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Singing and Playing:

-VERSE1-

Gm
  You see my hands are steady
Gm
  You've seen my face before
F
  Soon you can take your last look
            D#
And they'll close the door
Gm
  I stand accused before you
Gm
  I have no tears to cry
F
  And you will never break me
         D#
'Til the day I die!

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-CHORUS-

Gm               Dm
  A criminal mind is all I
Gm                Dm
  All I've ever known
D#                  Cm
  They tried to reform me
        F
But I'm made of cold stone
Gm           Dm
  My criminal mind is all I
Gm               Dm
  All I've ever had
D#              Cm
  Ask one who's known me
       F
If I'm really so bad
Gm
I Am!

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-VERSE2-

Gm
  I've spent my life behind these steel bars
Gm
  I've paid my debt in time
F
  But being brought to justice
            D#
That was my only crime
Gm
  I don't regret a single action
Gm
  I'd do the same again
F
  These prison walls secure me
        D#
And I'm numb to pain

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-CHORUS-

Gm               Dm
  A criminal mind is all I
Gm                Dm
  All I've ever known
D#                  Cm
  They tried to reform me
        F
But I'm made of cold stone
Gm           Dm
  My criminal mind is all I
Gm               Dm
  All I've ever had
D#              Cm
  Ask one who's known me
       F
If I'm really so bad
Gm
I Am!

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-VERSE3-
Gm
  Before you hand me over
Gm
  Before you read my sentence
F
  I'd like to say a few words
           D#
Here in my own defense
Gm
  Some people struggle daily
Gm
  They struggle with their conscience to the end
F
  I have no guilt to haunt me
           D#
I feel the wrong intent

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-CHORUS-

Gm               Dm
  A criminal mind is all I
Gm                Dm
  All I've ever known
D#                 Cm
  Don't try to reform me
        F
Cuz I'm made of cold stone
Gm           Dm
  My criminal mind is all I
Gm               Dm
  All I've ever had
D#              Cm
  Ask one who's known me
       F
If I'm really so bad
Gm
I Am!