makes sense

They're just interpreting the evidence

Chorus:

C G

This is the plot to every television crime show

C C G

From CSI to Columbo and I think you know what's in store

C G

The guy we met in the first fifteen minutes

Will come back because you know he did it

C G

I don't think they're trying anymore

And I'm getting bored

Verse 2:

C G

There was semen all over the crime scene

C G

So they use the super-fancy semen testing machine

C G

And the DNA database gets a hit

C G

But it looks like he might still get away with it

Bridge 2:

C G

But the final piece of evidence

C C

Totally stumps the bad guy's defense

And he breaks down in front of everyone

And tells them exactly how it was done

Chorus:

C G

This is the plot to every television crime show

C C G

From CSI to Columbo and I think you know what's in store

C G

The guy we met in the first fifteen minutes

Will come back because you know he did it

C G

I don't think they're trying anymore

And I'm getting bored

Interlude:

Verse 3:

C G

By the middle of the first season

C G

Murder is eclipsed by sexual tension

C G

And I guess that probably happens a lot

C G

Since crime-solving people are always so hot

Bridge 3:

C G

But then a serial killer kidnaps the girl

C C

And they promise to save her if it costs them the world

And they find her two seconds before she dies

And they hug and they laugh and they screw and they cry

Chorus:

C G

This is the plot to every television crime show

C C G

From CSI to Columbo and I think you know what's in store

C G

The guy we met in the first fifteen minutes

Will come back because you know he did it

C G

I don't think they're trying anymore

And I'm getting bored

*End on C*

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