::::::::: Criminals ::::::::: by J. Farrar, J. Tweedy From the album "March 16-20, 1992" by Uncle Tupelo Transcribed by Dave Shapiro (dshapir@future.uswc.uswest.com) Open G tuning: DGDGBD This mostly contains the chords that are necessary. Individual noodlings are just that -- individual. Improvise; do your own embellishments. -0----------------------------------0---0------------------- -3---------------3--x-x--3^5---3------0-------0--0---------- -2^4-----4--2-0--0-------0-----2^4--------4/5-------0--2---- -0-----------------------------0--------------------0--0---- -0----0------------------------0-----------------------0---- ------0----------------------------------------------------- -0----------------------------------0---0------5--------0--- -3---------------3--x-x--3^5---3------0-----------0-------0- -2^4-----4--2-0--0-------0-----2^4--------4/5----(5)-5------ -0-----------------------------0---------------------------- -0----0------------------------0---------------------------- ------0----------------------------------------------------- We got -----0^5--0--------0^5-5--0--| -x-x-0----0--0---0-0------0--| --------------------------0--| ---------------0----------0--| --------------------------0--| -----------------------------| two kinds here those that lieve the big screen there's no justice in the hall We're all |--0--0----0---0-------------------0------------------------- |:-3----0----0---------------------3------------------------- |--0-------------------------------2----2--0----------------- |:-0-------------------------------0--0---------------------- |--0-------------------------------0------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------ bleed the blood and those that work to will it Can't be- criminals waiting to -0--------------------------------------0------------------| -3--------------------------------------1----------------:-| -0--------------------------------------2------------------| -0--------------------------------------0------------------| -4--------------------------------------2----------------:-| -----------------------------------------------------------| be called -0----------------------------------0---0------------------- -3---------------3--x-x--3^5---3------0-------0--0---------- 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-0----0------------------------0---------------------------- ------0----------------------------------------------------- they say -0----------------------------------0---0------0------------ -3---------------3--x-x--3^5---3------0----------0---------- -2^4-----4--2-0--0-------0-----2^4--------4/5--------------- -0-----------------------------0---------------------------- -0----0------------------------0---------------------------- ------0----------------------------------------------------- don't step off the sidewalk and don't cross over -5------5------5------(0)---------------5------5-------5---- -3------3------3-------3----------------3------3-------3---- -5------4------0-------2----------------5------4-------0---- -0------0------0-------0----------------0------0-------0---- -5------4------0-------2----------------5------4-------0---- -----------------------0------------------------------------ the line But we'll serve time at night when the ---------------------------5------------5-----5------------- --3------------------------3------------3-----3------------- --2------------------------5------------4-----0------------- --0------------------------0------------0-----0------------- --2----------------------0^5------------4-----0------------- --0--------------------------------------------------------- lights begin to dim When the smoke seems to clear ---5-------------5----5------------5-------------5-----5---- ---3-------------3----3------------3-------------3-----3---- ---5-------------4----0------------5-------------4-----0---- ---0-------------0----0------------0-------------0-----0---- -0^5-------------4----0----------0^5-------------4-----0---- ------------------------------------------------------------ you can say what you want We're all criminals here ---------5-----------------5---------5----------2----------- ---------3-----------------3---------3----------1----------- 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