Tuning: Standard
(There are various versions of this song, and Riffs 1 & 2 are
somewhat interchangeable, but I'm gonna write it how I learned it)
Also, some of the measures below are different lengths, please
ignore that point. The whole song is in 4/4 time, and I simply
made some measures shorter or longer to accomodate the space
needed. Note that the '|' indicates the end of a measure.
Riff 1: (Palm Muted)
e|------------------|--2--2--2------|
B|-2--2--2--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--2|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|-----------2--2|
A|------------------|---------------|
E|------------------|---------------|
Riff 2: (Palm Muted)
e|------------------|----------------|
B|-2--0--2--0--2--2-|--2--2--2--0--2-|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2-|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|
LA
e|-----------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Riff 4: (just basically alternating A and E chords...let each
one ring for the entire measure)
LA MI
e|-0-------------|---------------|
B|-2-------------|---------------|
G|-2-------------|-1-------------|
D|-2-------------|-2-------------|
A|-0-------------|-2-------------|
E|---------------|-0-------------|
Riff 5: (just stringing some chords together)
^ = upstroke
FA#m SIm
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
e|-4-----4-------|-0----0-------|-0----0---------|
B|-4-----4-------|-0----0-------|-0----0---------|
G|-4-------------|-1------------|-0--------------|
D|-6-------------|-2------------|-1--------------|
A|-6-------------|-2------------|-2--------------|
E|-4-------------|-0------------|-0--------------|
MI MI
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Riff 6: (another string of chords)
^ = upstroke
FA#m SOL#m
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
LA SI SI
e|-5-----5-------|-7----7-------|-7----7---------|
B|-5-----5-------|-7----7-------|-7----7---------|
G|-6-------------|-8------------|-8--------------|
D|-7-------------|-9------------|-9--------------|
A|-7-------------|-9------------|-9--------------|
E|-5-------------|-7------------|-7--------------|
Riff 7: (more chords)
DO#m LA LA SI DO#m MI MI SI
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
DO#m LA SI SI
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Intro
Riff 1 x4Riff 3 x2
Verse 1:
Riff 2
verse 2:
Riff 2Chorus 1Riff 4 (4x)
Musical Break:
Riff 5: (you can use the fill below over the G#m chord)
Fill 1:
SOL#me|---------0-----|
B|-------4---4---|
G|-----5---------|
D|---6-----------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Chorus 2 ['We stole the love from young girls...'] :
Riff 4 (4x)Riff 6
verse 3:
Chorus 3: [The Ending]
Riff 4 (12x) [start hardly playing it at all, then get louder!]
Riff 6
then end on E,E,E,E,E,E,A...
below are the lyrics and the riffs above about where they
go. I didn't have the patience to do the whole song this way.
Besides, I gave you the whole song above, so work with that.
Times were so tough, but not as tough as they are now,
Riff 2 FA#mWe were so close and nothing came between us
SIm SOL#m MIand the world -No personal situations.
Riff 2 Riff 1
Thick as thieves us, we'd stick together for all time,
And we meant it but it turns out just for a while,
SIm SOL#m MIWe stole - the friendship that bound us together -
LA MI
We stole from the schools and their libraries,
LA MIWe stole from the drugs that sent us to sleep,
We stole from the drink that made us sick,
LA MIWe stole anything that we couldn't keep,
FA#m SOL#m LAAnd it was enough - we didn't have to spoil anything,
And always be as thick as thieves.
DO#m LA LA SI DO#m MI MI SI
Like a perfect stranger - you came into my life,
DO#m LA SI SIThen like the perfect lone ranger - you rode away - rode away,
Rode away - rode away.
We stole the love from young girls in ivory towers,
LA MIWe stole autumn leaves and summer showers,
LA MIWe stole the silent wind that says you are free,
We stole everything that we could see,
FA#m SOL#m LABut it wasn't enough - and now we've gone and spoiled everthing,
SI SINow we're no longer as thick as thieves.
You came into my life -
Then like a perfect stranger you walked away - walked away -
Walked away - walked away.
Thick as thieves us - we'd stick together for all time,
And we meant it but it turns out just for awhile,
We stole the friendship that bound us together.
We stole the burning sun in the open sky,
We stole the twinkling stars in the black night,
We stole the green belt fields that made us believe,
We stole everything that we could see.
But something came along that changes our minds,
I don't know what and I don't know why,
But we seemed to grow up in a flash of time,
While we watched our ideals helplessly unwind.
No - we're no longer as thick as thieves - no,
We're not as thick as we used to be - no,
We're no longer as thick as thieves - no,
We're not as thick as we used to be -
No it wasn't enough - and we've gone and spoiled everything
Now we're no longer as thick as thieves.
Tuning: Standard
(There are various versions of
..this song, and Riffs 1 & 2 are
somewhat interchangeable, but I'm
..gonna write it how I learned it)
Also, some of the measures below
..are different lengths, please
ignore that point. The whole song
..is in 4/4 time, and I simply
made some measures shorter or
..longer to accomodate the space
needed. Note that the '|'
..indicates the end of a measure.
Riff 1: (Palm Muted)
e|------------------|--2--2--2----
B|-2--2--2--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0-
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2-
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|-----------2-
A|------------------|-------------
E|------------------|-------------
...
-|--|
-|-2|
-|-2|
-|-2|
-|--|
-|--|
Riff 2: (Palm Muted)
e|------------------|-------------
B|-2--0--2--0--2--2-|--2--2--2--0-
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2-
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2-
A|------------------|-------------
E|------------------|-------------
...
-|---|
-|-2-|
-|-2-|
-|-2-|
-|---|
-|---|
Riff 3
LA
e|-----------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Riff 4: (just basically
..alternating A and E chords...let
..each
one ring for the entire measure)
LA MI
e|-0-------------|---------------|
B|-2-------------|---------------|
G|-2-------------|-1-------------|
D|-2-------------|-2-------------|
A|-0-------------|-2-------------|
E|---------------|-0-------------|
Riff 5: (just stringing some
..chords together)
^ = upstroke
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
SOL#m MI
e|-4-----4-------|-0----0-------|
B|-4-----4-------|-0----0-------|
G|-4-------------|-1------------|
D|-6-------------|-2------------|
A|-6-------------|-2------------|
E|-4-------------|-0------------|
...
-|-0----0---------|
-|-0----0---------|
-|-0--------------|
-|-1--------------|
-|-2--------------|
-|-0--------------|
e|-----------------|--------------
B|-----------------|--------------
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
...
-|---|
-|---|
-|-1-|
-|-2-|
-|-2-|
-|-0-|
Riff 6: (another string of chords)
^ = upstroke
FA#m SOL#m
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
e|-5-----5-------|-7----7-------|
B|-5-----5-------|-7----7-------|
G|-6-------------|-8------------|
D|-7-------------|-9------------|
A|-7-------------|-9------------|
E|-5-------------|-7------------|
...
-|-7----7---------|
-|-7----7---------|
-|-8--------------|
-|-9--------------|
-|-9--------------|
-|-7--------------|
Riff 7: (more chords)
e|-------------|-------------|----
B|-------------|-------------|----
G|-------------|-------------|----
D|-------------|-------------|----
A|-------------|-------------|----
E|-------------|-------------|----
...
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
DO#m LA SI SI
e|-------------|-------------|----
B|-------------|-------------|----
G|-------------|-------------|----
D|-------------|-------------|----
A|-------------|-------------|----
E|-------------|-------------|----
...
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
-|---------|-------------|
SOL#m
e|-----------------|--------------
B|-----------------|--------------
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
...
-|---|
-|---|
-|-4-|
-|-6-|
-|-6-|
-|-4-|
Intro
Riff 1 x4Riff 3 x2
Verse 1:
Riff 2
verse 2:
Riff 2Chorus 1Riff 4 (4x)
Musical Break:
Riff 5: (you can use the fill
..below over the G#m chord)
Fill 1:
SOL#me|---------0-----|
B|-------4---4---|
G|-----5---------|
D|---6-----------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Chorus 2 ['We stole the love from
..young girls...'] :
verse 3:
Riff 2
Chorus 3: [The Ending]
Riff 4 (12x) [start hardly
..playing it at all, then get
..louder!]
Riff 6
then end on E,E,E,E,E,E,A...
below are the lyrics and the riffs
..above about where they
go. I didn't have the patience to
..do the whole song this way.
Besides, I gave you the whole song
..above, so work with that.
Riff 2
Times were so tough, but not as
..tough as they are now,
Riff 2We were so close and nothing came
FA#m..between us
and the world -No personal
..situations.
Riff 2
Thick as thieves us, we'd stick
..together for all time,
Riff 2And we meant it but it turns out
FA#m..just for a while,
We stole - the friendship that
MI..bound us together -
LA
We stole from the schools and
MI..their libraries,
We stole from the drugs that sent
MI..us to sleep,
LA MIWe stole from the drink that made
..us sick,
LA MIWe stole anything that we couldn't
..keep,
FA#m SOL#mAnd it was enough - we didn't have
..to spoil anything,
SI SIAnd always be as thick as thieves.
Riff 1 x2
DO#m LA LA SI DO#m
Like a perfect stranger - you came
..into my life,
DO#m LAThen like the perfect lone ranger
SI SI..- you rode away - rode away,
Rode away - rode away.
We stole the love from young girls
MI..in ivory towers,
LA MIWe stole autumn leaves and summer
..showers,
LA MIWe stole the silent wind that says
..you are free,
LA MIWe stole everything that we could
..see,
FA#m SOL#mBut it wasn't enough - and now
..we've gone and spoiled
..everthing,
Now we're no longer as thick as
..thieves.
You came into my life -
Then like a perfect stranger you
..walked away - walked away -
Walked away - walked away.
Thick as thieves us - we'd stick
..together for all time,
And we meant it but it turns out
..just for awhile,
We stole the friendship that bound
..us together.
We stole the burning sun in the
..open sky,
We stole the twinkling stars in
..the black night,
We stole the green belt fields
..that made us believe,
We stole everything that we could
..see.
But something came along that
..changes our minds,
I don't know what and I don't know
..why,
But we seemed to grow up in a
..flash of time,
While we watched our ideals
..helplessly unwind.
No - we're no longer as thick as
..thieves - no,
We're not as thick as we used to
..be - no,
We're no longer as thick as
..thieves - no,
We're not as thick as we used to
..be -
No it wasn't enough - and we've
..gone and spoiled everything
Now we're no longer as thick as
..thieves.
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