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Criminal

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                CRIMINAL
             THE PRETENDERS
INTRO:
E -G------G--------Em----------------------Em--
B ------10-10-10/12----------7-----------
G -----------------------7h9---9-7-------
D -------------------7h9-----------7-----
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
E -G------G--------Em------------------------
B ------10-10-10/12----------7-----------
G -----------------------7h9---9-7-------
D -------------------7h9-----------7-----
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
VERSE:
LGook at me
High upon the Emhill
You could sGay
I'm on top of the wEmorld
PRE-CHORUS:
BCaby - I'm bDlue
  CAll because of yDou
CI can see this city
Crumble all around me
Press me to your chest
Block oDut the view
BmOh, whoa whoa whoaG  
CHORUS:
YGou made Emme
Some kind Dof crimiEmnal
YGou put me outlEmaw
Because DI loved yGouEm  
VERSE:
EmIn my tGime
One thing I've lEmearned
 GIf you play with fire
You get bEmurned  
PRE-CHORUS: 
COh, baby, it's tDrue
  CI got burned by yDou
CI put everything I had
Into a bag
And trusted you to do
What you didn't Ddo
BmOh, ohhhhG  
CHORUS:
YGou made Emme
Some kind Dof criminEmal
YGou put me outEmlaw
Because DI loved Emyou   yeah
BREAK:
  CThe first thing I thDink when I wake Gup
When can I sDee you?      
  CThe last thing I thDink when I'm drifting oGff
When will I sDee you?G  Em  C  D  C  D  
VERSE:
Oh. lGook at me
I'm addicted sEmtill
At fGirst I refused,
Now I just swEmallow the pill
PRE-CHORUS:
OoEmoooooCoh, baby, won't yDou
  CFix me like you Dused to?
CI could spend my time in hell
I might as well
'Cause hell is where I'm bound to dwell
WithoDut you
BmOh, whoa whoa whoaG  
CHORUS:
YGou made Emme
Some kind Dof criminEmal
YGou put me outEmlaw
Because DI loved yGouD  
OUTRO: (SINGLE STRUM)
G D C D Em

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Criminal

by Pretenders

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CRIMINAL

THE PRETENDERS

INTRO:

G G Em Em

E ---------------------------------------

B ------10-10-10/12----------7-----------

G -----------------------7h9---9-7-------

D -------------------7h9-----------7-----

A ---------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------------

G G Em

E ---------------------------------------

B ------10-10-10/12----------7-----------

G -----------------------7h9---9-7-------

D -------------------7h9-----------7-----

A ---------------------------------------

E ---------------------------------------

VERSE:

Look at me

High upon the hill

You could say

I'm on top of the world

PRE-CHORUS:

C D

Baby - I'm blue

C D

All because of you

I can see this city

Crumble all around me

Press me to your chest

Block out the view

Bm G

Oh, whoa whoa whoa

CHORUS:

G Em

You made me

D Em

Some kind of criminal

G Em

You put me outlaw

D G Em

Because I loved you

VERSE:

Em G

In my time

One thing I've learned

If you play with fire

You get burned

PRE-CHORUS:

C D

Oh, baby, it's true

C D

I got burned by you

I put everything I had

Into a bag

And trusted you to do

What you didn't do

Bm G

Oh, ohhhh

CHORUS:

G Em

You made me

D Em

Some kind of criminal

G Em

You put me outlaw

D Em

Because I loved you yeah

BREAK:

C D G

The first thing I think when I wake up

When can I see you?

C D G

The last thing I think when I'm drifting off

D G Em C D C D

When will I see you?

VERSE:

Oh. look at me

I'm addicted still

At first I refused,

Now I just swallow the pill

PRE-CHORUS:

Em C D

Ooooooooh, baby, won't you

C D

Fix me like you used to?

I could spend my time in hell

I might as well

'Cause hell is where I'm bound to dwell

Without you

Bm G

Oh, whoa whoa whoa

CHORUS:

G Em

You made me

D Em

Some kind of criminal

G Em

You put me outlaw

D G D

Because I loved you

OUTRO: (SINGLE STRUM)

G D C D Em

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