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The Thief

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Chorded By: ultimatelefty
No Capo
Standard Tuning
[Chords]
 Amx02210
  Cx32010
  F133211
  G320033
[Intro]
Am
CA new Fwind will Amblow 
through CeveryFthingAm  
Through CeveryFthing I AmknowC  F  
[Verse 1]
I was Amlooking into every Ccar
Hoping that someone might Fsee and look back
I Amknew I let it out too Cfar, I watched it go
I couldn't Fget it all back
AmSlowed it down below a Cwaltz
Where there was hardly any Fsway or grace left
It was so Amslow you could see my faCults
Every solitary Fstep and misstep
[Chorus]
FDown like a Gleaf in the long grass I Clay for hours
The thief made Foff but Gnot with everyCthing
There was a Fglow still Gunder the ashes
The Cpast was getting ready to let Fgo
If a Gnew wind would blowAm  C  F  Am  C  F  Am  C  F  Am  C  F  
[Verse 2]
AmWalking into every Croom
In the aftermath the Fplace felt haunted
By Amall the things we didn't Cdo
And the memory of Fwhat we wanted
AmSlowed it down below a Cwaltz
Where there was hardly any Fsway or grace left
It was so Amslow you could see all my Cfaults
Every solitary Fstep and misstep
[Chorus]
FDown like a Gleaf in the long grass I Clay for hours
The thief made Foff but Gnot with everyCthing
There was a Fglow still Gunder the ashes
The Cpast was getting ready to let Fgo
If a Gnew wind would blowAm  C  F  Am  
[Outro]
CA new FwindAm  
A Cnew winFd will AmblooooCoowwwFwwwwwAmwwwww
Through CeveryFthingAm  
Through CeveryFthing I Amknow
Through CeveryFthingAm  
Through CeveryFthing I Amknow
Through CeveryFthingAm  
CA new Fwind will Amblow
Through CeveryFthingAm  
Through CeveryFthing I Amknow

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The Thief

by Sarah Harmer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chorded By: ultimatelefty

No Capo

Standard Tuning

[Chords]

x02210

x32010

133211

320033

[Intro]

C F Am

A new wind will blow

C F Am

through everything

C F Am C F

Through everything I know

[Verse 1]

Am C

I was looking into every car

Hoping that someone might see and look back

Am C

I knew I let it out too far, I watched it go

I couldn't get it all back

Am C

Slowed it down below a waltz

Where there was hardly any sway or grace left

Am C

It was so slow you could see my faults

Every solitary step and misstep

[Chorus]

F G C

Down like a leaf in the long grass I lay for hours

F G C

The thief made off but not with everything

F G

There was a glow still under the ashes

C F

The past was getting ready to let go

G Am C F Am C F Am C F Am C F

If a new wind would blow

[Verse 2]

Am C

Walking into every room

In the aftermath the place felt haunted

Am C

By all the things we didn't do

And the memory of what we wanted

Am C

Slowed it down below a waltz

Where there was hardly any sway or grace left

Am C

It was so slow you could see all my faults

Every solitary step and misstep

[Chorus]

F G C

Down like a leaf in the long grass I lay for hours

F G C

The thief made off but not with everything

F G

There was a glow still under the ashes

C F

The past was getting ready to let go

G Am C F Am

If a new wind would blow

[Outro]

C F Am

A new wind

C F Am C F Am

A new wind will bloooooowwwwwwwwwwwww

C F Am

Through everything

C F Am

Through everything I know

C F Am

Through everything

C F Am

Through everything I know

C F Am

Through everything

C F Am

A new wind will blow

C F Am

Through everything

C F Am

Through everything I know

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