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Thug

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 10

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[Intro]
D5
[Verse 1]
D5You look like who you say you areC5  
D5So scoot over, let me drive your carC5  
D5Roll down the glass and give me some windC5  
D5Lock all the doors, I'm on the loose again, alriC5ght
[Bass Solo]
[Verse 2]
D5I haven't sat behind a wheel like thiC5s
D5Since that job in 1956C5  
D5Can't wait till I can do it againC5  
D5Can't keep my nose clean, livin' in sin, alrigC5ht
[Bass Solo]
[Riff]
e|------------------|---------------|
B|------------------|---------------|
G|-12--12-10--------|-7--7-5--------|
D|-12--12-10--------|-7--7-5--------|  x4
A|-10--10-8---------|-5--5-3--------|
E|------------------|---------------|
[Verse 3]
D5I had a friend down in AlcatrazC5  
D5He had the money and machine guns stashedC5  
D5We busted out June 21C5  
D5We gonna rob, steal, totin' our guns, alriC5ght
[Bass Solo]
[Riff]
e|------------------|---------------|
B|------------------|---------------|
G|-12--12-10--------|-7--7-5--------|
D|-12--12-10--------|-7--7-5--------|  x4
A|-10--10-8---------|-5--5-3--------|
E|------------------|---------------|
[Instrumental]
D5(fade out)

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Thug

by ZZ Top

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D5 C5

You look like who you say you are

D5 C5

So scoot over, let me drive your car

D5 C5

Roll down the glass and give me some wind

D5 C5

Lock all the doors, I'm on the loose again, alright

[Bass Solo]

[Verse 2]

D5 C5

I haven't sat behind a wheel like this

D5 C5

Since that job in 1956

D5 C5

Can't wait till I can do it again

D5 C5

Can't keep my nose clean, livin' in sin, alright

[Bass Solo]

[Riff]

e|------------------|---------------|

B|------------------|---------------|

G|-12--12-10--------|-7--7-5--------|

D|-12--12-10--------|-7--7-5--------| x4

A|-10--10-8---------|-5--5-3--------|

E|------------------|---------------|

[Verse 3]

D5 C5

I had a friend down in Alcatraz

D5 C5

He had the money and machine guns stashed

D5 C5

We busted out June 21

D5 C5

We gonna rob, steal, totin' our guns, alright

[Bass Solo]

[Riff]

e|------------------|---------------|

B|------------------|---------------|

G|-12--12-10--------|-7--7-5--------|

D|-12--12-10--------|-7--7-5--------| x4

A|-10--10-8---------|-5--5-3--------|

E|------------------|---------------|

[Instrumental]

(fade out)

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