Crime Pays Chords by Daryl Hall & John Oates

Tempo:
124.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

C

Cm

G

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Daryl Hall & John Oates - Crime Pays chords
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[A]
[Eb] [G] [C]
[Eb] [C] [A]
[Eb] [C]
[G] [C] [Am]
[Eb] [C]
[Eb] [C] [G]
[C]
[Bb] [C] [A]
[B] all the [C] rules they gave an offer that [A] they can't refuse
One night baby I can't forget
[F] Back I
[C] [Bb] [F]
went insane
I'm going to fall in love [G] with you
You stole my heart [Eb] and left me blue
It [G] looked like crime pays for [Ebm] you
[Cm] You [G] do it and you get [Eb] away
[Cm] You steal my [Bb] crime pays
[Eb] [C] You hit the heat or you couldn't [Bb] take it all
[C] You're staying cool no matter [Ebm] what it costs
[C] You get caught you'll never [Bb] do the time
I [C] have to [Ebm] say you got away [C] with
Just one night baby I can't forget
[F] Back by the hurts where I [Bb] live
[F] You're cold you're clear but I still don't see
All the guilt in your free me
You stole my heart [Eb] and left [Cm] me
It looked like crime [Eb] pays for you
You [G] do it and you [Cm] get away
[Eb] You [C] steal my crime [Bb] pays
[Eb] You [G] steal my crime
[Bb] pays
[G] Oh
[Abm] [G]
I
[Gm] love you so
Shake your diamond shit on the line
Sing a big rhyme okay
[Ab] [G] You know I know you're a grown and gone
Oh baby you're a [C] fool
Why do I play by the rules
I was a victim but I'm [Ebm] not a fool
[C] You stole my heart and left me
[Eb] [Cm] It [F] looked like crime [Eb] pays for you
[Cm] You do it and you [Eb] get away
You [C] steal my crime pays
[Eb] You [Cm] [F] [Eb]
[Cm] steal my [F] crime [Eb]
pays
You [Cm] steal my crime [Eb] pays
[Cm] [F] [Eb] Crime pays
[Cm] [F] [Cm]
Oh yeah
[F] [Cm]
Oh
You steal
[Ebm] my [G] [Cm]
[F] [Eb] crime
[G] [Eb]
[G]
[Eb] pays
[Cm] You [Eb]
[F] steal [Cm] my crime pays
You do it and you get away
[G] [Eb] You [F]
[C] stole [Cm] my heart and left me
It looked [Eb] like [G] crime pays [Cm] for you
You do it and you [Bb] get away
You [F] steal my crime pays
Key:  
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Cm
13421113
G
2131
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Cm
13421113
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To learn Daryl Hall & John Oates - Crime Pays chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Eb, F, Eb and Bb. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[B] all the [C] rules they gave an offer that [A] they can't refuse
_ One night baby I can't forget
_ _ [F] Back I _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
went insane
_ I'm going to fall in love [G] with you
You stole my heart [Eb] and left me blue
_ It [G] looked like crime pays for [Ebm] you
_ [Cm] You [G] do it and you get [Eb] away
_ [Cm] You steal my [Bb] crime pays _
[Eb] _ _ _ [C] You hit the heat or you couldn't [Bb] take it all
[C] You're staying cool no matter [Ebm] what it costs
[C] You get caught you'll never [Bb] do the time
I [C] _ _ have to [Ebm] say you got away [C] with
Just one night baby I can't forget
_ _ [F] Back by the hurts where I [Bb] live
_ [F] You're cold you're clear but I still don't see
_ All the guilt in your free _ me
You stole my heart [Eb] and left _ _ _ [Cm] me
It looked like crime [Eb] pays for you
_ You [G] do it and you [Cm] get away
[Eb] _ You [C] steal my crime [Bb] pays _
[Eb] _ You [G] steal my crime _ _ _
[Bb] _ pays
[G] _ _ _ Oh
_ [Abm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ love you so
_ _ _ Shake your diamond shit on the line
_ _ Sing a big rhyme okay
[Ab] _ [G] You know I know you're a grown and gone
_ Oh baby you're a [C] fool
_ _ Why do I play by the rules
I was a victim but I'm [Ebm] not a fool
[C] You stole my heart and left me
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] It [F] looked like crime [Eb] pays for you
_ _ [Cm] You do it and you [Eb] get away
_ You [C] steal my crime pays _
[Eb] You _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] steal my [F] crime _ [Eb] _
pays
You [Cm] steal my crime [Eb] pays _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] Crime pays
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
Oh yeah
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ Oh
You steal _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] my _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] crime _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Eb] pays
_ _ [Cm] _ You [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] steal [Cm] my crime pays
You do it and you get away
[G] _ _ [Eb] You _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] stole _ [Cm] my heart and left me
It looked [Eb] like _ _ _ [G] crime pays [Cm] for you
You do it and you [Bb] get away
You _ [F] steal my crime _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
pays _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen who authored this song.

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