Smooth Criminal Alien Ant Farm Tons of versions of this song in tabs, but only 1 is really right (rest are a bunch of clutter). I don't think it should discredit a chord version with lyrics and timing. Chords: +----+------------+---------------+ | | Std Tuning | Drop D Tuning | +----+------------+---------------+ | A5 | 577xxx | 777xxx | | B5 | 799xxx | 999xxx | | C5 | 81010xxx | 101010xxx | | G5 | 355xxx | 555xxx | | F5 | 133xxx | 333xxx | | E5 | 022xxx | 222xxx | +----+------------+---------------+ Intro/Verse: A5 B5 C5 B5 G5 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----| A|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----| E|-5!--x-5-x-5-7-7-x-7-x-7-|-8-8-x-8-x-8-7-----3-----| Intro: A5 B5 |C5 B5 G5 | (x4) Verse 1: A5 B5 As he came into the window |C5 B5 G5 |A5 Was a sound of a crescendo B5 He came into her apartment |C5 B5 G5 |A5 He left the bloodstains on the carpet B5 She was sitting at the table |C5 B5 G5 |A5 He could see she was unable B5 So she ran into the bedroom |C5 B5 G5 | She was struck down, it was her doom Pre-chorus: F5 F5 G5 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-| A|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-| E|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-| F5 |F5 G5 | Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An- F5 |F5 G5 | nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An- F5 |F5 G5 | nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An- F5 |F5 *G5 | (*or E5-G5 thingy, see alt. chorus) nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? Chorus: (Basic/Gist) A5 G5 F5 *G5 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-| A|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-| E|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-3--3--3-5-x-| Chorus: (Alternative, little more flair - I like to mix them up, say every other pass as shown) A5 G5 F5 *E5 *G5 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-| A|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-| E|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-0-(0)-3-3-x-| (*can even take this a step further as E5-G5-F5-G5 - I'm trying to keep the tabs simplified) A5 G5 Annie, are you OK |F5 G5 |A5 Will you tell us that you're OK G5 There's a sign at the window |F5 *(E5 G5) |A5 (* or just G5) That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie G5 He came into your apartment |F5 G5 |A5 He left the bloodstains on the carpet G5 Then you ran into the bedroom |F5 *(E5 G5) | You were struck down, it was your doom Post-chorus: (Same as pre-chorus) F5 F5 G5 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-| A|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-| E|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-| (then...) E5 E5 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------| A|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------| E|-0!---(0--x--0--x)----0!-|-0!---(0--x--0--x)-------|-0!----------------------| F5 |F5 G5 | Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? F5 |F5 G5 | Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? F5 |F5 G5 | Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? E5 / | You've been hit by E5 // | You've been struck by E5 / |A5* (back into intro/verse riff) A smoooooth crimi-nal (Intro:) A5 B5 |C5 B5 G5 |(x2) Verse 2: A5 B5 So they came into the outway C5 B5 G5 A5 It was Sunday, what a black day B5 I could've made a salutation C5 B5 G5 Sounding heartbeats, intimidations (Pre-chorus:) F5 F5 G5 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? F5 F5 G5 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? F5 F5 G5 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? F5 F5 *G5 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? (Chorus:) A5 G5 Annie, are you OK F5 G5 A5 Will you tell us that you're OK G5 There's a sign at the window F5 *(E5 G5) A5 (* or just G5) That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie G5 He came into your apartment F5 G5 A5 He left the bloodstains on the carpet G5 Then you ran into the bedroom F5 *(E5 G5) You were struck down, it was your doom (Post-chorus: shortened) F5 F5 G5 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? E5 You've been hit by E5 You've been struck by E5 A5* (back into intro/verse riff) A smoooooth criminal (Intro: this is where solo goes, with MJ screams on 2nd set) A5 B5 |C5 B5 G5 |(x4) A5 * B5 * |C5 * B5 G5 |(x4) (Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!) (Chorus:) A5 G5 Annie, are you OK F5 G5 A5 Will you tell us that you're OK G5 There's a sign at the window F5 *(E5 G5) A5 (* or just G5) That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie G5 He came into your apartment F5 G5 A5 He left the bloodstains on the carpet G5 Then you ran into the bedroom F5 *(E5 G5) You were struck down, it was your doom Outro: (Post/Pre-chorus, then intro with screams) F5 F5 G5 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? (x4) A5 * B5 * |C5 * B5 G5 |(x4) (Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!) *End*
