Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm

Smooth Criminal chords by Alien Ant Farm (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

Smooth Criminal

Alien Ant Farm

Tons of versions of this song in tabs, but only 1 is really right (rest are a bunch of clutter).
I don't think it should discredit a chord version with lyrics and timing.

Chords:
+----+------------+---------------+
|  | Std Tuning | Drop D Tuning |
+----+------------+---------------+
| A5 | 577xxx   | 777xxx    |
| B5 | 799xxx   | 999xxx    |
| C5 | 81010xxx  | 101010xxx   |
| G5 | 355xxx   | 555xxx    |
| F5 | 133xxx   | 333xxx    |
| E5 | 022xxx   | 222xxx    |
+----+------------+---------------+

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Intro/Verse:
  A5     B5      C5     B5  G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-9-9-x-9-x-9-|-1010x-10x-109-----5-----|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-7-7-x-7-x-7-|-8-8-x-8-x-8-7-----3-----|

Intro:
A5  B5  |C5  B5 G5 | (x4)

Verse 1:
A5          B5
 As he came into the window
   |C5     B5    G5 |A5
Was a sound of a crescendo
         B5
He came into her apartment
      |C5         B5   G5 |A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
            B5
She was sitting at the table
    |C5      B5  G5 |A5
He could see she was unable
          B5
So she ran into the bedroom
    |C5         B5    G5 |
She was struck down, it was her doom

Pre-chorus:
  F5            F5     G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
A|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
E|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-|

F5             |F5      G5   |
   Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5             |F5      G5   |
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5             |F5      G5   |
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you O-K An-
F5             |F5     *G5   | (*or E5-G5 thingy, see alt. chorus)
nie? Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?

Chorus: (Basic/Gist)
  A5     G5      F5     *G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-5--5--5-5-x-|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-3--3--3-5-x-|

Chorus: (Alternative, little more flair - I like to mix them up, say every other pass as shown)
  A5     G5      F5     *E5  *G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|
A|-7!--x-7-x-7-5-5-x-5-x-5-|-3-3-x-3-x-3-2-(2)-5-5-x-|
E|-5!--x-5-x-5-3-3-x-3-x-3-|-1-1-x-1-x-1-0-(0)-3-3-x-|

(*can even take this a step further as E5-G5-F5-G5 - I'm trying to keep the tabs simplified)

A5        G5
  Annie, are you OK
    |F5         G5   |A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
           G5
There's a sign at the window
    |F5     *(E5     G5) |A5   (* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
         G5
He came into your apartment
      |F5         G5   |A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
           G5
Then you ran into the bedroom
    |F5         *(E5   G5) |
You were struck down, it was your doom

Post-chorus:
(Same as pre-chorus)
  F5            F5     G5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
A|-3!--x-3-x-x-3-3-x-3-x-x-|-3-3-x-3-x-x-5--5--5-5-x-|
E|-1!--x-1-x-x-1-1-x-1-x-x-|-1-1-x-1-x-x-3--3--3-5-x-|

(then...)
  E5            E5
 | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | 1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|
A|-2!-------------------2!-|-2!----------------------|-2!----------------------|
E|-0!---(0--x--0--x)----0!-|-0!---(0--x--0--x)-------|-0!----------------------|

F5           |F5     G5  |
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5           |F5     G5  |
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5           |F5     G5  |
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
E5 /            |
   You've been hit by
E5 //           |
   You've been struck by
E5 /         |A5* (back into intro/verse riff)
   A smoooooth crimi-nal

(Intro:)
A5  B5  |C5  B5 G5 |(x2)

Verse 2:
A5           B5
 So they came into the outway
    C5       B5    G5  A5
It was Sunday, what a black day
         B5
I could've made a salutation
     C5        B5   G5
Sounding heartbeats, intimidations

(Pre-chorus:)
F5           F5     G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5           F5     G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5           F5     G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
F5           F5     *G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?

(Chorus:)
A5        G5
  Annie, are you OK
     F5         G5   A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
           G5
There's a sign at the window
    F5     *(E5    G5) A5  (* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
         G5
He came into your apartment
      F5         G5   A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
           G5
Then you ran into the bedroom
     F5         *(E5   G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom

(Post-chorus: shortened)
F5           F5     G5
 Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie?
E5
 You've been hit by
E5
 You've been struck by
E5         A5* (back into intro/verse riff)
 A smoooooth criminal

(Intro: this is where solo goes, with MJ screams on 2nd set)
A5  B5  |C5  B5 G5 |(x4)
A5 * B5 * |C5 * B5 G5 |(x4)
 (Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)

(Chorus:)
A5        G5
  Annie, are you OK
     F5         G5   A5
Will you tell us that you're OK
           G5
There's a sign at the window
    F5     *(E5    G5) A5  (* or just G5)
That he struck you. A crescendo, An--nie
         G5
He came into your apartment
      F5         G5   A5
He left the bloodstains on the carpet
           G5
Then you ran into the bedroom
     F5         *(E5   G5)
You were struck down, it was your doom

Outro: (Post/Pre-chorus, then intro with screams)
F5            F5     G5
  Annie are you OK? You OK? Are you OK Annie? (x4)
A5 * B5 * |C5 * B5 G5 |(x4)
 (Hoo!)(Hoo!) (Hoo!)

*End*

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