Chord/Tab song: The Bartender and the Thief

Stereophonics - The Bartender and The Thief
Words: Kelly Jones
Music: Kelly Jones, Stuart Cable, Richard Jones
Tab: Richard Hyde

Drop D tuning

Chords Used:
G 555xxx
F 333xxx
D 000230
Bb 888xxx
D(bar) 12 12 12 x x x

Intro:
Feedback then G
Verse 1:

Play this riff twice over D:
P p


e-----------------------------
B-3-3-3---3-3---3-------------
G-2-2-2---2-2---2-------------
D-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-------------
A-----------------------------
D-----------------3---5-3-0---

[F]When you think about it, he's watching every word you sa[D]y hey, dazed
[F]And when he's sussed you out, he calls her up and out she comes [D]
[D]And hustles, us
Bridge:

Play this riff over G



e-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
D--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5------
A--8-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-5------
D--5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5------


[Bb]Long dig[G]ging
[Bb]Gone fis[G]hing,
Bb G G
Love drinkin'

Chorus:
[D]The bartender and the thief are [G]lovers
[D]Steal what they need like sister[G]s and brothers
[D]Met in a church, a night to reme[G]mber
[D]Robbin' the graves of bodies dis[G]membered

Verse 2:
[F]He watched the lesbian talk, she kissed and groped but mostly talked [D]
[D]In lust crushed
[F]He couldn't make the call, his eyes were gripped on licking tongues
[D]Enough's enough, failed for once

Bridge:
[Bb]Long dig[G]ging
[Bb]Gone fis[G]hing,
Bb G G
Love drinkin'
Chorus:
[D]The bartender and the thief are [G]lovers
[D]Steal what they need like sister[G]s and brothers
[D]Met in a church, a night to reme[G]mber
[D]Robbin' the graves of bodies dis[G]membered

Solo:


e----------------------------
B----------------------------
G--------------10-10--9--7-7- Play twice, then D riff, and repeat
D--------------10-10--9--7-7-
A-5~~~~~~~~~~~---------------
D----------------------------


Bridge:
[Bb]Long dig[G]ging
[Bb]Gone fis[G]hing,
Bb G G
Love drinkin'
Chorus:
[D]The bartender and the thief are [G]lovers
[D]Steal what they need like sister[G]s and brothers
[D]Met in a church, a night to reme[G]mber
[D]Robbin' the graves of bodies dis[G]membered
[D]Saved what they stole to meet at the al[G]ter
[D]Place where they first set eyes on each [G]other
[D]Flew to the sun to start life al[G]l over
[D]Set up a bar and robbed all the [G]locals
[D]Doo Doo Doo-Doo Doo[G]
[D]Doo Doo Doo-Doo Doo[G]
[D]Doo Doo Doo-Doo Doo[G]
[D]Doo Doo Doo-Doo Doo[G]

Vocal line solo:



e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G----------14------------------14---------- X 2
D-16-16-16----12------16-16-16----12-------
A------------------------------------14-12-
E------------------------------------------

Outro:


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B-----------------------
G-----------------------
D-------3-/-12~~~~~~~~--
A-------3-/-12~~~~~~~~--
D-3-2-0-3-/-12~~~~~~~~--