Criminal — Fiona Apple
Chords and lyrics for Criminal by Fiona Apple (key of Fm).
Verse 1
[Am] I've been a bad, [F7]bad girl,
[Am] I've been careless with a [F7]delicate man.
[Am] And it's a sad, [F7]sad world,
[Am] When a girl will break a boy
[F7]Just because she can.
Pre-Chorus
[C] Don't you [Bb]tell me to [F7]deny it,
I've done [C]wrong and I want to
[Bb]Suffer for [Am]my sins.
[C] I've come to [Bb]you cause I need
[Ab7]Guidance to be [G7]true
And I just [F7]don't know where I can [Ab7]begin.
Chorus
[F7]What I need is a [Cm7]good defense
'Cause I'm [F7]feelin' like a [Cm7]criminal.
And I [F7]need to be redeemed
To the [Cm7]one I sinned [Bb]against
Because he was [Ab7]all I [G7]ever knew of [F7]love.
Verse 2
[Am] Heaven help me for the [F7]way I am.
[Am]Save me from these evil deeds.
[F7]Before I get them done.
[Am] I know tomorrow brings the [F7]consequence at hand.
But [Am]I keep livin' this day like
The [F7]next will never come.
Pre-Chorus
Oh, [C]help me, but don't [Bb]tell me to [F7]deny it.
I've got to [C]cleanse myself.
Of [Bb]all these lies till I'm [Am]good enough for him.
[C] I've got a [Bb]lot to lose and I'm [Ab7]bettin' high
So I'm [G7]beggin' you [F7]before it ends
Just tell me where to [Ab7]begin.
Chorus
[F7]What I need is a [Cm7]good defense
'Cause I'm [F7]feelin' like a [Cm7]criminal.
And I [F7]need to be redeemed
To the [Cm7]one I sinned [Bb]against
Because he was [Ab7]all I [G7]ever knew of [F7]love.
Bridge
[Eb] Let me [Cb7]know the way
[Ab7] Before there's [Cb7]hell to pay.
[Eb] Give me [Cb7]room to lay the [Ab7]law and let me go.
[Eb] I've got to [Cb7]make a play
[Ab7] To make my [Cb7]lover stay.
[Eb] So, what would an [Cb7]angel say?
The [Ab7]devil wants to know.
Chorus
[F7] What I need is a [Cm7]good defense
'Cause I'm [F7]feelin' like a [Cm7]criminal.
And I [F7]need to be redeemed
To the [Cm7]one I've sinned [Bb]against
Because he was [Ab7]all I [G7]ever knew of [F7]love.
[F7]What I need is a [Cm7]good defense
'Cause I'm [F7]feelin' like a [Cm7]criminal.
And I [F7]need to be redeemed
To the [Cm7]one I sinned [Bb]against
Because he was [Ab7]all I [G7]ever knew of[F7] loooooooooooove. [Cm7]Love
Outro
[F7] [Cm7] [F7] [Cm7] [F7] [Cm7]
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