SONG FORM:
INTRO 1 (X2)
| Cm / / / | Cm / / / | Cm / / / | Cm / / / | (x2)
VERSE 1
| Am / / / | F7 / / / | Am / / / | F7 / / / | (x2)
PRE CHORUS 1
| C / Bb / | F / / / | C / Bb / | Am / / / |
| C / Bb / | Ab / G / | F / / / | Ab / / / |
CHORUS 1
| F / / / | Cm / / / | F / / / | Cm / / / |
| F / / / |
| C / Bb / | Ab / G / | F / / / | F / / / |
VERSE 2
PRE CHORUS 2
CHORUS 2
INTRO 2 (X1)
BRIDGE
| Eb / Cb / | Ab / Cb / |
| Eb / Cb / | Ab7 / Ab7 / |
| Eb / Cb / | Ab / Cb / |
| Eb / Cb / | Ab7 / Ab7 / | Ab7 / Ab7 / |
CHORUS 3
CHORUS 4
INTRO 3 (X2)
Song Lyrics and Chords
[INTRO 1]
| Cm / / / | Cm / / / | Cm / / / | Cm / / / | (x2)
[Verse 1]
Am F7
Ive been a bad bad girl,
Am F7
Ive been careless with a delicate man.
Am F7
And its a sad sad world,
Am
When a girl can break a boy
F7
Just because she can.
[Pre-Chorus 1]
C Bb F7
Dont you tell me to deny it,
C
Ive done wrong and I want to
Bb Am
Suffer for my sins.
C Bb
Ive come to you cause I need
Ab7 G7
Guidance to be true
F7 Ab7
And I just dont know where I can begin.
[Chorus 1]
F7 Cm
What I need is a good defense
F7 Cm
cause Im feelin like a criminal.
F7
And I need to be redeemed
Cm Bb
To the one I sinned against
Ab7 G7 F7 F7
Because he was all I ever knew of love.
[Verse]
Am F7
Heaven help me for the way I am.
Am
Save me from these evil deeds.
F7
Before I get them done.
Am
I know tomorrow brings the
F7
consequence At hand.
Am
But I keep livin this day like
F7
The next will never come.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C Bb
Oh, help me, but dont tell me
F7 F7
To deny it.
C
Ive got to cleanse myself
Bb Am
Of all these lies till Im good
Am
Enough for him.
C Bb
Ive got a lot to lose and I'm
Ab7 G
Bettin high So Im beggin you
F7
before it ends
Ab7
Just tell me where to begin.
[Chorus]
F7 Cm
What I need is a good defense
F7 Cm
cause Im feelin like a criminal.
F7
And I need to be redeemed
Cm Bb
To the one I sinned against
Ab7 G7 F7 F7
Because he was all I ever knew of love.
[INTRO]
| Cm / / / | Cm / / / | Cm / / / | Cm / / / | (x1)
[Bridge]
Eb / Cb /
Let me know the way
Ab / Cb /
Before theres hell to pay.
Eb / Cb / Ab7 / Ab7 /
Give me room to lay the law and let me go.
Eb / Cb /
Ive got to make a play
Eb / Cb /
To make my lover stay
Eb / Cb /
So, what would an angel say?
Ab7 / / / Ab7 / / /
cause the devil wants to know.
[Chorus 3]
F7 Cm
What I need is a good defense
F7 Cm
cause Im feelin like a criminal.
F7
And I need to be redeemed
Cm Bb
To the one I sinned against
Ab7 G7 F7
Because he was all I ever knew of love.
[CHORUS 4]
F7 Cm
What I need is a good defense
F7 Cm
cause Im feelin like a criminal.
F7
And I need to be redeemed
Cm Bb
To the one I sinned against
Ab7 G7 F7
Because he was all I ever knew of love.
[INTRO]
| Cm / / / | Cm / / / | Cm / / / | Cm / / / | (x2)
