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Cops And Robbers

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[Intro]
C/G
[Verse 1]
Well I C/Gmight be the worst
But C/Gyou'd know the best
C/GYou drive the car
C/GI'll do the rest
The Egetaway was quick and clean
We Fmake an awful Fmperfect team
You C/Gnever know how fast you run
UnC/Gtil the bullet leaves the gun
EveryEbody on the floor, this is a stickup!
 FWhy would you sink so Fmlow just to get high?
[Chorus]
Oh, C/Gcrime!
It's a young man's Agame
I want to Ftake you where I'm going
'Cause half the Fmfun is never knowing
If and C/Gwhy we've lost our waEy
To find that everything in Flife
Is worth its Fmprice
But there's nothing you can't steC/Gal
[Verse 2]
I  C/Gcouldn't stop
I C/Gcouldn't say
My C/Ginnocence was locked away
It's Efar too late 'cause now you've seen
FAll the wicked Fmparts of me
The C/Gbully got the girl next door
I C/Ghad it all and wanted more
So Egive me everything in the register!
FWhy would you sink so Fmlow just to get high?
[Chorus]
Yeah, C/Gcrime!
It's a young man's Agame
I want to Ftake you where I'm going
'Cause half the Fmfun is never knowing
If and C/Gwhy we've lost our waEy
To find that everything in Flife
Is worth its Fmprice
FmBut there's nothing you can't steal
[Break]
Dm E F Fm
[Bridge]
G#Young man, what did you G#do?G  F  
FI saw your face on the 6 o'clock news
G#You had to get your fifteen minutes someGmhow
G#Judge not lest ye be G#judGgeFd
FFear not unbearable love
G#Oh, what a lifeA#  
[Chorus]
C/GCrime!
It's a young man's Agame
I want to Ftake you where I'm going
'Cause half the Fmfun is never knowing
If and C/Gwhy we've lost our waEy
To find that everything in Flife
Is worth it's Fmprice
But there's Fmnothing you can't steal
FmNo nothing you can't steal
FmWhoa nothing you can't steal

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Cops And Robbers

by Shakey Graves

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C/G

[Intro]

C/G

[Verse 1]

C/G

Well I might be the worst

C/G

But you'd know the best

C/G

You drive the car

C/G

I'll do the rest

The getaway was quick and clean

F Fm

We make an awful perfect team

C/G

You never know how fast you run

C/G

Until the bullet leaves the gun

Everybody on the floor, this is a stickup!

F Fm

Why would you sink so low just to get high?

[Chorus]

C/G

Oh, crime!

It's a young man's game

I want to take you where I'm going

'Cause half the fun is never knowing

C/G E

If and why we've lost our way

To find that everything in life

Is worth its price

C/G

But there's nothing you can't steal

[Verse 2]

C/G

I couldn't stop

C/G

I couldn't say

C/G

My innocence was locked away

It's far too late 'cause now you've seen

F Fm

All the wicked parts of me

C/G

The bully got the girl next door

C/G

I had it all and wanted more

So give me everything in the register!

F Fm

Why would you sink so low just to get high?

[Chorus]

C/G

Yeah, crime!

It's a young man's game

I want to take you where I'm going

'Cause half the fun is never knowing

C/G E

If and why we've lost our way

To find that everything in life

Is worth its price

But there's nothing you can't steal

[Break]

Dm E F Fm

[Bridge]

G# G# G F

Young man, what did you do?

I saw your face on the 6 o'clock news

G# Gm

You had to get your fifteen minutes somehow

G# G# G F

Judge not lest ye be judged

Fear not unbearable love

G# A#

Oh, what a life

[Chorus]

C/G

Crime!

It's a young man's game

I want to take you where I'm going

'Cause half the fun is never knowing

C/G E

If and why we've lost our way

To find that everything in life

Is worth it's price

But there's nothing you can't steal

No nothing you can't steal

Whoa nothing you can't steal

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