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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":569261,"song":"Thick As Thieves","artist":"The Jam","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11569825-thick-as-thieves-chords-by-the-jam/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/569261?type=chord","rating":4.63336,"votes":24,"content":"Thick as Thieves\r\nThe Jam\r\n(chord diagrams at bottom)\r\n(I'm not really sure what are the verses, choruses etc. so it's split into parts)\r\nIntro\r\n\r\n*Fill 1*\r\n\r\n*A  Asus2  Asus26  Asus2  A* x4\r\n\r\n[tab]e ----------------[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch] 2222222222222222\r\n[ch]G[/ch] 2222222222222222\r\n[ch]D[/ch] 2222222222222222\r\nA ----------------\r\nE ----------------[/tab]\r\n\r\nPart 1\r\nA(1)                \r\n Times were so tough,\r\n[tab][ch]D6[/ch] \r\n But not as tough as they are now.[/tab]\r\nFill 1\r\nA(1)\r\n We were so close,\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]                        [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n And nothing came between us,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Badd11[/ch]\r\nNot the world,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNo personal situations[/tab]\r\n**Fill 2**\r\n\r\n[tab]**e ----------------**\r\n**B ----------------**\r\n**G 1111111111111111**\r\n**D 2222222222222222**\r\n**A 2222222222222222**\r\n**E 0000000000000000**[/tab]\r\n\r\nPart 2\r\nA(1)\r\n Thick as thieves us,\r\n[tab][ch]D6[/ch]\r\n We'll stick together for all time,[/tab]\r\nFill 1\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n And we meant it,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]                            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n But it turned out just for a while,[/tab]\r\n   B(1)\r\nWe stole,\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe friendship that bound us together.[/tab]\r\nFill 2\r\n\r\nPart 3\r\n   A(1)                             E\r\nWe stole from the schools and their libraries,\r\n   A(1)                          E\r\nWe stole from the drugs that sent us to sleep,\r\n   A(1)                       E\r\nWe stole from the drink that made us sick,\r\n         A(1)          E\r\nWe stole anything that we couldn't keep,\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd it was enough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#m[/ch]                  [ch]A(2)[/ch]\r\nWe didn't have to spoil anything,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B(2)[/ch]\r\nWe'd allways be,[/tab]\r\nAs thick as thieves.\r\nFill 1\r\n\r\nPart 4\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                  [ch]G#5[/ch]   [ch]A(2)[/ch]  B(1)\r\n  Like a perfect stranger,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]G#5[/ch]   [ch]A(2)[/ch]  B(1)\r\n  You came into my life.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                   [ch]A(2)[/ch]\r\n  And like a perfect lone ranger,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B(2)[/ch]\r\nRode away, rode away,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#[/ch]\r\nrun away, run away.[/tab]\r\n\r\nPart 5\r\n(Instrumental)\r\nPlay the same as part 1+2\r\n\r\nPart 6\r\n             A(1)                       E\r\nWe stole the love from young girls in ivory towers,\r\n         A(1)              E\r\nWe stole autumn leaves and summer showers,\r\n             A(1)                        E\r\nWe stole the sun and the wind that says you are free,\r\n         A(1)            E\r\nWe stole eveyrthing that we could see,\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nBut it wasn't enough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#m[/ch]                      [ch]A(2)[/ch]\r\nAnd now we've gone and spoilt everything,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B(2)[/ch]\r\nNow we're no longer,[/tab]\r\nAs thick as thieves.\r\n\r\nPart 7\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]G#5[/ch]   [ch]A(2)[/ch]   B(1)\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]G#5[/ch]   [ch]A(2)[/ch]  B(1)\r\n  You came into my life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                  [ch]A(2)[/ch]\r\nAnd like a perfect stranger,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B(2)[/ch]\r\nWalked away, walked away[/tab]\r\nG#5 (Strum fast)\r\nWalked away, walked away\r\n\r\nPart 8\r\nSame as part 2\r\n\r\nPart 9\r\nWe stole the burning sun in the open sky,\r\nWe stole the twinkling stars in the black night,\r\nWe stole the green belt they made us believe,\r\nWe stole everything that we could see,\r\nBut something came along and changed our minds,\r\nNow I don't know what and know why,\r\nBut we seemed to grow up in a flash of time,\r\nAs we watched our ideals heplessly unwind.\r\nA(1)               E\r\nWe're no longer as thick as thieves, no,\r\nA(1)                      E\r\nWe're not as thick as we used to be, no,\r\nA(1)               E\r\nWe're no longer as thick as thieves, no,\r\nA(1)                      E\r\nWe're not as thick as we used to be,\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nNo it wasn't enough,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#m[/ch]                      [ch]A(2)[/ch]\r\nAnd now we've gone and spoilt everything,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B(2)[/ch]\r\nNow we're no longer,[/tab]\r\nAs thick as thieves.\r\n[ch]A(2)[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]Chord diagrams:\r\n  A(1) [ch]Asus2[/ch] Asus26 [ch]D6[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Badd11[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] B(1) [ch]G#m[/ch] [ch]A(2)[/ch] [ch]B(2)[/ch] [ch]G#5[/ch]\r\ne 0----0-----2------2--*--2---2------4--0-*----4---5----7----*--\r\nB 2----0-----0------3--3--2---4------4--0-4----4---5----7----*--\r\nG 2----2-----2------4--2--2---4------5--1-4----4---6----8----*--\r\nD 2----2-----2------0--0--4---2------6--2-4----6---7----9----*--\r\nA 0----0-----0------*--*--4---2------6--2-2----6---7----9----6--\r\nE *----*-----*------*--*--2---*------4--0-*----4---5----7----4--[/tab]","plain_text":"Thick as Thieves\nThe Jam\n(chord diagrams at bottom)\n(I'm not really sure what are the verses, choruses etc. so it's split into parts)\nIntro\n\n*Fill 1*\n\n*A  Asus2  Asus26  Asus2  A* x4\n\n\n\n\nPart 1\nA(1)                \n Times were so tough,\n\nFill 1\nA(1)\n We were so close,\n\n\n\n**Fill 2**\n\n\n\nPart 2\nA(1)\n Thick as thieves us,\n\nFill 1\n\n\n   B(1)\nWe stole,\n\nFill 2\n\nPart 3\n   A(1)                             E\nWe stole from the schools and their libraries,\n   A(1)                          E\nWe stole from the drugs that sent us to sleep,\n   A(1)                       E\nWe stole from the drink that made us sick,\n         A(1)          E\nWe stole anything that we couldn't keep,\n\n\n\nAs thick as thieves.\nFill 1\n\nPart 4\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart 5\n(Instrumental)\nPlay the same as part 1+2\n\nPart 6\n             A(1)                       E\nWe stole the love from young girls in ivory towers,\n         A(1)              E\nWe stole autumn leaves and summer showers,\n             A(1)                        E\nWe stole the sun and the wind that says you are free,\n         A(1)            E\nWe stole eveyrthing that we could see,\n\n\n\nAs thick as thieves.\n\nPart 7\nC#m   G#5   A(2)   B(1)\n\n\n\nG#5 (Strum fast)\nWalked away, walked away\n\nPart 8\nSame as part 2\n\nPart 9\nWe stole the burning sun in the open sky,\nWe stole the twinkling stars in the black night,\nWe stole the green belt they made us believe,\nWe stole everything that we could see,\nBut something came along and changed our minds,\nNow I don't know what and know why,\nBut we seemed to grow up in a flash of time,\nAs we watched our ideals heplessly unwind.\nA(1)               E\nWe're no longer as thick as thieves, no,\nA(1)                      E\nWe're not as thick as we used to be, no,\nA(1)               E\nWe're no longer as thick as thieves, no,\nA(1)                      E\nWe're not as thick as we used to be,\n\n\n\nAs thick as thieves.\nA(2)\nE","chords":["A","Asus2","B","G","D","E","D6","D5","F#m","Badd11","G#","G#m","A(2)","B(2)","C#m","G#5"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}