Chords for The Jam - Thick as Thieves - With Lyrics
Tempo:
83.85 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
F#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I was [D] so tough, but I'm as tough as I am [A] now.
[B] [A] You were so [D] close, and I'm crying between [F#] us.
Oh, [B] what [G#] an odd [E] situation.
[A] It's pleased [D] us, we've stayed together for [A] all time.
[F#] And we met [D] it, but it turned out [F#m] just for a while.
[B] We sold [G#] the friendships that [E] bound us together.
[A] We sold from the [E] school and the libraries.
[A] We sold from the [E] drugs that sent us to [A] sleep.
We sold from a [E] dream that blinded us.
And [A] we sold anything [E] that we could [F#] keep.
And we're running [G#m] out of water, [A] smoke, or anything.
[B] Follow me, as thick as it [A] is.
[C#m] Like [A] a perfect stranger [C#m] to [E] the [C#m] light.
You're like a [A] perfect long way [B] down.
Run away, run [G#] away, run away, run away.
[A]
[D]
[F#] [B] [G#] [E]
[A] We sold the love from young girls in our great towns.
We sold our [E] lovely times to summer [A] showers.
We sold the subtle [E] reminiscence you offered.
[A] We sold [E] everything that we could [F#] see.
But this wasn't [G#] enough.
And now it's gone [A] and spoiled everything.
[B] But we're no longer as thick as [C#m] it [A] is.
[C#m] You're [E]
[C#m] like a [A] perfect stranger [B] to the light.
[G#] It's pleased us, we've stayed together for all [F#] time.
And we [D] met it, but it turned [F#] out just for a while.
[B] We sold [G#] the friendships that [E] bound us together.
We sold the burning sun in the open fire.
[A] We sold the twinkling [E] stars in the black night.
[A] We sold the green bough [E] buildings and my last building.
[A] We sold everything [E] that we could see.
[A]
And now we're no [E] longer as thick as we [A] know.
We're not what you [E] thought we were.
[A] We seem to grow up [E] in a plastic house of light.
And [A] we've watched our years come [E] and we've grown white.
[A] We're no longer [E] as thick as we know.
[A] We're not as thick as [E] we used to be.
[A] We're no longer [E] as thick as we [A] know.
We're not as thick [E] as we used to be.
[F#]
And [G#] now it's gone and [A] spoiled everything.
[B] And we're no longer as thick as it [A] is.
[E]
[B] [A] You were so [D] close, and I'm crying between [F#] us.
Oh, [B] what [G#] an odd [E] situation.
[A] It's pleased [D] us, we've stayed together for [A] all time.
[F#] And we met [D] it, but it turned out [F#m] just for a while.
[B] We sold [G#] the friendships that [E] bound us together.
[A] We sold from the [E] school and the libraries.
[A] We sold from the [E] drugs that sent us to [A] sleep.
We sold from a [E] dream that blinded us.
And [A] we sold anything [E] that we could [F#] keep.
And we're running [G#m] out of water, [A] smoke, or anything.
[B] Follow me, as thick as it [A] is.
[C#m] Like [A] a perfect stranger [C#m] to [E] the [C#m] light.
You're like a [A] perfect long way [B] down.
Run away, run [G#] away, run away, run away.
[A]
[D]
[F#] [B] [G#] [E]
[A] We sold the love from young girls in our great towns.
We sold our [E] lovely times to summer [A] showers.
We sold the subtle [E] reminiscence you offered.
[A] We sold [E] everything that we could [F#] see.
But this wasn't [G#] enough.
And now it's gone [A] and spoiled everything.
[B] But we're no longer as thick as [C#m] it [A] is.
[C#m] You're [E]
[C#m] like a [A] perfect stranger [B] to the light.
[G#] It's pleased us, we've stayed together for all [F#] time.
And we [D] met it, but it turned [F#] out just for a while.
[B] We sold [G#] the friendships that [E] bound us together.
We sold the burning sun in the open fire.
[A] We sold the twinkling [E] stars in the black night.
[A] We sold the green bough [E] buildings and my last building.
[A] We sold everything [E] that we could see.
[A]
And now we're no [E] longer as thick as we [A] know.
We're not what you [E] thought we were.
[A] We seem to grow up [E] in a plastic house of light.
And [A] we've watched our years come [E] and we've grown white.
[A] We're no longer [E] as thick as we know.
[A] We're not as thick as [E] we used to be.
[A] We're no longer [E] as thick as we [A] know.
We're not as thick [E] as we used to be.
[F#]
And [G#] now it's gone and [A] spoiled everything.
[B] And we're no longer as thick as it [A] is.
[E]
Key:
A
E
B
F#
G#
A
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I was [D] so tough, but I'm as tough as I am [A] now.
_ [B] _ [A] You were so [D] close, and I'm crying between [F#] us.
Oh, [B] what [G#] an odd [E] situation. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] It's pleased [D] us, we've stayed together for [A] all time.
[F#] _ _ _ And we met [D] it, but it turned out [F#m] just for a while.
[B] We sold [G#] the friendships that [E] bound us together.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] We sold from the [E] school and the libraries.
[A] We sold from the [E] drugs that sent us to [A] sleep.
We sold from a [E] dream that blinded us.
And [A] we sold anything [E] that we could [F#] keep.
And we're running [G#m] out of water, [A] smoke, or anything.
[B] Follow me, as thick as it [A] is. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] Like [A] a perfect stranger [C#m] to [E] the [C#m] light.
You're like a [A] perfect long way [B] down.
Run away, run [G#] away, run away, run away.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] We sold the love from young girls in our great towns.
We sold our [E] lovely times to summer [A] showers.
We sold the subtle [E] reminiscence you offered.
[A] We sold [E] everything that we could [F#] see.
But this wasn't [G#] enough.
And now it's gone [A] and spoiled everything.
[B] But we're no longer as thick as [C#m] it [A] is.
_ [C#m] You're [E] _
_ [C#m] like a [A] perfect stranger [B] to the light. _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ It's pleased us, we've stayed together for all [F#] time.
_ _ And we [D] met it, but it turned [F#] out just for a while.
[B] We sold [G#] the friendships that [E] bound us together.
_ _ _ _ _ We sold the burning sun in the open fire.
[A] We sold the twinkling [E] stars in the black night.
[A] We sold the green bough [E] buildings and my last building.
[A] We sold everything [E] that we could see.
[A]
And now we're no [E] longer as thick as we [A] know.
We're not what you [E] thought we were.
[A] We seem to grow up [E] in a plastic house of light.
And [A] we've watched our years come [E] and we've grown white.
[A] We're no longer [E] as thick as we know.
[A] We're not as thick as [E] we used to be.
[A] We're no longer [E] as thick as we [A] know.
We're not as thick [E] as we used to be.
[F#]
And [G#] now it's gone and [A] spoiled everything.
[B] And we're no longer as thick as it [A] is.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I was [D] so tough, but I'm as tough as I am [A] now.
_ [B] _ [A] You were so [D] close, and I'm crying between [F#] us.
Oh, [B] what [G#] an odd [E] situation. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] It's pleased [D] us, we've stayed together for [A] all time.
[F#] _ _ _ And we met [D] it, but it turned out [F#m] just for a while.
[B] We sold [G#] the friendships that [E] bound us together.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] We sold from the [E] school and the libraries.
[A] We sold from the [E] drugs that sent us to [A] sleep.
We sold from a [E] dream that blinded us.
And [A] we sold anything [E] that we could [F#] keep.
And we're running [G#m] out of water, [A] smoke, or anything.
[B] Follow me, as thick as it [A] is. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] Like [A] a perfect stranger [C#m] to [E] the [C#m] light.
You're like a [A] perfect long way [B] down.
Run away, run [G#] away, run away, run away.
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] We sold the love from young girls in our great towns.
We sold our [E] lovely times to summer [A] showers.
We sold the subtle [E] reminiscence you offered.
[A] We sold [E] everything that we could [F#] see.
But this wasn't [G#] enough.
And now it's gone [A] and spoiled everything.
[B] But we're no longer as thick as [C#m] it [A] is.
_ [C#m] You're [E] _
_ [C#m] like a [A] perfect stranger [B] to the light. _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ It's pleased us, we've stayed together for all [F#] time.
_ _ And we [D] met it, but it turned [F#] out just for a while.
[B] We sold [G#] the friendships that [E] bound us together.
_ _ _ _ _ We sold the burning sun in the open fire.
[A] We sold the twinkling [E] stars in the black night.
[A] We sold the green bough [E] buildings and my last building.
[A] We sold everything [E] that we could see.
[A]
And now we're no [E] longer as thick as we [A] know.
We're not what you [E] thought we were.
[A] We seem to grow up [E] in a plastic house of light.
And [A] we've watched our years come [E] and we've grown white.
[A] We're no longer [E] as thick as we know.
[A] We're not as thick as [E] we used to be.
[A] We're no longer [E] as thick as we [A] know.
We're not as thick [E] as we used to be.
[F#]
And [G#] now it's gone and [A] spoiled everything.
[B] And we're no longer as thick as it [A] is.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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