Criminal chords by
Britney Spears (Official Version)

2011Pop4.9K views

Key: A minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Am

Em

Dsus4

Am

Am

Em

Dsus4

Am

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
He is a hustler, he's no good at all
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
He is a loser, he's a bum, bum, bum, bum
Em Em 
 
He lies, he bluffs, he's unreliable
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
He is a sucker with a gun, gun, gun, gun
Em Em 
 
I know you told me I should stay away
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
I know you said he's just a dog astray
Em Em 
 
He is a bad boy with a tainted heart
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
And even I know this ain't smart

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
But mama I'm in love with a criminal
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
And      this type of love isn't rational,
it's physical
Em Em 
 
Mama please don't cry, I will be  alright
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
All      reason aside I just can't deny,
I love the guy
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
Am Am 
 

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
He is a villain by the devil's law
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
He is a killer just for fun, fun, fun, fun
Em Em 
 
That man's a snitch and unpredictable
D D 
 
He's got no conscience,
Am Am 
 
he got none, none, none, none
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
All I know, should've let go, but no
Em Em 
 
'Cause he's a bad boy with a tainted heart
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
And even I know this ain't smart

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
But mama I'm in love with a criminal
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
And      this type of love isn't rational,
it's physical
Em Em 
 
Mama please don't cry, I will be  alright
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
All      reason aside I just can't deny,

Bridge 1
I love the guy
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
And he's got my name
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Tattooed on  his arm his lucky charm
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
So I guess it's okay he's with me
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
And I hear people talk
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Trying to make remarks keep us apart
F F 
 
Am Am 
 
But I don't even hear
G G 
 
I don't care
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 

Chorus 3
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
'Cause mama I'm in love with a criminal
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
And      this type of love isn't rational,
it's physical
Em Em 
 
Mama please don't cry, I will be  alright
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
All      reason aside I just can't deny,
I love the guy
Em Em 
 
Mama I'm in love with a criminal
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
And      this type of love isn't rational,
it's physical
Em Em 
 
Mama please don't cry, I will be  alright
Dsus4 Dsus4 
 
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
All      reason aside I just can't deny,

Outro 1

I love the guy

Am

Em

Dsus4

Am

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAm Em Dsus4 D F...

Chords

Am
Em
Dsus4
D
F
G

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Criminal by Britney Spears, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Criminal the way Britney Spears intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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