[Intro]
Am Em D Am Am Em D Am
[Verse 1]
Am Em
He is a hustler He's no good at all
D Am
He is a loser, he's a bum, bum, bum, bum
Am Em
He lies, he bluffs he's unreliable
D Am
He is a sucker with a gun, gun, gun, gun
Am Em
I know you told me I should stay away
D Am
I know you said he's just a dog astray
Am Em
He is a badboy with a tainted heart
D Am
And even I know this ain't smart
[Chorus]
Am Em
But mama, I'm in love with a criminal
D Am
And this type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Am Em
Mama, please don't cry, I will be alright
D Am
All reason aside, I just can't deny, love the guy
[Instrumental]
Am G Em Am
[Verse 2]
Am Em
He is a villain by the devil's law
D Am
He is a killer just for fun, fun, fun, fun
Am Em
That man's a snitch and unpredictable
D Am
He's got no conscience, he got none, none, none, none
Am Em D Am
Aooo, I know Shoulda let go, but no
Am Em
Cause he's a badboy with a tainted heart
D Am
And even I know this ain't smart
[Chorus]
Am Em
But mama, I'm in love with a criminal
D Am
And this type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Am Em
Mama, please don't cry, I will be alright
D Am
All reason aside, I just can't deny, love the guy
[Verse 3]
F Am G Am
And he's got my name tatooed on his arm His lucky charm
F Am G
So I guess it's okay, He's with me
F Am G Am
And I hear people talk Try to make remarks, keep us apart
F Am G
But I don't even hear I don't care
Am Em D Am
[Chorus] (x2)
Am Em
But mama, I'm in love with a criminal
D Am
And this type of love isn't rational, it's physical
Am Em
Mama, please don't cry, I will be alright
D Am
All reason aside, I just can't deny, love the guy
[Outro]
Am Em D Am