Song: Criminal Words and Music: Fiona Apple Moderately Slow Chords: Am F7 C Bb Ab7 G7 Cm Eb B Ab F#7 Verse: Am F7 Ive been a bad bad girl, Am F7 Ive been careless with a delicate man. Am F7 And its a sad sad world, Am When a girl can break a boy F7 Just because she can. Pre-Chorus C Bb F7 Dont you tell me to deny it, C Ive done wrong and I want to Bb Am Suffer for my sins. C Bb Ive come to you cause I need Ab7 G7 Guidance to be true F7 Ab7 And I just dont know where I can begin. Chorus: F7 Cm What I need is a good defense F7 Cm cause Im feelin like a criminal. F7 And I need to be redeemed Cm Bb To the one I sinned against Ab7 G7 F7 Because he was all I ever knew of love. Verse: (follows same pattern as first verse) Heaven help me for the way I am. Save me from these evil deeds. Before I get them done. I know tomorrow brings the consequence At hand. But I keep livin this day like The next will never come. Oh, help me, but dont tell me To deny it. Ive got to cleanse myself. Of all these lies till Im good Enough for him. Ive got a lot to lose and im Bettin high So Im beggin you before it ends Just tell me where to begin. Chorus: F7 Cm What I need is a good defense F7 Cm cause Im feelin like a criminal. F7 And I need to be redeemed Cm Bb To the one I sinned against Ab7 G7 F7 Because he was all I ever knew of love. Bridge: Eb B Let me know the way Ab B Before theres hell to pay. Ab B Ab7 Give me room to lay the law and let me go. Ab B Ive got to make a play Ab B To make my lover stay Eb B So, what would an angel say? Ab7 cause the devil wants to know. Chorus: (X2) F7 Cm What I need is a good defense F7 Cm cause Im feelin like a criminal. F7 And I need to be redeemed Cm Bb To the one I sinned against Ab7 G7 F7 Because he was all I ever knew of love. Hope this helped!! :)