Tender Criminal
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Intro: D G x4
verse 1:
D
When the worlds
Harder work in
G
all of them how
D
to feel All the
things we were
G
fighting for just
for you to see
D
I want to shake
G
you and make you
D
believe Sooner
G
or later Can't
walk out on
Refrain 1:
A G
Tender Criminal
A
You're hardly
G
not innocent
Interlude: D G x2
verse 2:
D
And the delicate
G
remark is visible
D
in an instant They
belong to trenches
G
dramatized by dreams
D
Why can't you see
G
when we are common
D
united Even if
we constantly
G
can't stop fighting
Refrain 2:
A
I don't want
G A
revenge I
just want to
G(hold)
try sometimes
[Refrão] D
My head is on fire
A
What kind of God
G
Would ever allow
this to happen?
They're building
D
a bomb A more
A
perfect breast
They're teaching
G
the natives
computers I don't
D
want to die Don't
A
know how to live
I tell you I'm
G
having this problem
D
Performing in bed
A
When you go out
I feel like a
G
spy in my body
Post Chorus: D-Bm-D/F#-G- x2
Bridge:
G
had a nervous
D
collapse had to
run through my
A
life had to break
G
up the band to
G
know it was mine
sometimes you
D
gotta be sad just
to know who you
A
are I don't know
G
who you are
Refrain 3:
A
I don't want
G A
revenge I
just want some
G(hold)
tenderness
[Refrão] D
This is the news
They poisoned the
A
well There's so
G
much that I didn't
tell you you ask
D
how I am I tell
A
you on fire I feel
G
like a drop in a
bucket What can
D
you do? I'm making
A
a scene Acting
G
alone on an impulse
D
If this is the end
Don't wanna be
A G
right I wanna try
Interlude: D A G x2
Outro:
D A
And I know
G
its ending
D A
And I know
G
its ending
D A
And I know
G
its ending
D A
And I know
G D(hold)
its ending
How to play Tender Criminal
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.