Tuning
Standard EADGBE
Difficulty
Beginner 👶
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: Em Intro: Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Verse: Em Bm The big day has come A G the bell is sounding Em Bm A G I run my hands through my hair one last time Em Bm outside the prison walls A G the town is gathering Em Bm A G people are trading crime for crime Break: Em D Bm C Em D Bm C
Verse: Em Bm everyone needs to see the prisoner A G they need to make it even easier Em Bm A G they see me as a symbol, and not a human being Em Bm that way they can kill me A G say it’s not murder, it’s a metaphor Em Bm we are killing off our own failure A G and starting clean Break: Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Verse: Em Bm standing in the gallows A G everyone turned my way Em Bm i hear a voice ask me A G if i’ve got any last words to say Em Bm A G and i’m looking out over the field of familiar eyes Em Bm A G somewhere in a woman’s arms a baby cries Break: Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Verse: Em Bm I think guilt and innocence A G they are a matter of degree Em Bm what might be justice to you A G might not be justice to me Em Bm I went to far, i’m sorry A G I guess now i’m going home Em Bm so let he amongst you A G Cast the first stone Break: Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Verse: Em Bm now we’ve got all these complicated machines Em Bm A G so no one person ever has to have blood on their hands Em Bm we’ve got complex organizations A G and if everyone just does their job Em Bm no one person has to understand A G you might be the wrong color Em Bm you might be too poor A G justice isn’t something just anyone can afford Em Bm you might not pull the trigger A G you might be out in the car Em Bm and you might get a lethal injection A G ’cause we take a metaphor that far Break: Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Em D Bm C Verse: Em Bm The big day has come A G the bell is sounding Em Bm A G i run my hands through my hair one last time Em Bm outside the prison walls A G the town has gathered Em Bm A G people are trading crime for crime Outro: Em Bm A G people are trading crime for crime Em Bm A G people are still trading crime for crime Em Bm A G people are still trading crime for crime Em Bm A G people are still trading crime for crime Em Bm A G people are still trading crime for crime Em Bm A G Em people are still trading crime for crime
Crime For A Crime Chords Info
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Tuning: Standard EADGBE
Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Chords: Em, D, Bm, C, A, G