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Crime For A Crime

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[Intro]
Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C
[Verse]
EmThe big Bmday has come
Athe bell is Gsounding
EmI run my Bmhands through my hAair Gone last time
Emoutside the Bmprison walls
Athe town is Ggathering
Empeople are Bmtrading cArime for cGrime
[Break]
Em D Bm C Em D Bm C
[Verse]
everyone Emneeds to see the prisBmoner
they Aneed to make it Geven easier
Emthey see me as a Bmsymbol, aAnd not a human Gbeing
Emthat way they can Bmkill me
say it's not Amurder, it's a Gmetaphor
Emwe are killing oBmff our own failure
Aand starting Gclean
[Break]
Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C
[Verse]
Emstanding in the gBmallows
Aeveryone Gturned my way
Emi hear a Bmvoice ask me
if i've Agot any last words Gto say
Emand i'm lookBming out over tAhe field of fGamiliar eyes
Emsomewhere in Bma woman's armAs a baby crieGs
[Break]
Em D Bm C Em D Bm C
[Verse]
EmI think Bmguilt and innocence
they are a Amatter of dGegree
Emwhat might be Bmjustice to you
Amight not be justice to Gme
EmI went to far, Bmi'm sorry
I guess Anow i'm going hGome
Emso let Bmhe amongst you
ACast the Gfirst stone
[Break]
Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C
[Verse]
Emnow we've gBmot all these complicated machines
Emso no one persoBmn ever has to have Ablood on their Ghands
Emwe've got complex Bmorganizations
and if everAyone just does theGir job
Emno one person has Bmto understand
you might bAe the wrong colorG  
Emyou might be too pBmoor
justice isnA't something just Ganyone can afford
Emyou might not pull Bmthe trigger
you might bAe out in the carG  
Emand you might get Bma lethal injection
'cause we tAake a metaphor thaGt far
[Break]
Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C
[Verse]
EmThe big Bmday has come
Athe bell is Gsounding
Emi run my Bmhands through my hAair Gone last time
Emoutside the Bmprison walls
Athe town haGs gathered
Empeople are Bmtrading cArime for crimeG  
[Outro]
Empeople are Bmtrading cArime for crimeG  
Empeople are Bmstill trading Acrime for crimeG  
Empeople are Bmstill trading Acrime for crimeG  
Empeople are Bmstill trading Acrime for crimeG  
Empeople are Bmstill trading Acrime for crimeG  
Empeople are Bmstill trading Acrime for crimeG  Em  
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