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Is It A Crime? chords by
Judy Holliday
Judy Holliday

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Verse 1
A
D

Mother and
Fdim
Em
A

Dad handed down to me a
Bm
E

bit of their old philosophy.
A
D
Em
A

I've stuck to it like an obedient daughter,
D
E
F#

but it always lands me in hot water.
Bm
D
G

I'd gladly follow out your suggestions.
E
A

If you'd give me the answers to these questions,
E
A

please tell me.
D
Fdim

Is it a crime to start each day with a
E
A

laugh and a smile and a song?

And is it a crime to end each day with a
D

laugh and a smile and a song?

Is it wrong?
G
Em
B

Is it a crime to call the world
Em

your valentine?
E
Fdim

Is it a crime to grab a lamppost
E
A

and then sing sweet adornment?
G
A

I ask you.
D

Is it a crime to save a wee baby bird
A

when it falls from its nest?

That little bird should have a
G
F#

chance to fly like all the rest.
B
C
B

If it's a crime to help old ladies
E
Bb

cross the street,
D
Daug

then put me in jail without bail,
D
B
D

bread and water from an old tin pail.
B
E
Em
D
Em
A

If that's, if that's a crime
D

Is it a crime?
A

Inspector, I'm puzzled

We're taught two things as we

go through life

One, be thy brother's keeper

And two, mind your own business
D

With a laugh and a smile and a song
E
B

Now if I know something

And by telling it to someone in distress
E

I could change that person's life
A

and bring them the blue bird of happiness.
D

Is it a crime to tell him?

Or is it a crime not to?
C#m

Is it that you mustn't?
A

Or you got to?

Should you say,

Hey, watch out for that banana peel, bud!
G
C

Or just remain silent and
G

then laugh
F#

as he crashes with a thud.

Inspector,

my job is to give mes
Bb

sages to people on time.
D

If I have a job,

and I see it through,
B

And it's just my duty that I do, do, do
E
A

Is that, is that
D

Inspector, let's go back

a few thousand years

If there had been answering
Em

services then
A

And it had been up to me
C#m

I could have changed the
A

course of history

I could have prevented many

a famous tragedy
D

With a laugh and a smile and a song
G

Why every night I lie in bed and my cheeks
B
F#
E

My cheeks grow soaking wet

when I think of what I could have done

for

Romeo and
A

Juliet

Hello,

Verona phone

Oh, yes,

Mr.

Romeo,

Juliet

Capulet called

The message is to avoid getting married to other

fellow and playing dead

This

Friar

Lawrence gave

me a great big sleeping pill

but when I wake up we'll head

for the border

Oh, don't thank me, it's all in

the day's work
A
F#

See what I could have done?
G
Am

Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong
F#dim

But if I got that message through on time, I'm telling you,
Cdim

those two kids would be alive today!
B
E
Bb

So if it's a crime to help old ladies cross the street,
D
Daug

then I'll confess, I'm just a mess!
B

Mother and
D
B

Dad, you were wrong, I guess!

Inspector, were they wrong?
E
Em
A
D

Thank you.

G
D

You

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Chords
  • A

  • D

  • Fdim

    3
  • Em

  • Bm

    2
  • E

  • F#

    2
  • G

  • B

    2
  • C

  • Bb

  • Daug

  • C#m

    4
  • Am

  • F#dim

    4
  • Cdim

    3

Capo: 3

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