Chords for Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Pt. I)

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Well, [Am] the cop made the showdown, _ [F] _
he was [Am] sure he was right.
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He [Am] had all of the lowdown _ [F] _
from [Am] the bank heist last night.
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_ [D] His best [Dm] friend was a robber [G] _
[Dm] and his wife was a thief.
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_ [Dm] _ All the children were killers [G] _
_ [Dm] and they couldn't get no relief.
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_ [F] The bungalow was surrounded [G] _
[F] and a voice loud and clear [G] _
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Come on out with your hands [G] up _ [F] or we'll blow you out of [Dm] here.
There was a piece in [Am] the window, _ _ the TV cameras rolled.
_ _ _ [F] Then they cut to [Am] the announcer _ _ _ [F] and a story [Am] was told.
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The [Am] artist looked at the producer, _ _ [F] _
[Am] the producer sat back.
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He [Am] said, what we have got here _ [F] _
[Am] is a perfect track. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ But we don't have a vocal [G] _
[Dm] and we don't have a song. _
_ If we could get these things accomplished, _ _ _ nothing else could go wrong.
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_ [F] _ So he balanced the ashtray _ _ _ as he picked up the phone. _
_ He said, send me a song, right?
_ _ Restricted far from home.
And make sure [Am] that he's hungry.
_ _ _ [F] Make sure [Am] he's alone.
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Send me [Am] a cheeseburger _ and [F] a new [Am] Rolling _ Stone.
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There's still crime in the city, _ _ _ said the cop on the beat. _ _
_ I don't know if I can stop it. _
I feel like meat on the street. _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] They paint my car like Target.
_ _ [Dm] I take my orders from fools.
_ [G] _ _ Meanwhile, some kid blows my head off.
_ Well, I play by the rules.
_ _ [F] That's why I'm doing it my way.
_ I took the law in my hands.
_ So here I am in the alleyway.
_ Oh, what a cash in my pants.
I get paid by a 10 [Am] year old.
_ He [F] says he looks up to me. _ _ _
Still crying in the city, _ _ _ but it's good to [Am] be free. _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ [F] _ I [Am] come from a family _ _ that has a broken home.
_ [F] _ Sometimes [Am] I talk to daddy _ _ on [Am] the telephone.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] When he says that he loves me, _ [G] _ [Dm] I know that he does.
[G] _ _ [Dm] But I wish I could see him.
_ [G] _ [Dm] I wish I knew where he was.
_ _ [F] That's the way all my friends are.
[G] _ _ [F] Except maybe one or two.
_ [G] _ _ [F] Wish I could see him this weekend.
_ [G] _ _ Wish I could walk in his shoes.
But now I'm doing my [Am] own thing.
_ _ [F] Sometimes I'm good, then I'm [Am] bad. _
_ _ Although my home has been broken, _ _ it's [F] the best home I ever [Am] had. _
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Well, [Am] I keep getting younger.
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My [Am] life's been funny that way.
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[Am] Before I ever learned to talk, _ [F] _
[Am] I forgot what to say. _ _ _
_ [Dm] I sassed back to my mom. _
_ I sassed back to my teacher. _
_ I got thrown out of private school.
_ I sassed back at the preacher. _
_ [F] _ Then I grew up to be a _ [G]
fireman.
[F] _ Put out every fire in town.
_ _ Put out anything smoking. _
_ But when I put the hose down,
the judge sent me [Am] to prison.
_ _ He [F] gave me life [Am] without parole.
_ _ _ [F] Wish I never [Am] put the hose down.
_ _ [F] Wish I never [Am] got old.
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