Duran Duran - Of Crime and Passion: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Of Crime and Passion" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Em           A
Why did you let me run
          Em                    A
When you knew I'd fall for the gaping hole
            Em           A C D#
Where your heart should be

Liar-couldn't cut me deeper with
a knife if you tried
Just take a look before you run off and hide
At your victim arise

G               D
Clouds on you shoulder
              F                  C
Aren't they grazed by the afterglow
G               D
How quiet they gather
           A#                C
When the storm is about to blow

Chorus:
    Em
No don't look away
Am              C   Bm
Caught in the crossfire
        Em
And it ain't no wind of change
Am               D                 Em
I'm talking of crime and passion's rage

Summer of madness or the undertow
Dragged me up an alley for the blossoming fire
On a stranger's smile
Bride of wire-how disguise so easily cracked
Saw your heart turn spade

This orchid's turned to black
Graze on your shoulder
Like the clouds in the afterglow
How quiet they gather
When the storm is about to blow

Chorus

Way down by the shoulder
In the haze of the afterglow
Stranded together
And the storm is about to blow

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Of Crime and Passion" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Of Crime and Passion" by Duran Duran.

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