Ani Difranco - Crime for a crime

^EmThe big ^Bmday has come ^Athe bell is ^Gsounding ^EmI run my^Bm hands through my h^Aair ^Gone last time ^Emoutside the ^Bmprison walls ^Athe town is^G gathering ^Empeople are ^Bmtrading c^Arime for c^Grime

everyone ^Emneeds to see the pris^Bmoner they ^Aneed to make it ^Geven easier ^Emthey see me as a ^Bmsymbol, a^And not a human ^Gbeing ^Emthat way they can ^Bmkill me say it's not ^Amurder, it's a ^Gmetaphor ^Emwe are killing o^Bmff our own failure ^Aand starting ^Gclean

^Emstanding in the g^Bmallows ^Aeveryone ^Gturned my way ^Emi hear a ^Bmvoice ask me if i've ^Agot any last words ^Gto say ^Emand i'm look^Bming out over t^Ahe field of f^Gamiliar eyes ^Emsomewhere in^Bm a woman's arm^As a baby crie^Gs

^EmI think ^Bmguilt and innocence they are a^A matter of d^Gegree ^Emwhat might be ^Bmjustice to you ^Amight not be justice to^G me ^EmI went to far,^Bm i'm sorry I guess ^Anow i'm going h^Gome ^Emso let ^Bmhe amongst you ^ACast the^G first stone

^Emnow we've g^Bmot all these complicated machines ^Emso no one perso^Bmn ever has to have ^Ablood on their^G hands ^Emwe've got complex ^Bmorganizations and if ever^Ayone just does the^Gir job ^Emno one person has ^Bmto understand you might b^Ae the wrong color ^{G Em}you might be too p^Bmoor justice isn^A't something just ^Ganyone can afford ^Emyou might not pull^Bm the trigger you might b^Ae out in the car ^{G Em}and you might get ^Bma lethal injection 'cause we t^Aake a metaphor tha^Gt far

^EmThe big ^Bmday has come ^Athe bell is ^Gsounding ^Emi run my^Bm hands through my h^Aair ^Gone last time ^Emoutside the ^Bmprison walls ^Athe town ha^Gs gathered ^Empeople are ^Bmtrading c^Arime for crime^G

^Empeople are ^Bmtrading c^Arime for crime^{G Em}people are ^Bmstill trading ^Acrime for crime^{G Em}people are ^Bmstill trading ^Acrime for crime^{G Em}people are ^Bmstill trading ^Acrime for crime^{G Em}people are ^Bmstill trading ^Acrime for crime^{G Em}people are ^Bmstill trading ^Acrime for crime^{G Em}