Song:  Criminal
Words and Music:  Fiona Apple

Moderately Slow



Chords:
Am (x02210@1) 
F7 (131241@1) 
C (x32010@1)  
Bb (x1333x@1) 
Ab7  
G7 (320001@1) 
Cm (x3101x@1) 
Eb (x43121@3) 
Cb (x2444x@1) 
AbGb7




Verse:
Am (x02210@1)              F7Ive (131241@1)been a bad bad girl,
Am (x02210@1)                     F7Ive (131241@1)been careless with a delicate man.
Am (x02210@1)              F7And (131241@1)its a sad sad world,
Am (x02210@1)                   
When a girl can break a boy
F7Just (131241@1)because she can.

Pre-Chorus

C (x32010@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)            F7Dont (131241@1)you tell me to deny it,
              C (x32010@1) 
Ive done wrong and I want to
Bb (x1333x@1)          AmSuffer (x02210@1)for my sins.
C (x32010@1)             BbIve (x1333x@1)come to you cause I need
Ab7 (xx1112@1)                G7Guidance (320001@1)to be true
           F7 (131241@1)                         Ab7And (xx1112@1)I just dont know where I can begin.

Chorus:

F7 (131241@1)             CmWhat (x3101x@1)I need is a good defense
         F7 (131241@1)               Cmcause (x3101x@1)Im feelin like a criminal.
      F7 (131241@1) 
And I need to be redeemed
       Cm (x3101x@1)                BbTo (x1333x@1)the one I sinned against
               Ab7 (xx1112@1)   G7 (320001@1)       F7Because (131241@1)he was all I ever knew of love.


Verse: (follows same pattern as first verse)

Heaven help me for the way I am.
Save me from these evil deeds.
Before I get them done.
I know tomorrow brings the consequence
At hand.
But I keep livin this day like
The next will never come.
Oh, help me, but dont tell me
To deny it.
Ive got to cleanse myself.
Of all these lies till Im good
Enough for him.
Ive got a lot to lose and im
Bettin high
So Im beggin you before it ends
Just tell me where to begin.


Chorus:

F7 (131241@1)             CmWhat (x3101x@1)I need is a good defense
         F7 (131241@1)               Cmcause (x3101x@1)Im feelin like a criminal.
      F7 (131241@1) 
And I need to be redeemed
       Cm (x3101x@1)                BbTo (x1333x@1)the one I sinned against
               Ab7 (xx1112@1)   G7 (320001@1)       F7Because (131241@1)he was all I ever knew of love.


Bridge:

Eb (x43121@3)           Cb (x2444x@1)
    Let me know the way
Ab (xx1114@1)                 Cb (x2444x@1)   Before theres hell to pay.
Ab (xx1114@1)            Cb (x2444x@1)           Ab7 (xx1112@1)   Give me room to lay the law and let me go.
Ab (xx1114@1)              Cb (x2444x@1)   Ive got to make a play
Ab (xx1114@1)           Cb (x2444x@1)   To make my lover stay
 Eb (x43121@3)                  Cb (x2444x@1)   So, what would an angel say?
          Ab7cause (xx1112@1)the devil wants to know.


Chorus:  (X2)

F7 (131241@1)             CmWhat (x3101x@1)I need is a good defense
         F7 (131241@1)               Cmcause (x3101x@1)Im feelin like a criminal.
      F7 (131241@1) 
And I need to be redeemed
       Cm (x3101x@1)                BbTo (x1333x@1)the one I sinned against
               Ab7 (xx1112@1)   G7 (320001@1)       F7Because (131241@1)he was all I ever knew of love.




Hope this helped!! :)