F A Bb
She had a rag-top Eldorado, 'tuck-in-row pleat'.
F Bb F
She picked me up in Colorado...and put me right in the driver’s seat.
F A Bb
I said 'I got no money...you know I got no job'.
F Bb F
She said 'I tell you what honey...let's find a place to rob'.
Bb D Eb
Now the man at the station's name was Jim...I saw it sewed on his shirt.
Bb B C
I told him 'do what I say...you'll live another day...nobody's gotta get hurt'.
F A Bb
It was a crime of passion. She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand.
F Bb F
Crime of passion. A beautiful woman and a desperate man.
F A Bb
Well I thought the thing was over...she was countin' the cash.
F Bb F
When an unmarked Chevy Nova, made the blue lights flash.
F A Bb
She said 'officer? Would you help me please?'
F Bb F
I looked at her...and she was pointin' at me.
Bb D D#
You see Jim at the station played his part...he talked a little perjury.
Bb B C
He went to great pains to leave out a name he was a future ex-husband can't you see?
F A Bb
It was a crime of passion. She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand.
F Bb F
Crime of passion. A beautiful woman and a desperate man.
Bb D Eb
Now the cop at the station's name was Joe...saw it on his badge on his shirt.
Bb B C
He said 'you'll never get away...just do what we say...nobody's gotta get hurt.'
F A Bb
It was a crime of passion. She took me by the heart when she took me by the hand.
F Bb F
Crime of passion. A beautiful woman and a desperate man.
Crime of passion...
It was a crime of passion..