Criminal
Fiona AppleVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Ive been a bad bad girl,
Ive been careless with a delicate man.
And its a sad sad world,
When a girl can break a boy
Just because she can.
Dont you tell me to deny it,
Ive done wrong and I want to
Suffer for my sins.
Ive come to you cause I need
Guidance to be true
And I just dont know where I can begin.
What I need is a good defense
cause Im feelin like a criminal.
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I sinned against
Because he was all I ever knew of love.
(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.
What I need is a good defense
cause Im feelin like a criminal.
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I sinned against
Because he was all I ever knew of love.
Let me know the way
Before theres hell to pay.
Give me room to lay the law and let me go.
Ive got to make a play
To make my lover stay
So, what would an angel say?
cause the devil wants to know.
(X2)
What I need is a good defense
cause Im feelin like a criminal.
And I need to be redeemed
To the one I sinned against
Because he was all I ever knew of love.
Hope this helped!! :)
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Readable chord sheet for Criminal by Fiona Apple
[Am] [F7] [C] [Bb] [Ab7] [G7] [Cm] [Eb] [B] [Ab][F#7] [Am]Ive been a bad bad[F7] girl, [Am]Ive been careless with a [F7]delicate man. [Am]And its a sad sad [F7]world, [Am]When a girl can break a boy [F7]Just because she can. [C]Dont you [Bb]tell me to deny [F7]it, Ive done wrong[C] and I want to [Bb]Suffer for my [Am]sins. [C]Ive come to you [Bb]cause I need [Ab7]Guidance to be true [G7] And I just [F7]dont know where I can begin. [Ab7] [F7]What I need is a [Cm]good defense cause Im [F7]feelin like a crimi[Cm]nal. And I [F7]need to be redeemed To the [Cm]one I sinned against[Bb] Because he was [Ab7]all I ev[G7]er knew of [F7]love. (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. [F7]What I need is a [Cm]good defense cause Im [F7]feelin like a crimi[Cm]nal. And I [F7]need to be redeemed To the [Cm]one I sinned against[Bb] Because he was [Ab7]all I ev[G7]er knew of [F7]love. [Eb] Let me know[B] the way [Ab] Before theres hel[B]l to pay. [Ab] Give me room[B] to lay the la[Ab7]w and let me go. [Ab] Ive got to mak[B]e a play [Ab] To make my [B]lover stay [Eb] So, what would an a[B]ngel say? cause the [Ab7]devil wants to know. (X2) [F7]What I need is a [Cm]good defense cause Im [F7]feelin like a crimi[Cm]nal. And I [F7]need to be redeemed To the [Cm]one I sinned against[Bb] Because he was [Ab7]all I ev[G7]er knew of [F7]love. Hope this helped!! :)