Bob Dylan – Thief On The Cross (Guitar Live)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Bob Dylan Live recording of a then unreleased song, New Orleans, LA - Nov 10, 1981 Now on: “The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 (1979-1981): Trouble No More” (2017) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | A | D C | A | D C | | A | D C | A | D C | | A | D C | A | D C |
| A | A   D C | A | D C |
(Thief on the cross, chances are slim)
[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

    A               | A   D C |
His chances are slim

          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him
[Verse 1]
      C                  D
Well, everybody's been diverted

     C                        D
Everybody’s lookin' the other way

              C            D
Everybody's attention is divided

C                             D
 Well, they may not afford to wait, well
[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A                | A   D C |
Yeah, his chances are slim

          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him
[Verse 2]
C                       D
 Wanna ask him 'bout his mother

C                       D
 Wanna ask him 'bout his world

C                       D
 Wanna ask him 'bout to talk to himself

        C                       D
If this time it didn't roll too well, wеll
[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A          | A   D C |
His chances are slim

          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him
[Interlude] | A | A D C | A | A D C | | A | A D C | A | A D C | [Verse 3]
      C                    D
Well, everybody know too excited [?]

C                       D
 Don't be too surprised

C                              D
 Head for the dawn and you can see it well

        C                   D
And it's rising in his eyes, well
[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

    A               | A   D C |
His chances are slim

          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him

          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
[Interlude]
| A | A   D C | A | A   D C |
(Thief on the cross)
| A | A D C | A | A D C | [Verse 4]
            C                   D
Now there's winning, ruling and readin'

C                   D
 Everybody goes [?]

C                     D
 Every scene be too excited

         C              D
Whether Iran or Mexico, well
[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

    A               | A   D C |
His chances are slim

          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him
[Outro]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

A                 | A   D C |
Thief on the cross

          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

          A
There's a thief on the cross