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9 Crimes

This song tells the story of a man struggling with feelings of guilt over cheating on his partner. In the chorus, he asks if it's alright that he wants to give up his "gun" when it's loaded, referring to ending the affair, but wonders how he's supposed to resist temptation without doing so. Over two verses and choruses, he describes being in the "wrong kind of place" thinking of his partner while with someone new, calling the affair a "small crime" with no excuse. In the bridge, he repeats asking if it's alright, with increasing uncertainty, before concluding with a definitive "No..."

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9 Crimes

This song tells the story of a man struggling with feelings of guilt over cheating on his partner. In the chorus, he asks if it's alright that he wants to give up his "gun" when it's loaded, referring to ending the affair, but wonders how he's supposed to resist temptation without doing so. Over two verses and choruses, he describes being in the "wrong kind of place" thinking of his partner while with someone new, calling the affair a "small crime" with no excuse. In the bridge, he repeats asking if it's alright, with increasing uncertainty, before concluding with a definitive "No..."

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Damien Rice – 9 Crimes

[Intro]
Am F F C
Am F F C
[Verse]
Am F
Leave me out with the waste,
C G
This is not what I do.
Am F
It's the wrong kind of place
C G
To be thinking of you.
Am F
It's the wrong time,
C G
For somebody new
Am F
It's a small crime,
C G
And I've got no excuse.
[Chorus]
Am F
Is that alright?
C G Am
Give my gun away when it's loaded.
F
Is that alright, yeah?
C G Am
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it?
F
Is that alright?
C G Am
Give my gun away when it's loaded
F
Is that alright?
C G
Is that alright with you?
[Verse]
Am F
Leave me out with the waste,
C G
This is not what I do.
Am F
It's the wrong kind of place
C G
To be cheating on you.
Am F
It's the wrong time,
C G
She's pulling me through.
Am F
It's a small crime,
C G
And I've got no excuse.
[Chorus]
Am F
Is that alright?
C G Am
Give my gun away when it's loaded.
F
Is that alright, yeah?
C G Am
If you don't shoot it how am I supposed to hold it?
F
Is that alright?
C G Am
Give my gun away when it's loaded
F
Is that alright?
C G
Is that alright with you?
[Bridge]
Am F C G
Is that alright?
Am F C G
Is that alright?
Am F C G
Is that alright with you?
Am
Is that alright?
F
Is that alright?
C G
Is that alright with you?
Am F C G
No...

[Outro]
Am F C G

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