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Thieves

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Eminor

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No capo, standard tuning. 
[Intro]
C Em G D
[Verse]
CI take what I can Emget
GYou were the only part of me Dthat I could ever like
CAnd all you take from Emme
GIs time that I misplaced inside Dthe dark the stormy sea
[Chorus]
CFire burning Emtears there hurting
GWith all I gave to yoDu (To you)
CAll you get iEms all you give wheGn your feelings meet theD, Your feelings meet the thiCef
[Verse]
Until you lose yourself Emuntil you lose yourself Bmo yeD  
CIf I could read it tEmhrough
GI'd take my time my own sweet mind and Dpost it back to you
CYou are you are you aEmre
GHis soul his fire his own desire
DThat's burning through and through
[Chorus]
CFire burning tears there hurtiEmng
GWith all I gave to yoDu (To you)
CAll you get is Emall you give wheGn your feelings meet theD, Your feelings meet the thiCef
[Chorus 2] (x2)
CHere's my hand shake it
CThere's your smile make it
EmNow my heart's shaking
Dbut my back's breaking
[Verse]
CFalling from my high time
CMaking me feel alright
EmIt's what you do to me
DIt's what you do to me
CMaking me feel all good
CTearing what my mind should
EmIt's what you do to me
DIt's what you do to me
CIt's what you do to me
CIt's what you do to me

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Thieves

by The Beach

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

No capo, standard tuning.

[Intro]

C Em G D

[Verse]

C Em

I take what I can get

G D

You were the only part of me that I could ever like

C Em

And all you take from me

G D

Is time that I misplaced inside the dark the stormy sea

[Chorus]

C Em

Fire burning tears there hurting

G D

With all I gave to you (To you)

C Em G D C

All you get is all you give when your feelings meet the, Your feelings meet the thief

[Verse]

Em Bm D

Until you lose yourself until you lose yourself o ye

C Em

If I could read it through

G D

I'd take my time my own sweet mind and post it back to you

C Em

You are you are you are

His soul his fire his own desire

That's burning through and through

[Chorus]

C Em

Fire burning tears there hurting

G D

With all I gave to you (To you)

C Em G D C

All you get is all you give when your feelings meet the, Your feelings meet the thief

[Chorus 2] (x2)

Here's my hand shake it

There's your smile make it

Now my heart's shaking

but my back's breaking

[Verse]

Falling from my high time

Making me feel alright

It's what you do to me

Making me feel all good

Tearing what my mind should

It's what you do to me

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