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URIAH HEEP - STEALIN'
Ken Hensley
(only bass)
|      A|      A|
(with organ)
|      A|      A|  G/A   D/A|      A| x2
|      A|
ATake me across the water 'cause I G/Aneed some D/Aplace to hAide.
I Adone the rancher's daughter and I G/Asure did D/Ahurt his pAride.
          AOo-oo   oo-oo    G/Aah    D/Aah    Aah
          AOo-oo   oo-oo    G/Aah    D/Aah    Aah
Well, there's a Ahundred miles of desert lies beG/Atween his hD/Aide and mAine
I don't Aneed no food, no water, Lord, 'cause I'm G/Arunning D/Aout of Atime
DFightin', killin', wCine and women gonna Gput me to my grave.
DRunnin', hidin', Closin', cryin', Gnothing left to save
but my Alife.
          AOo-oo   oo-oo     Gah    Dah    Aah
          AOo-oo   oo-oo     Gah    Dah    Aah
AStood on a ridge and shunned religion thGinking the wDorld was mAine.
I Amade my break and a big mistake,
StGealing when I sDhould have been Abuying
All that Dfightin', killin', Cwine and those women
Gonna Gput me to an early grave.
DRunnin', hidin', Closin', cryin', Gnothing left to save
but my Alife, life, Alife, life, life, life, life, life, life.
[Solo]
|    A|    A|  G   D|    A| x4
So I Astood on a ridge and shunned religion
ThGinking the wDorld was mAine.
I Amade my break and a big mistake,
SGtealing when I sDhould have been bAuying.
I was sAtealing when I sGhould have been Dbuying,
I was sAtealing when I sGhould have been Dbuying.
SATEALING when I Gshould have been Dbuying
SATEALING when I Gshould have been Dbuying
SATEALING when I Gshould have been Dbuying
SATEALING when I Gshould have been Dbuying
SATEALING     wGooD  
SATEALING     hahaha, GyeahD  
I was SATEALING when I sGhould have been Dbuying
SATEALING oGh yeah yeah Dyeah yeah yeah
SATEALING Goo-oo-oo-Doo-oo-oo-oo
STEALING rock'n'roll, alright
STEALING rock'n'roll, alright
STEALING babe, babe
STEALING should, should, should have been buying
STEALING should, should, should have been buying
STEALING should have, should have, should have been buying
STEALING buying, yeah

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Stealin

by Uriah Heep

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G/A

D/A

URIAH HEEP - STEALIN'

Ken Hensley

(only bass)

A A

| | |

(with organ)

A A G/A D/A A

| | | | | x2

| |

A G/A D/A A

Take me across the water 'cause I need some place to hide.

A G/A D/A A

I done the rancher's daughter and I sure did hurt his pride.

A G/A D/A A

Oo-oo oo-oo ah ah ah

A G/A D/A A

Oo-oo oo-oo ah ah ah

A G/A D/A A

Well, there's a hundred miles of desert lies between his hide and mine

A G/A D/A A

I don't need no food, no water, Lord, 'cause I'm running out of time

D C G

Fightin', killin', wine and women gonna put me to my grave.

D C G

Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin', nothing left to save

but my life.

A G D A

Oo-oo oo-oo ah ah ah

A G D A

Oo-oo oo-oo ah ah ah

A G D A

Stood on a ridge and shunned religion thinking the world was mine.

I made my break and a big mistake,

G D A

Stealing when I should have been buying

D C

All that fightin', killin', wine and those women

Gonna put me to an early grave.

D C G

Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin', nothing left to save

A A

but my life, life, life, life, life, life, life, life, life.

[Solo]

A A G D A

| | | | | x4

So I stood on a ridge and shunned religion

G D A

Thinking the world was mine.

I made my break and a big mistake,

G D A

Stealing when I should have been buying.

A G D

I was stealing when I should have been buying,

A G D

I was stealing when I should have been buying.

A G D

STEALING when I should have been buying

A G D

STEALING when I should have been buying

A G D

STEALING when I should have been buying

A G D

STEALING when I should have been buying

A G D

STEALING woo

A G D

STEALING hahaha, yeah

A G D

I was STEALING when I should have been buying

A G D

STEALING oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

A G D

STEALING oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo

STEALING rock'n'roll, alright

STEALING babe, babe

STEALING should, should, should have been buying

STEALING should have, should have, should have been buying

STEALING buying, yeah

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