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Thief

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 Acoustic guitar in standard tuning
 Diagrams for the Chordally Impaired :>
      C     F  F'     G  G'        F#< A' denotes  Abarre chord, to be used for
 --x---x---1---3---3---2--|      a part of the song where an open chord
 --3---x---3---2---5---4--|      wouldn't sound right>
 --2---3---3---0---5---4--|
 --0---2---2---0---4---3--|
 --1---1---1---3---3---2--|
 --0---1---1---3---3---2--|
C F C
She wears her dress Chigh
As Fhigh as she pulls her hat down lowG  
CThose other peFople can't Ggo
FAnd hCold herF  C  
I'm touched by thCe sea (I'm touched by the sea)
She's Fwalking on water when she walks in her sleepG  
       C              F      G  G'  F#  F'  <little chromatic twiddle>
I didn't wanna be seen
She is a GliarC  
               F  G'  F#  F'
As i am a thief
(Be)cause of you I Gcame
(Be)cause of you i lCeaveF  C  
I wanna know C(I wanna know)F  
Why the monsters that hurt you soG  
          C         F      G  G'  F#  F'
We battled so long ago
And I thought I dGid my part
When I pulled Cyou out of therFeC  
                        G       F    C    F      G  G'  F#  F'
That night you left boot-marks on my wall
You are my Gliar
                  C          F  G'  F#  F'
So I will be your thief
Because of you I Gcame
CBecause of Fyou I Gleave (x3)
CWake up, baFby we are hGome now (x3)
CWe are home FnoGw  (x3)
CThFerCe ya go,
Spiffy

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Thief

by Belly

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Acoustic guitar in standard tuning

Diagrams for the Chordally Impaired :>

C F F G G F# A A

' ' < ' denotes barre chord, to be used for

--x---x---1---3---3---2--| a part of the song where an open chord

--3---x---3---2---5---4--| wouldn't sound right>

--2---3---3---0---5---4--|

--0---2---2---0---4---3--|

--1---1---1---3---3---2--|

--0---1---1---3---3---2--|

C F C

She wears her dress high

F G

As high as she pulls her hat down low

C F G

Those other people can't go

F C F C

And hold her

I'm touched by the sea (I'm touched by the sea)

F G

She's walking on water when she walks in her sleep

C F G G F# F

' ' <little chromatic twiddle>

I didn't wanna be seen

G C

She is a liar

F G F# F

' '

As i am a thief

(Be)cause of you I came

C F C

(Be)cause of you i leave

C F

I wanna know (I wanna know)

Why the monsters that hurt you so

C F G G F# F

' '

We battled so long ago

And I thought I did my part

C F C

When I pulled you out of there

G F C F G G F# F

' '

That night you left boot-marks on my wall

You are my liar

C F G F# F

' '

So I will be your thief

Because of you I came

C F G

Because of you I leave (x3)

C F G

Wake up, baby we are home now (x3)

C F G

We are home now (x3)

C F C

There ya go,

Spiffy

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