Crime Of Passion Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Van Shelton
Crime Of Passion
Recorded by Ricky Van Shelton
Written by Walt Aldridge and Mac McAnally
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She had a ragtop El Dorado
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tuck and roll
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She picked me up in
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Colorado
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And put me
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right in the driver's seat
I said I got no money you know I got no job
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She said I tell you what
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honey
Let's find a place to rob
Now the
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man at the station's name was Jim
I saw it sewed on his shirt
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I told him do what I say
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you'll live another day
Nobody's gotta get hur
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It was a
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crime of passion she took me by the heart
When she took me by the
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Crime of passion a beautiful woman and a
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desperate
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man
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Well I
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thought the thing was over she was countin' the cash
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When an un
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marked Chevy Nova made the blue lights flash
She said officer won't you help me please
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looked at her and she was pointin' at me
You see
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Jim at the station played his part
He talked a little perjury
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He went to great pains to
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leave out her name
He was her future ex-husband can't you
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Repeat #3
Now the
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cop at the station's name was Joe
I saw it on the badge on his shirt
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He said you'll never get away
But
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do what we say nobody has to get hur
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It was the
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crime of
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passion
It's just a
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crime of
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passion
FAQ
Who sang the the song Crime Of Passion?
- The song Crime Of Passion was sang by Ricky Van Shelton.
Who is Ricky Van Shelton?
- Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American former country music artist. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes ten Number One hits: "Somebody Lied", "Life Turned Her That Way", 'Don't We All Have the Right", "I'll Leave This World Loving You", "From a Jack to a King" (a cover of the Ned Miller hit), "Living Proof", "I've Cried My Last Tear for You", "Rockin' Years" (a duet with Dolly Parton), "I Am a Simple Man", and "Keep It Between the Lines". Besides these, seven more of his singles landed in the Top Ten on the same chart. He also released nine studio albums, of which his first four were certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
