Thief

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"Thief"
 by T. Gorman and T.Donelly of Belly
 Transcribed by Dennis Kim < LDKim@nando.net >

 Acoustic guitar in standard tuning

 Diagrams for the Chordally Impaired :>

   C   F   F'  G   G'  F#      <A ' denotes A 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--|




 
  

[Tom plays acoustic guitar by himself, Tanya sings]


  C 
  F 
  C
                    
  C
She wears her dress high
   
  F                                  
  G
As high as she pulls her hat down low

She's seeking out the places

  C             
  F          
  G
Those other people can't go

  F    
  C       
  F 
  C
And hold her
                 
  C
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

She's dragging me through places

  C       
  F            
  G    
  G' 
  F# 
  F'  
  
   
I didn't wanna be seen
         
   G     
   C
She is a liar
         
   F      
   G' 
   F# 
   F'
As i am a thief
                   
   G
(Be)cause of you I came
                    
   C     
   F 
   C
(Be)cause of you i leave
            
   C               
   F
I wanna know (I wanna know)
                                  
   G
Why the monsters that hurt you so

Don't look like those things that

   C          
   F       
   G    
   G' 
   F# 
   F'
We battled so long ago
                 
   G
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
          
   G
You are my liar
   
   C               
   F        
   G' 
   F# 
   F'
So I will be your thief
                 
   G
Because of you I came

[enter band]

   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