Smooth Criminal chords by Alien Ant Farm

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

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 MajorD Tuning |
+----+------------+---------------+
| A5A5 | 577xxx   | 777xxx    |
| B5B5 | 799xxx   | 999xxx    |
| C5C5 | 81010xxx  | 101010xxx   |
| G5G5 | 355xxx   | 555xxx    |
| F5F5 | 133xxx   | 333xxx    |
| E5E5 | 022xxx   | 222xxx    |
+----+------------+---------------+

Intro/Verse:
  A5A5     B5B5      C5C5     B5B5  G5G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
A augmentedA|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
E MajorE|-5!--x-5-x-5-7-7-x-7-x-7-|-8-8-x-8-x-8-7-----3-----|

Intro:
A5A5  B5B5  |C5C5  B5B5 G5G5 | (x4)

Verse 1:
A5A5          B5B5
 As he came into the window
   |C5C5     B5B5    G5G5 |A5A5
Was a sound of a crescendo
         B5B5
He came into her apartment
      |C5C5         B5B5   G5G5 |A5A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
            B5B5
She was sitting at the table
    |C5C5      B5B5  G5G5 |A5A5
He could see she was unable
          B5B5
So she ran into the bedroom
    |C5C5         B5B5    G5G5 |
She was struck down, it was her doom

Pre-chorus:
  F5F5            F5F5     G5G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
A augmentedA|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
E MajorE|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-|

F5F5             |F5F5      G5G5   |
   Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5F5             |F5F5      G5G5   |
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5F5             |F5F5      G5G5   |
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5F5             |F5F5     *G5   | (*or E5-G5 thingy, see alt. chorus)
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?

Chorus: (Basic/Gist)
  A5A5     G5G5      F5F5     *G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|
A augmentedA|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|
E MajorE|-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)
  A5A5     G5G5      F5F5     *E5  *G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|
A augmentedA|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|
E MajorE|-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)

A5A5        G5G5
  Annie, are you OK
    |F5F5         G5G5   |A5A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
           G5G5
There's a sign at the window
    |F5F5     *(E5E5     G5G5) |A5A5   (* or just G5G5)
That he struck you. A augmentedA crescendo, An--nie
         G5G5
He came into your apartment
      |F5F5         G5G5   |A5A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
           G5G5
Then you ran into the bedroom
    |F5F5         *(E5E5   G5G5) |
You were struck down, it was your doom

Post-chorus:
(Same as pre-chorus)
  F5F5            F5F5     G5G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
A augmentedA|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
E MajorE|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-|

(then...)
  E5E5            E5E5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|
A augmentedA|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|
E MajorE|-0!---(0--x--0--x)----0!-|-0!---(0--x--0--x)-------|-0!----------------------|

F5F5           |F5F5     G5G5  |
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5F5           |F5F5     G5G5  |
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5F5           |F5F5     G5G5  |
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
E5E5 /            |
   You've been hit by
E5E5 //           |
   You've been struck by
E5E5 /         |A5* (back into intro/verse riff)
   A augmentedA smoooooth crimi-nal

(Intro:)
A5A5  B5B5  |C5C5  B5B5 G5G5 |(x2)

Verse 2:
A5A5           B5B5
 So they came into the outway
    C5C5       B5B5    G5G5  A5A5
It was Sunday, what a black day
         B5B5
I could've made a salutation
     C5C5        B5B5   G5G5
Sounding heartbeats, intimidations

(Pre-chorus:)
F5F5           F5F5     G5G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5F5           F5F5     G5G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5F5           F5F5     G5G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5F5           F5F5     *G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?

(Chorus:)
A5A5        G5G5
  Annie, are you OK
     F5F5         G5G5   A5A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
           G5G5
There's a sign at the window
    F5F5     *(E5E5    G5G5) A5A5  (* or just G5G5)
That he struck you. A augmentedA crescendo, An--nie
         G5G5
He came into your apartment
      F5F5         G5G5   A5A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
           G5G5
Then you ran into the bedroom
     F5F5         *(E5E5   G5G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom

(Post-chorus: shortened)
F5F5           F5F5     G5G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
E5E5
 You've been hit by
E5E5
 You've been struck by
E5E5         A5* (back into intro/verse riff)
 A augmentedA smoooooth criminal

(Intro: this is where solo goes, with MJ screams on 2nd set)
A5A5  B5B5  |C5C5  B5B5 G5G5 |(x4)
A5A5 * B5B5 * |C5C5 * B5B5 G5G5 |(x4)
 (Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)

(Chorus:)
A5A5        G5G5
  Annie, are you OK
     F5F5         G5G5   A5A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
           G5G5
There's a sign at the window
    F5F5     *(E5E5    G5G5) A5A5  (* or just G5G5)
That he struck you. A augmentedA crescendo, An--nie
         G5G5
He came into your apartment
      F5F5         G5G5   A5A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
           G5G5
Then you ran into the bedroom
     F5F5         *(E5E5   G5G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom

Outro: (Post/Pre-chorus, then intro with screams)
F5F5            F5F5     G5G5
  Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? (x4)
A5A5 * B5B5 * |C5C5 * B5B5 G5G5 |(x4)
 (Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)

*End*

Other versions of Smooth Criminal

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Smooth criminal by Alien Ant Farm