Decemberists - Perfect Crime 1

verse 1

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i got a gun , i got a girl
i got a bullet – proof plan to pull
A
the perfect crime
D
i got the perfect crime

verse 2

i got a warehouse down at the docks
i got fifteen precincts of cops bought
A
the perfect crime
D
i got the perfect crime

chorus

G
you got to get your clock locked
D
get your stopwatch synchronized
G D
you got to get it so you cant put a pin through your alibi
A
to pull the perfect crime
D
to pull the perfect crime

A D
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verse 3

D
i got a guy bought on the inside
i got a night guard gagged and hog – tied
A
the perfect crime
D
this is the perfect crime

verse 4

i got a brain , i got a brawn
i got all the proper papers for the gendarmes
A
the perfect crime
D
cest C the perfect crime

chorus

G
i got the mob boss bought
D
i got a letter from the dea
G
i got a mock – up of the lockup
D
where they stock up on their pocket change
A
to pull the perfect crime
D
this is the perfect crime

A D
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A D
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( D over solo )

verse 5

D
we hit a snag when we tripped the alarm
A
because the dock side spics had been tipped off in time
D
to this perfect crime

verse 6

called out the dogs , called out the cops
i caught the deputy ops
A
in a cold cock . i will do time
D
for this perfect crime
G D
so we ran around town with the cops snapping on our tails
G D
because wed rather brave death then a fist – fxxk in county jail
A
just for the perfect crime
for the perfect crime
D
this is the perfect crime
A D
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A D
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D over long outro