Chords: Cm [xx5543] Dm [xx0231], Eb [xxx343] F [xx3211] Gm [xx5333] ------------------------ Singing and Playing: -VERSE1- Gm You see my hands are steady Gm You've seen my face before F Soon you can take your last look Eb And they'll close the door Gm I stand accused before you Gm I have no tears to cry F And you will never break me Eb 'Til the day I die! ----- -CHORUS- Gm Dm A criminal mind is all I Gm Dm All I've ever known Eb Cm They tried to reform me F But I'm made of cold stone Gm Dm My criminal mind is all I Gm Dm All I've ever had Eb Cm Ask one who's known me F If I'm really so bad Gm I Am! ----- -VERSE2- Gm I've spent my life behind these steel bars Gm I've paid my debt in time F But being brought to justice Eb That was my only crime Gm I don't regret a single action Gm I'd do the same again F These prison walls secure me Eb And I'm numb to pain ----- -CHORUS- Gm Dm A criminal mind is all I Gm Dm All I've ever known Eb Cm They tried to reform me F But I'm made of cold stone Gm Dm My criminal mind is all I Gm Dm All I've ever had Eb Cm Ask one who's known me F If I'm really so bad Gm I Am! ----- -VERSE3- Gm Before you hand me over Gm Before you read my sentence F I'd like to say a few words Eb Here in my own defense Gm Some people struggle daily Gm They struggle with their conscience to the end F I have no guilt to haunt me Eb I feel the wrong intent ----- -CHORUS- Gm Dm A criminal mind is all I Gm Dm All I've ever known Eb Cm Don't try to reform me F Cuz I'm made of cold stone Gm Dm My criminal mind is all I Gm Dm All I've ever had Eb Cm Ask one who's known me F If I'm really so bad Gm I Am!