
Aint No Crime
Billy Joel
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Tom : C
C F D7 Dm7 G7
[Verse 1]
C F
You got to open your eyes in the morning
D7 F
Nine o'clock comin' 'out any warnin' and you
C/G F/G C
Gotta get ready to go
C F
You say you went out late last evenin'
D7
Did a lot of drinkin'
F7
Come home stinkin'
C/G F/G C
And you went and fell asleep on the floor
F
And then your lady comes and finds you asleepin'
D7 F7
Starts in to weepin' 'bout the hours you been keepin'
C/G C
And you better get your ass out the door
[Chorus]
F
Ain't no crime
C
Yeah, it's good to get it on to get a load off your mind
F
It ain't no crime
C C7
Well, everybody gets that way some time
F7 C F/C C G7
It ain't no crime. Oo-o-o-oh
[Verse 2]
C F
You got to open your eyes in the mornin'
D7 F7
Nine o'clock comin' without any warnin'
C/G F7 C
Gots'ta get ready to go
C F
Well now you tell me you love somebody
D7
And you'll love 'em forever
F7
You may love 'em forever
C/G F/G C
But you won't like 'em all of the time
F D7
Well now you tell me you need somebody for the rest of your life
F7
You might have somebody
C/G F/G C
But you won't want 'em everyday
[Chorus]
F
Ain't no crime
C
Well it's just human nature
Happens all the time
F
It ain't no crime
C
Well don't think twice about it
C7
Get it off your mind
F C F/C C G7
Ain't no crime, oh
[Chorus]
F
Ain’t no crime
C C7
Well, it's good to get it on to get a load off your mind
F
I say it ain't no crime
C
Well it's just human nature
Happens all the time
F C F/C C G7
It ain't no crime, oh
C F
You got to open your eyes in the morning
D7 F7
Nine o'clock comin' 'out any warnin'
C/G F/G
You gotta get ready to go
[Outro]
C F
And just as surely as the wind keeps blowin'
D7
The grass keeps growin'
F7
You gotta keep goin'
C/G F/G C
And the Lord have mercy on your soul
C7 F D7 F/G G7 C7
Woo
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