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Steal A Mule

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                              STEAL A MULE -  Damien Rice
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 CAPO 1
Well there's a mEoon shining brEight
Little paArtner, let's light a Efire tonight
Rob a baEnk, steal a muEle
Little paArtner, we'll be nobEody's fool
And we'll rDuuuuuuAn like heroes Erun
Yeah we'll DruuuuuAn when the morEnin' comes
Many Emen on our tEail
Little paArtner, run 'fore we Ego to jail
And if they cEatch you, have no dEoubt
Little paArtner, I'll come and brEeak you out
And we'll rDuuuuuuAn like heroes Erun
Yeah we'll DruuuuuAn when the morEnin' comes
Oh we'll ruDuuuuuuAn with the morEnin' sun
Yeah we'll DruuuuuAn like heroes Erun
  E    E    A   E-   E    E    A  E  
  D    A   E-   D    A   E-   D    A   E-   D    A  E  
Many mEoons have gone Eby  
Little paArtner, sometimes I woEnder why
People tEurn and betrEay
Little paArtner, someday I'll cEome your way
And we'll rDuuuuuuAn like heroes Erun
Yeah we'll DruuuuuAn when the morEnin' comes
Yeah we'll DruuuuuAn with the morEnin' sun
Yeah we'll DruuuuuAn like heroes Erun
ELike heroes run
ELike heroes run
ELike heroes run
ELike heroes...

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Steal A Mule

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STEAL A MULE - Damien Rice

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CAPO 1

E E

Well there's a moon shining bright

A E

Little partner, let's light a fire tonight

E E

Rob a bank, steal a mule

A E

Little partner, we'll be nobody's fool

D A E

And we'll ruuuuuun like heroes run

D A E

Yeah we'll ruuuuun when the mornin' comes

E E

Many men on our tail

A E

Little partner, run 'fore we go to jail

E E

And if they catch you, have no doubt

A E

Little partner, I'll come and break you out

D A E

And we'll ruuuuuun like heroes run

D A E

Yeah we'll ruuuuun when the mornin' comes

D A E

Oh we'll ruuuuuuun with the mornin' sun

D A E

Yeah we'll ruuuuun like heroes run

E E A E E E A E

D A E D A E D A E D A E

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E E

Many moons have gone by

A E

Little partner, sometimes I wonder why

E E

People turn and betray

A E

Little partner, someday I'll come your way

D A E

And we'll ruuuuuun like heroes run

D A E

Yeah we'll ruuuuun when the mornin' comes

D A E

Yeah we'll ruuuuun with the mornin' sun

D A E

Yeah we'll ruuuuun like heroes run

Like heroes run

Like heroes...

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