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[Verse]
F#mI've seen a lot of criEminals
F#mI've seen a lot of criEmes
F#mDoing a lot of evil deEeds
F#mDoing a lot of tiEme
F#mWe speak of these men as aliensE  
F#m>From some forbidden raceE  
F#mWe speak of these men as animalsE  
F#mWe will lock in a cageE  
[Instrumental](same alternating chords)
F#mBut there's one man I must arrestE  
F#mI must interrogatEe
F#mOne man that I must make confessE  
F#mThen rehabilitaEte
F#mThere is no other I can blameE  
F#mNo other I can judgEe
F#mNo other I can cast in shameE  
F#mThen require bloEod
[Bridge]
EI see him in the shadows down the hall
EI see him in the plaster on the wall
[Verse]
F#mThere is no crime he cannot commitE  
F#mNo murder too complexE  
F#mHis heart is filled with larcEeny
F#mAnd violence and sexE  
F#mHis heart is filled with envyE  
F#mAnd revenge and greedE  
F#mHis heart is filled with nothEing
F#mHis heart is filled with needE  
F#mHe' s capable of anythingE  
F#mOf any vicious actE  
F#mThis criminal is dangerousE  
F#mThe criminal under my own hat.E  

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Criminals

by T-Bone Burnett

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F#m

[Verse]

F#m E

I've seen a lot of criminals

F#m E

I've seen a lot of crimes

F#m E

Doing a lot of evil deeds

F#m E

Doing a lot of time

F#m E

We speak of these men as aliens

F#m E

>From some forbidden race

F#m E

We speak of these men as animals

F#m E

We will lock in a cage

[Instrumental](same alternating chords)

F#m E

But there's one man I must arrest

F#m E

I must interrogate

F#m E

One man that I must make confess

F#m E

Then rehabilitate

F#m E

There is no other I can blame

F#m E

No other I can judge

F#m E

No other I can cast in shame

F#m E

Then require blood

[Bridge]

I see him in the shadows down the hall

I see him in the plaster on the wall

[Verse]

F#m E

There is no crime he cannot commit

F#m E

No murder too complex

F#m E

His heart is filled with larceny

F#m E

And violence and sex

F#m E

His heart is filled with envy

F#m E

And revenge and greed

F#m E

His heart is filled with nothing

F#m E

His heart is filled with need

F#m E

He' s capable of anything

F#m E

Of any vicious act

F#m E

This criminal is dangerous

F#m E

The criminal under my own hat.

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