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CAPO 2
EmNobody witnessed
GShe made a statement
AmSide with the victim
DTossed on the pavement
EmWalks like she's innocent
GTalks like a saint
But she's Amlost, she's commitable
DCrooked as a criminal
Em G Am D
EmHiding all the evidence
GCovering the fingerprints
AmNobody has to Dknow
Pack your Cbags, Oh oh oGh
Somewhere Amno one else will Emknow
About your Cpast, Oh oh oGh
But don't look Amback, don't look Bmback
Everything's Emfine
Nobody's to Gblame
No one gets Amhurt
Cuz it's just a little Dflame
It's just a little Emlie
A victimless Gcrime
It's just another Amday with your eyes looking
Dover from your shoulder cuz you're
EmHiding all the evidence
GCovering the fingerprints
AmNobody has to Dknow
Pack your Cbags, Oh oh oGh
Somewhere Amno one else will Emknow
About your Cpast, Oh oh oGh
But don't look Amback, don't look Bmback
  CEvery tDime you start to Embreak down, GI'll be waiting
CEvery tDime you run Emaway
There's nothing Cthere you haven't Dseen
I'll be Emsomewhere in Gbetween
What you Ctake and what you Dleave behind
In eEmveryone arGound you but you knowC  
Every tiDme you turn aEmway, I'll be Gwaiting for you
  CEvery Dtime you run EmawayD  
Pack your Cbags, Oh oh oGh
Somewhere Amno one else will Emknow
About your Cpast, Oh oh oGh
But don't look Amback, don't look Bmback

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Criminal

by Hotspur

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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CAPO 2

Nobody witnessed

She made a statement

Side with the victim

Tossed on the pavement

Walks like she's innocent

Talks like a saint

But she's lost, she's commitable

Crooked as a criminal

Em G Am D

Hiding all the evidence

Covering the fingerprints

Am D

Nobody has to know

C G

Pack your bags, Oh oh oh

Am Em

Somewhere no one else will know

C G

About your past, Oh oh oh

Am Bm

But don't look back, don't look back

Everything's fine

Nobody's to blame

No one gets hurt

Cuz it's just a little flame

It's just a little lie

A victimless crime

It's just another day with your eyes looking

over from your shoulder cuz you're

Hiding all the evidence

Covering the fingerprints

Am D

Nobody has to know

C G

Pack your bags, Oh oh oh

Am Em

Somewhere no one else will know

C G

About your past, Oh oh oh

Am Bm

But don't look back, don't look back

C D Em G

Every time you start to break down, I'll be waiting

C D Em

Every time you run away

C D

There's nothing there you haven't seen

Em G

I'll be somewhere in between

C D

What you take and what you leave behind

Em G C

In everyone around you but you know

D Em G

Every time you turn away, I'll be waiting for you

C D Em D

Every time you run away

C G

Pack your bags, Oh oh oh

Am Em

Somewhere no one else will know

C G

About your past, Oh oh oh

Am Bm

But don't look back, don't look back

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