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Lucy Kaplansky - The Thief
CAPO: 5th Fret
We were Csitting in a Fcafé
You were Amlistening like you had nothing Gbetter to do
You were Cfeigning interest Fbadly
I guess Aminterest is too Ghard for you
I stopped Ctalking and just Fwatched you
Watched the Amway your mouth made Gfaces at me
Watched the Cway your eyes looked Emthrough me
Looking for Fsomething new you could Gtake from me
CHORUS:
And CI know what you Em7areF  
You're the thief who Csteals from your Gfriends
CI know what you Em7are
And everyFthing in the world does Gnot belong to you
INTERLUDE:   C    Am    F      G    C    Am    F    G  
All the Cthings you ever Fgave me
Were just Amscraps you didn't want Ganyway
All the Cpeople you disFcarded
Well I guess you Amnever thought you might want them Gback some day
I've been Cloyal, I've been Fhonest
AmTell you the truth, I don't Gknow what for
I've knelt Cdown with all the Emothers
Well, I'm Fnot on my Gknees anymore
CHORUS:
And CI know what you Em7areF  
You're the thief who Csteals from your Gfriends
CI know what you Em7are
And everyFthing in the world does Gnot belong to youC  
Not you, not FyouG  
INTERLUDE:   C    Am    F    G  
BRIDGE:
Last Bbnight in the Fdark, in my Cmirror
I thought I saw you
I threw the Fmirror on the floor
It kept Dmbreaking and Embreaking and Fbreaking and Gbreaking
CHORUS:
And CI know what you Em7areF  
You're the thief who Csteals from your Gfriends
CI know what you Em7are
And everyFthing in the world does Gnot belong to you
CHORUS:
CI know what you Em7areF  
You're the thief who Csteals from your Gfriends
CI know what you Em7are
And everyFthing in the world does Gnot belong to you
CNot me, not Em7him, not her
Not Fevery single Gthing in the worldC  
Not me, not Em7him, not her
Not Fevery single Gthing in the worldC  
OUTRO:
(I know what you are)
Not me, not Em7him, not her
Not Feverything in the GworldC  

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The Thief

by Lucy Kaplansky

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Lucy Kaplansky - The Thief

CAPO: 5th Fret

C F

We were sitting in a café

Am G

You were listening like you had nothing better to do

C F

You were feigning interest badly

Am G

I guess interest is too hard for you

C F

I stopped talking and just watched you

Am G

Watched the way your mouth made faces at me

C Em

Watched the way your eyes looked through me

F G

Looking for something new you could take from me

CHORUS:

C Em7 F

And I know what you are

C G

You're the thief who steals from your friends

C Em7

I know what you are

F G

And everything in the world does not belong to you

C Am F G C Am F G

INTERLUDE:

C F

All the things you ever gave me

Am G

Were just scraps you didn't want anyway

C F

All the people you discarded

Am G

Well I guess you never thought you might want them back some day

C F

I've been loyal, I've been honest

Am G

Tell you the truth, I don't know what for

C Em

I've knelt down with all the others

F G

Well, I'm not on my knees anymore

CHORUS:

C Em7 F

And I know what you are

C G

You're the thief who steals from your friends

C Em7

I know what you are

F G C

And everything in the world does not belong to you

F G

Not you, not you

C Am F G

INTERLUDE:

BRIDGE:

Bb F C

Last night in the dark, in my mirror

I thought I saw you

I threw the mirror on the floor

Dm Em F G

It kept breaking and breaking and breaking and breaking

CHORUS:

C Em7 F

And I know what you are

C G

You're the thief who steals from your friends

C Em7

I know what you are

F G

And everything in the world does not belong to you

CHORUS:

C Em7 F

I know what you are

C G

You're the thief who steals from your friends

C Em7

I know what you are

F G

And everything in the world does not belong to you

C Em7

Not me, not him, not her

F G C

Not every single thing in the world

Em7

Not me, not him, not her

F G C

Not every single thing in the world

OUTRO:

(I know what you are)

Em7

Not me, not him, not her

F G C

Not everything in the world

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