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Subject: CHD: T-Bone Burnett- "Criminal "
The following are the chords and lyrics for a song from one of my favorite
songwriters. Although the music is simple, the lyrics are profound.
[tab]"The Criminal Under My Own Hat" by T-Bone Burnett
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I ve seen a lot of criminals[/tab]
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I ve seen a lot of crimes[/tab]
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Doing a lot of evil deeds[/tab]
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Doing a lot of time[/tab]
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We speak of these men as aliens[/tab]
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>From some forbidden race[/tab]
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We speak of these men as animals[/tab]
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We will lock in a cage[/tab]
INSTRUMENTAL (same alternating chords)
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But there s one man I must arrest[/tab]
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I must interrogate[/tab]
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One man that I must make confess[/tab]
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Then rehabilitate[/tab]
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There is no other I can blame[/tab]
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No other I can judge[/tab]
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No other I can cast in shame[/tab]
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Then require blood[/tab]
INSTRUMENTAL (same alternating chords)
Bridge:
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I see him in the shadows down the hall[/tab]
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I see him in the plaster on the wall[/tab]
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There is no crime he cannot commit[/tab]
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No murder too complex[/tab]
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His heart is filled with larceny[/tab]
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And violence and sex[/tab]
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His heart is filled with envy[/tab]
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And revenge and greed[/tab]
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His heart is filled with nothing[/tab]
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His heart is filled with need[/tab]
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He s capable of anything[/tab]
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Of any vicious act[/tab]
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This criminal is dangerous[/tab]
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The criminal under my own hat.[/tab]