----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A CRIMINAL MIND - Gowan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: L. Gowan Album: "Strange Animal" (1985, Columbia/CBS Records) Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: May 14, 2008 INTRO: Gm E -------------17-------15-|-------------------------| B ----------15-------18----|----15----------15~------| G -------15----------------|----------17-------------| D ----17-------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . Gm E -------------17----------|-------------------------| B ----------15-------18-15-|------15-18-15-----------| G -------15----------------|---17------------17-15-17| D ----17-------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . F E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------18----------|-------------------------| G ----14-15-17-------17-15-|----14~------------15-17-| D -15----------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . Eb E -------------------------|-------------------------|--------| B -15----------------------|-------------------------|--------| G -------------------------|-17----17-15----14-------|--------| D -------17-17~-------15-17|----------------------15-|-17~----| A -------------------------|-------------------------|--------| E -------------------------|-------------------------|--------| . . . . . . . . 1ST VERSE: Gm You see my hands are steady Gm You've seen my face before F Eb Soon you can take your last look and they'll close the door Gm I stand accused before you Gm I have no tears to cry F Eb And you will never break me 'til the day I die CHORUS: Gm Dm Gm Dm A criminal mind is all I, all I've ever known Eb Cm F They tried to reform me, but I'm made of cold stone Gm Dm Gm Dm My criminal mind is all I, all I've ever had Eb Cm F Ask one who's known me if I'm really so bad E -----------------|-----------------|---------5-----3-|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-------3---6-----|---3-------------| G ---------2-------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-------5---3-----| D -------0---3---5-|-----------------|---5-------------|---------------3-| A -----1-----------|---5---3---1-----|-----------------|-----------------| E ---3-------------|---------------1-|-3---------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I am 2ND VERSE: Gm E -----------------| B -----------------| G -----------------| D -5~--------------| A -----------------| E -----------------| I've spent my life behind these steel bars Gm I've paid my debt in time F Eb But being brought to justice, that was my only crime Gm I don't regret a single action Gm I'd do the same again F Eb These prison walls secure me, and I'm numb to pain Play CHORUS, then: E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------| G ---------2-------|-----------------| D -------0---3---5-|-----------------| A -----1-----------|---5---3---1-----| E ---3-------------|---------------1-| I am BREAK: (follow staves as numbered) Gm Dm E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------11--10------|-------------------------| G ----------------------12-|-10~---------10~---12~---| D ----------12-------------|----------12-------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -3~----------------------|-------------------------| 1. . . . . . . . . Gm Dm E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -----------11-10---------|-------------------------| G -----------------12-10---|---------10--------------| D --------12-------------12|~--10--12--12---10----10~| A -------------------------|-------------------13----| E -------------------------|-------------------------| 2. . . . . . . . . 6. Eb Cm E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G ---------12-12--10-------|-------------------------| D --------------------13---|-12-10~----------------10| A -------------------------|---------------------13--| E -------------------------|-------------------------| 3. . . . . . . . . 7. F E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -12-13-12-10~------------|-------------------------| A ----------------------12-|-10----8--10---/12----8--| E -------------------------|-------------------------| 4. . . . . . . . . 8. Gm Dm E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------11--10------|-------------------10----| G ----------------------12-|-10~---------10~------12~| D ----------12-------------|----------12-------------| A -10~---------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| 5. . . . . . . . . E -----------------|-----------------|---------5-----3-|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-------3---6-----|---3-------------| G ----------2------|-----------------|-----3-----------|-------5---3-----| D --------0---3---5|-----------------|---5-------------|---------------3-| A -10---1----------|---5---3---1-----|-----------------|-----------------| E ----3------------|---------------1-|-3---------------|-----------------| 9. 3RD VERSE: Gm E -----------------| B -----------------| G -----------------| D -5~--------------| A -----------------| E -----------------| Before you hand me over Gm Before you read my sentence F Eb I'd like to say a few words here in my own defense Gm Some people struggle daily Gm They struggle with their conscience 'til the end F Eb I have no guilt to haunt me, I feel no wrong intent CHORUS: Gm Dm Gm Dm A criminal mind is all I, all I've ever known Eb Cm F Don't try to reform me, 'cause I'm made of cold stone Gm Dm Gm Dm My criminal mind is all I, all I've ever had Eb Cm F Ask one who's known me if I'm really so bad Gm I am Dm Gm Dm Gm Oh, I am, Oh, I am Dm Gm I'm made of cold stone Dm Gm Made of cold stone Dm Gm Just like these prison walls Dm Eb Cm F A criminal mind Gm Dm Gm Oh Dm Gm Made of cold stone Dm Gm I'm made of cold stone Dm Gm Just like your prison walls Dm Gm I'm made of cold stone Dm Gm Dm I've got a criminal mind Gm Dm I am Gm I am Dm Gm Got a criminal mind Dm Gm Just like your prison walls... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -All of the tabbed parts are piano/keyboard parts tabbed for guitar. /...slide up ~...vibrato (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)