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The Pretenders is an English-American rock band founded in Hereford, United Kingdom that came to prominence during the punk and new wave movement of the late 1970s due to their innovative songwriting and charismatic performances. Since then, the band has experienced drug-related losses and numerous subsequent personnel changes, with American-born group founder, songwriter, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde as the only consistent member.
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SONG: CRIMINAL
ARTIST: THE PRETENDERS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
CRIMINAL
THE PRETENDERS
INTRO:
G G Em Em
E ---------------------------------------
B ------10-10-10/12----------7-----------
G -----------------------7h9---9-7-------
D -------------------7h9-----------7-----
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
G G Em
E ---------------------------------------
B ------10-10-10/12----------7-----------
G -----------------------7h9---9-7-------
D -------------------7h9-----------7-----
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
VERSE:
G
Look at me
Em
High upon the hill
G
You could say
Em
I'm on top of the world
PRE-CHORUS:
C D
Baby - I'm blue
C D
All because of you
C
I can see this city
Crumble all around me
Press me to your chest
D
Block out the view
Bm G
Oh, whoa whoa whoa
CHORUS:
G Em
You made me
D Em
Some kind of criminal
G Em
You put me outlaw
D G Em
Because I loved you
VERSE:
Em G
In my time
Em
One thing I've learned
G
If you play with fire
Em
You get burned
PRE-CHORUS:
C D
Oh, baby, it's true
C D
I got burned by you
C
I put everything I had
Into a bag
And trusted you to do
D
What you didn't do
Bm G
Oh, ohhhh
CHORUS:
G Em
You made me
D Em
Some kind of criminal
G Em
You put me outlaw
D Em
Because I loved you yeah
BREAK:
C D G
The first thing I think when I wake up
D
When can I see you?
C D G
The last thing I think when I'm drifting off
D G Em C D C D
When will I see you?
VERSE:
G
Oh. look at me
Em
I'm addicted still
G
At first I refused,
Em
Now I just swallow the pill
PRE-CHORUS:
Em C D
Ooooooooh, baby, won't you
C D
Fix me like you used to?
C
I could spend my time in hell
I might as well
'Cause hell is where I'm bound to dwell
D
Without you
Bm G
Oh, whoa whoa whoa
CHORUS:
G Em
You made me
D Em
Some kind of criminal
G Em
You put me outlaw
D G D
Because I loved you
OUTRO: (SINGLE STRUM)
G D C D Em
ARTIST: THE PRETENDERS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
CRIMINAL
THE PRETENDERS
INTRO:
G G Em Em
E ---------------------------------------
B ------10-10-10/12----------7-----------
G -----------------------7h9---9-7-------
D -------------------7h9-----------7-----
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
G G Em
E ---------------------------------------
B ------10-10-10/12----------7-----------
G -----------------------7h9---9-7-------
D -------------------7h9-----------7-----
A ---------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------
VERSE:
G
Look at me
Em
High upon the hill
G
You could say
Em
I'm on top of the world
PRE-CHORUS:
C D
Baby - I'm blue
C D
All because of you
C
I can see this city
Crumble all around me
Press me to your chest
D
Block out the view
Bm G
Oh, whoa whoa whoa
CHORUS:
G Em
You made me
D Em
Some kind of criminal
G Em
You put me outlaw
D G Em
Because I loved you
VERSE:
Em G
In my time
Em
One thing I've learned
G
If you play with fire
Em
You get burned
PRE-CHORUS:
C D
Oh, baby, it's true
C D
I got burned by you
C
I put everything I had
Into a bag
And trusted you to do
D
What you didn't do
Bm G
Oh, ohhhh
CHORUS:
G Em
You made me
D Em
Some kind of criminal
G Em
You put me outlaw
D Em
Because I loved you yeah
BREAK:
C D G
The first thing I think when I wake up
D
When can I see you?
C D G
The last thing I think when I'm drifting off
D G Em C D C D
When will I see you?
VERSE:
G
Oh. look at me
Em
I'm addicted still
G
At first I refused,
Em
Now I just swallow the pill
PRE-CHORUS:
Em C D
Ooooooooh, baby, won't you
C D
Fix me like you used to?
C
I could spend my time in hell
I might as well
'Cause hell is where I'm bound to dwell
D
Without you
Bm G
Oh, whoa whoa whoa
CHORUS:
G Em
You made me
D Em
Some kind of criminal
G Em
You put me outlaw
D G D
Because I loved you
OUTRO: (SINGLE STRUM)
G D C D Em
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