[Intro]
Am  Em  D  Am x2
[Strophe]
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
[Refrain]
    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
[Instrumentale]
Am  Em  D  Am
[Strophe]
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     N.C.  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 
[Refrain]
    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
[Strophe]
F                 Am  G         Am 
  And he's got my name tattooed 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
[Instrumentale]
Am  Em  D  Am
[Refrain]
      Am                       Em 
Cause 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  
Am                       Em 
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