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Smooth Criminal

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[Intro]
C Am Bm
C A B
C B A B
C G
[Sebastian]- [Verse]
AUh, as he came into Bthe window
CIt was the sound of Ga crescendo, uAh!
He came Binto her apartment
CHe left the bloodstains on the carpet, Auh!
She rBan underneath the table
He could see she was unableA  
So she ran Binto the bedroom
CShe was struck down, it was her doomF  
[Sebastian] (Santana)- [Bridge]
FAnnie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)
Are you OK, GAnnie? (Annie are you FOK?)
So, Annie are you GOK? (Are you OK, FAnnie?)
Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)
Are you OK, GAnnie? (FAnnie are you OK?)
So, Annie are you EOKEm?
[Both]- [Chorus]
Are you OK, AmAnnie?
AnnGie are you OK?
Would you Ftell Gus that you're OK?
There's a Amsign in the wGindow
That he struck you, Fa creEscendo AmAnnie
He came into your aGpartment
FHe left the bloodstGains on the carpet
And then you Amran into the Gbedroom
You were struck down, iFt was your doom
[Sebastian] (Santana)-[Bridge]
FAnnie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)
GAre you OK Annie? (Annie are you AOK?)
So, Annie are you GOK? (Are you OK Annie?)
Annie are you FOK? (So, Annie are you ODK?)
GAre you OK Annie?
You've been hit by Em(You've been hit by)
[Both]
A sAmmooth criminal
[Interval]
B C Am B C G
[Sebastaian] (Santana)-[Verse]
AUh, so they came into the oButway
CIt was Sunday, what a black day, Auh!
Mouth to mouth resusciBtation
CSounding heartbeats, intimidatioFns
Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)
Are you OK, GAnnie? (Annie are you FOK?)
So, Annie are you GOK? (Are you OK, FAnnie?)
Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)
Are you OK, GAnnie? (FAnnie are you OK?)
So, Annie are you EOKEm?
[Both]- [Bridge]
Are you OK, AmAnnie?
AnnGie are you OK?
Would you Ftell Gus that you're OK?
There's a Amsign in the wGindow
That he struck you, Fa creEscendo AmAnnie
He came into your aGpartment
FHe left the bloodstGains on the carpet
And then you Amran into the Gbedroom
You were struck down, iFt was your doom
Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)
GAre you OK Annie?
[Sebastian] (Santana)
GYou've been hit by (EmYou've been struck by)
[Both]
A smooth criminalAm  
[Interval]
A Am
A Am A Am
[Sebastian] (Santana)-[Chorus]
(AmI don't know!) Annie are you OK? GWill you Ftell us that you're OK?G  
(I don't know!) AmThere's a sign in the Gwindow tFhat he struck you, a cAmrescendo Annie
(I don't know!) He came into your Gapartment
(I don't know!) FLeft the bloodstains on the Gcarpet
(AmI don't know why, baby!) Then you ran into the bedrooGm
(I don't know!) You were struck Fdown, it was your doom
(AmAnnie!) Annie are you OK?
(Dang gone it, Gbaby!) Will you tell Fus that you're OK?G  
(Dang gone it, baby!) AmThere's a Gsign in the window
(Dang gone it, baby!) That he Fstruck you, a crescendo AmAnnie
(Hoo! Hoo!) He came into your Gapartment
(FDang gone it!) Left bloodstains on the Gcarpet, Amuh!
(Hoo! Hoo!) Then you ran into the bedGroom
(Dang gone it!) You were Fstruck down, it was your doom, Annie!
You've been Ehit by
EmYou've been struck by
N.C.
A smooth criminal

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Smooth Criminal

by Glee Cast

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am Bm

C A B

C B A B

C G

[Sebastian]- [Verse]

A B

Uh, as he came into the window

C G A

It was the sound of a crescendo, uh!

He came into her apartment

C A

He left the bloodstains on the carpet, uh!

She ran underneath the table

He could see she was unable

So she ran into the bedroom

C F

She was struck down, it was her doom

[Sebastian] (Santana)- [Bridge]

Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)

G F

Are you OK, Annie? (Annie are you OK?)

G F

So, Annie are you OK? (Are you OK, Annie?)

Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)

G F

Are you OK, Annie? (Annie are you OK?)

E Em

So, Annie are you OK?

[Both]- [Chorus]

Are you OK, Annie?

Annie are you OK?

F G

Would you tell us that you're OK?

Am G

There's a sign in the window

F E Am

That he struck you, a crescendo Annie

He came into your apartment

F G

He left the bloodstains on the carpet

Am G

And then you ran into the bedroom

You were struck down, it was your doom

[Sebastian] (Santana)-[Bridge]

Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)

G A

Are you OK Annie? (Annie are you OK?)

So, Annie are you OK? (Are you OK Annie?)

F D

Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)

Are you OK Annie?

You've been hit by (You've been hit by)

[Both]

A smooth criminal

[Interval]

B C Am B C G

[Sebastaian] (Santana)-[Verse]

A B

Uh, so they came into the outway

C A

It was Sunday, what a black day, uh!

Mouth to mouth resuscitation

C F

Sounding heartbeats, intimidations

Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)

G F

Are you OK, Annie? (Annie are you OK?)

G F

So, Annie are you OK? (Are you OK, Annie?)

Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)

G F

Are you OK, Annie? (Annie are you OK?)

E Em

So, Annie are you OK?

[Both]- [Bridge]

Are you OK, Annie?

Annie are you OK?

F G

Would you tell us that you're OK?

Am G

There's a sign in the window

F E Am

That he struck you, a crescendo Annie

He came into your apartment

F G

He left the bloodstains on the carpet

Am G

And then you ran into the bedroom

You were struck down, it was your doom

Annie are you OK? (So, Annie are you OK?)

Are you OK Annie?

[Sebastian] (Santana)

G Em

You've been hit by (You've been struck by)

[Both]

A smooth criminal

[Interval]

A Am

A Am A Am

[Sebastian] (Santana)-[Chorus]

Am G F G

(I don't know!) Annie are you OK? Will you tell us that you're OK?

Am G F Am

(I don't know!) There's a sign in the window that he struck you, a crescendo Annie

(I don't know!) He came into your apartment

F G

(I don't know!) Left the bloodstains on the carpet

Am G

(I don't know why, baby!) Then you ran into the bedroom

(I don't know!) You were struck down, it was your doom

(Annie!) Annie are you OK?

G F G

(Dang gone it, baby!) Will you tell us that you're OK?

Am G

(Dang gone it, baby!) There's a sign in the window

F Am

(Dang gone it, baby!) That he struck you, a crescendo Annie

(Hoo! Hoo!) He came into your apartment

F G Am

(Dang gone it!) Left bloodstains on the carpet, uh!

(Hoo! Hoo!) Then you ran into the bedroom

(Dang gone it!) You were struck down, it was your doom, Annie!

You've been hit by

You've been struck by

N.C.

A smooth criminal

About Smooth Criminal Chords by Glee Cast

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