Streetlight Manifesto - The Hands That Thieve
This version is mostly just a tweaking of the other tab up on here. I'm not sure, but it
sounds like
the Toh Kay version is the same but a half-step up (so a capo on 1)
[D] [Dsus2]
I felt no [G]guilt till I was [D]caught
And I was [Em]told that I was guilty,
And [C]even then I wasn't really [G]sure, yeah [D]yeah.
The [C]thing I felt was [G]guilt itself
Or [D]maybe it was something [Em]else,
Fru[C]stration at the fact that I was [D]ever caught at all.
I told a [G]lie, I multi[D]plied it
By the [Em]time I realized it
I'd [C]given up everything I ever [G]loved, yeah [D]yeah.
Cause the [C]thing you left
When you're [G]looking back,
Is the [D]pressure the feel that you [Em]have to act
Yeah [C]everything is clearer when
You're [D]looking at the past, oh no.
[G] [Am]
[Em] [D]
[G] [Am]
[C] [D]
[C]And I don't care if I [G]lose because my heroes did [D]too,
They shouted, "Court should be ad[Em]journed!" Because the jury are [C]fools.
And the judge can't de[G]cipher his left from his [D]right Or his right from his wrong.
[C]And we will bite the hand that [G]thieves,
We will not turn the other [D]cheek, this is no threat
It is a [Em]promise we will [C]keep.
So what's the point pre[G]tending when we sit behind
the [D]curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah.
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
I felt no [G]pain till I was [D]down,
And I was [Em]told that I was bleeding.
And [C]even then I knew I wasn't [G]done, yeah [D]yeah.
'Cause the [C]wounds I get
They will [G]just collect,
In[D]suring that I [Em]won't forget.
Re[C]minders of the battles
That I've [D]lost and that I've won
And I will [G]fight 'til I have [D]died
Or all my enemies are [Em]allies
And [C]even then I will sleep with an open [G]eye, yeah [D]yeah.
Cause the [C]night is long and our [G]hooves are strong
And I [D]know the road we [Em]travel on
It [C]always seems so dark
Because we've [D]almost reached the dawn, Oh no.
[G] [Am]
[Em] [D]
[G] [Am]
[C] [D]
[C]And I don't care if I [G]lose because my heroes did [D]too,
They shouted, "Court should be ad[Em]journed!" Because the jury are [C]fools.
And the judge can't de[G]cipher his left from his [D]right Or his right from his wrong.
[C]And we will bite the hand that [G]thieves,
We will not turn the other [D]cheek, this is no threat
It is a [Em]promise we will [C]keep.
So what's the point pre[G]tending when we sit behind
the [D]curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah.
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[Em]And everyone will [C]claim,
That they [G]knew from the be[D]ginning.
[Em]That what they did was [C]wrong,
They [G]still just went on [D]sinning.
[Em]The sudden rush you feel
When [C]realizing everything you [G]know
Will fade away, it haunts you [D]deep,
But you won't want to let it go.
[Em]Someday we'll lose the [C]war,
But till [G]then we will dream of [D]winning.
[C]I won't for[G]get,
The things you [D]said,
When I was [Em]down and I was tired of [C]it.
The words you [G]spoke,
D
They brought me home.
[C]When it was time to [G]fight,
We chose a [D]side,
But everyone [Em]knew that something didn't feel [C]right.
So we stood our [G]ground,
D
And waited for a sign.
e|-2h3-2-0-----|
B|---------3-1-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
[C]When it was time to [G]fight,
We chose a [D]side,
But everyone [Em]knew that something didn't feel [C]right.
So we stood our [G]ground,
And waited for a [D]sign.
[D]You said don't look back!
Don't look back!
We [C]won't look [G]back,
We won't look [D]down,
We've come too [Em]far,
We're too high off the [C]ground.
The wheels have [G]turned,
The lessons [D]learned.
This version is mostly just a tweaking of the other tab up on here. I'm not sure, but it
sounds like
the Toh Kay version is the same but a half-step up (so a capo on 1)
[D] [Dsus2]
I felt no [G]guilt till I was [D]caught
And I was [Em]told that I was guilty,
And [C]even then I wasn't really [G]sure, yeah [D]yeah.
The [C]thing I felt was [G]guilt itself
Or [D]maybe it was something [Em]else,
Fru[C]stration at the fact that I was [D]ever caught at all.
I told a [G]lie, I multi[D]plied it
By the [Em]time I realized it
I'd [C]given up everything I ever [G]loved, yeah [D]yeah.
Cause the [C]thing you left
When you're [G]looking back,
Is the [D]pressure the feel that you [Em]have to act
Yeah [C]everything is clearer when
You're [D]looking at the past, oh no.
[G] [Am]
[Em] [D]
[G] [Am]
[C] [D]
[C]And I don't care if I [G]lose because my heroes did [D]too,
They shouted, "Court should be ad[Em]journed!" Because the jury are [C]fools.
And the judge can't de[G]cipher his left from his [D]right Or his right from his wrong.
[C]And we will bite the hand that [G]thieves,
We will not turn the other [D]cheek, this is no threat
It is a [Em]promise we will [C]keep.
So what's the point pre[G]tending when we sit behind
the [D]curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah.
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
I felt no [G]pain till I was [D]down,
And I was [Em]told that I was bleeding.
And [C]even then I knew I wasn't [G]done, yeah [D]yeah.
'Cause the [C]wounds I get
They will [G]just collect,
In[D]suring that I [Em]won't forget.
Re[C]minders of the battles
That I've [D]lost and that I've won
And I will [G]fight 'til I have [D]died
Or all my enemies are [Em]allies
And [C]even then I will sleep with an open [G]eye, yeah [D]yeah.
Cause the [C]night is long and our [G]hooves are strong
And I [D]know the road we [Em]travel on
It [C]always seems so dark
Because we've [D]almost reached the dawn, Oh no.
[G] [Am]
[Em] [D]
[G] [Am]
[C] [D]
[C]And I don't care if I [G]lose because my heroes did [D]too,
They shouted, "Court should be ad[Em]journed!" Because the jury are [C]fools.
And the judge can't de[G]cipher his left from his [D]right Or his right from his wrong.
[C]And we will bite the hand that [G]thieves,
We will not turn the other [D]cheek, this is no threat
It is a [Em]promise we will [C]keep.
So what's the point pre[G]tending when we sit behind
the [D]curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah.
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D]
[Em]And everyone will [C]claim,
That they [G]knew from the be[D]ginning.
[Em]That what they did was [C]wrong,
They [G]still just went on [D]sinning.
[Em]The sudden rush you feel
When [C]realizing everything you [G]know
Will fade away, it haunts you [D]deep,
But you won't want to let it go.
[Em]Someday we'll lose the [C]war,
But till [G]then we will dream of [D]winning.
[C]I won't for[G]get,
The things you [D]said,
When I was [Em]down and I was tired of [C]it.
The words you [G]spoke,
D
They brought me home.
[C]When it was time to [G]fight,
We chose a [D]side,
But everyone [Em]knew that something didn't feel [C]right.
So we stood our [G]ground,
D
And waited for a sign.
e|-2h3-2-0-----|
B|---------3-1-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
[C]When it was time to [G]fight,
We chose a [D]side,
But everyone [Em]knew that something didn't feel [C]right.
So we stood our [G]ground,
And waited for a [D]sign.
[D]You said don't look back!
Don't look back!
We [C]won't look [G]back,
We won't look [D]down,
We've come too [Em]far,
We're too high off the [C]ground.
The wheels have [G]turned,
The lessons [D]learned.
