Crime Of The Century Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][A][G][A][G][A]
I was into [F#m]bein'

[Verse 1]
[A]
out on my [G]own
[A]I could take lov[F#m]e or leav[A]e it alon[G]e
[E]That's how you get when
you're hurt to the bone
[A]One too [F#m]many t[A]imes[G]
[A]I had this heart of mine locked awa[G]y
[A]I kept my guard up night an' day[G]
[E]I had enough of the games they play
[A]Out there on the line

[Verse 2]
It was [D]the crime of the [G]century
[D]You played Robin Hood
an' [G]rescued [D]me[A]
Ali Baba an' the Forty Thieves
[G]Ain't got nothin' [E]on [A]you
[D]You came on like Jes[G]se Jam[D]es
You stole my heart like you
were [G]robbin' [D]trains
I'm gonna [A]lock you up for life with me
It was [D]the crime of [G]the century
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[Verse 3]
[A]You stacked the deck,
you didn't gamble at [G]all
[A]You knew exactly how
the cards would [G]fall
[E]You bet your heart, but as I recall
I [A]didn't even stand a [G]chance
[A]I bet you had an ace up your sle[G]eve
[A]An' here I thought that
you were so [G]naive
[E]You took my hand an'
made me believe
[A]In love an' real romance

[Verse 4]
It was [D]the crime [Bm]of th[G]e century
[D]You played Robin Hood
an' [G]rescued [D]me[A]
Ali Baba an' the Forty Thieves
[G]Ain't got nothin' on [A]you
[D]You came on like Jes[G]se Jam[D]es
You stole my heart like you
were [G]robbin' [D]trains
I'm gonna [A]lock you up for life with me
It was [D]the crime [Bm]of the ce[D]ntury[Bm]

[Verse 5]
[E]An' if I live to be a hundred an' one
Well honey,
don'cha think that it would be fun
To [A]do it all over again

[Verse 6]
It was [D]the [Bm]crime [D]of [Bm]the cent[G]ury
[D]You played Robin Hood
an' [G]rescued [D]me[A]
Ali Baba an' the Forty Thieves
[G]Ain't got nothin' [E]on [A]you
[D]You came on like Jes[G]se Jam[D]es
You stole my heart like you
were [G]robbin' [D]trains
I'm gonna [A]lock you up for life with me
It was [D]the crime [Bm]of th[G]e century
[D]I'm gonna

[Verse 7]
[A]lock you up and
throw away the key
It was [D]the crime [Bm]of th[G]e century
[D]It [A]was love in the third degree
It was [D]the crime [Bm]of the century

[Outro 1]
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