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Is It A Crime

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Is it a Crime – Sade
[Intro]
Abmaj7  G7  Cm   Db9   Abmaj7  G7   Cm7
[Verse 1]
Fm7This may come, this may come as Cm7some surprise, but I miss you
Fm7I can see through all of your lies, Cm9but still I miss you
Fm9He takes her love, but it doesn'Cm9t feel like mine
Fm9He tastes her kiss, her kisses aren’t Cm9mine, they're not mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Gsus/AbHe takes,       but suGsusrely sG7he can't give what ICm7'm feeling nowDb9  
Abmaj7She takes, but surG7ely she doesn't knoCm7w how
[Chorus]
Cm7Is it a crime,       Fm7is it a crimeG7  
Cm7That I still want you,   anFm7d I want you to want me tooG7  
[Verse 2]
Fm7My love is wider, wider than VCm9ictoria lake
My love is Fm7taller, taller than the Cm9Empire State
[Pre-Chorus]
Gsus/AbIt dives, it juGsusmps, and G7it ripples like the Cm9deepest oceanDb9  
Gsus/AbI can't give Gsusyou more than tG7hat, surely you want me Cm7back
[Chorus]
Cm7Is it a crime,   is it a cFm7rimeG7  
Cm7That I still want you,    and I want you Fm7to want me tGoo
[Solo Bass]
Fm7/Bb      Cm7       Fm7/Bb       Cm7
[Solo Sax]
Fm7         Cm7       Fm7        Db9
[Pre-Chorus]
Gsus/AbMy love is wider than Victoria lake, tG7aller than the Empire StatCm9e
It dives, it jDb9umps
Gsus/AbI can't giGsusve you more than thG7at, surely you want me bCm9ack
[Chorus]
Cm7Is it a crime,  is it a crFm7imeG7  
That I still waCm7nt you, and I want you tFmo want me tooG  
[Solo Trumpet]
Cm7     Fm7     G7
Cm7     Fm7     G7
[Outro]
Cm9It dives, it jumps
and it ripples lFm7ike the deG7epest ocean
Cm9I can't give you more than that,
Cm9surely you want me Fm7backG7  Cm7  
[Instrumental Sax]
Fm7     G7      Cm9
Fm7Tell me G7is Gaugit a Db13crime.Cm9........

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The story behind the song

"Is It A Crime" dives deep into the ache of a love that lingers, even after a painful ending. The song explores the vastness of an affection so immense it feels "taller than the Empire State," questioning if such powerful devotion, despite everything, could possibly be wrong. Though the relationship may have been difficult, there's a raw honesty in missing someone who "takes, but surely she can't give what I'm feeling now." Released on their 1985 album Promise, this track captures the enduring power and complexity of love that refuses to be extinguished. It's a song that channels the quiet confidence of a heart still fully committed.

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Is It A Crime

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Is It A Crime

by Sade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abmaj7

Db9

Cm7

Fm7

Cm9

Fm9

Gsus/Ab

Gsus

Fm7/Bb

Gaug

Db13

Is it a Crime – Sade

[Intro]

Abmaj7 G7 Cm Db9 Abmaj7 G7 Cm7

[Verse 1]

Fm7 Cm7

This may come, this may come as some surprise, but I miss you

Fm7 Cm9

I can see through all of your lies, but still I miss you

Fm9 Cm9

He takes her love, but it doesn't feel like mine

Fm9 Cm9

He tastes her kiss, her kisses aren’t mine, they're not mine

[Pre-Chorus]

Gsus/Ab Gsus G7 Cm7 Db9

He takes, but surely she can't give what I'm feeling now

Abmaj7 G7 Cm7

She takes, but surely she doesn't know how

[Chorus]

Cm7 Fm7 G7

Is it a crime, is it a crime

Cm7 Fm7 G7

That I still want you, and I want you to want me too

[Verse 2]

Fm7 Cm9

My love is wider, wider than Victoria lake

Fm7 Cm9

My love is taller, taller than the Empire State

[Pre-Chorus]

Gsus/Ab Gsus G7 Cm9 Db9

It dives, it jumps, and it ripples like the deepest ocean

Gsus/Ab Gsus G7 Cm7

I can't give you more than that, surely you want me back

[Chorus]

Cm7 Fm7 G7

Is it a crime, is it a crime

Cm7 Fm7 G

That I still want you, and I want you to want me too

[Solo Bass]

Fm7/Bb Cm7 Fm7/Bb Cm7

[Solo Sax]

Fm7 Cm7 Fm7 Db9

[Pre-Chorus]

Gsus/Ab G7 Cm9

My love is wider than Victoria lake, taller than the Empire State

Db9

It dives, it jumps

Gsus/Ab Gsus G7 Cm9

I can't give you more than that, surely you want me back

[Chorus]

Cm7 Fm7 G7

Is it a crime, is it a crime

Cm7 Fm G

That I still want you, and I want you to want me too

[Solo Trumpet]

Cm7 Fm7 G7

[Outro]

Cm9

It dives, it jumps

Fm7 G7

and it ripples like the deepest ocean

Cm9

I can't give you more than that,

Cm9 Fm7 G7 Cm7

surely you want me back

[Instrumental Sax]

Fm7 G7 Cm9

Fm7 G7 Gaug Db13 Cm9

Tell me is it a crime.........

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