Crime For A Crime chords by Ani Difranco

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

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