Iron & Wine – Arms Of A Thief (Guitar Tab)
Capo 3
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Chords
There are three basic chord shapes in the song, but only two of them get used with any regularity: a
Dm shape and a C shape. A Gm7 shape is also used during the slide guitar solos. Capo on the third fret,
and you get the Fm/Eb/Bbm7 progression that's featured in the studio version. To keep things rhythmically
simple, I'll notate the song in four-measure groups, rather than by its lyrics. You'll spend the vast majority
of your time going back and forth from Dm to C. Here are the chord shapes:
Dm
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|--------0------|--------0------|
D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|
A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|
E|---------------|---------------|
C
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|--------0------|--------0------|
D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|
A|--3---------3--|--3---------3--|
E|---------------|---------------|
Gm7
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|--------0------|--------0------|
D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|
A|--1---------1--|--1---------1--|
E|---------------|---------------|[Intro]
Dm C
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| x2
D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|
A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|[Verse 1]
Dm C Mr. Henry and the muscle man gave her shoes on a night there was no room to stand e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C Like a letter in a stolen purse, she was bored of her weight, she was bored of her words e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C The daughter of a soldier told the fallen priest, "It's a cold, cold place in the arms of a thief," e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C And reachin' out to touch the steering wheel, she said, "Leave me alone, but just don't leave me here, e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Chorus]
Dm C alri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ight? e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C Alri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ight?" e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Verse 2]
Dm C Mr. Henry and another guy gave her gold on a night that it fell from the sky e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C And like a body when the buzzard came, she was bored of her look, she was bored of her name e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C The daughter of a lawyer told the fallen priest, "It's a cold, cold place in the arms of a thief," e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C And dabbin' at the arrow in her heel, she said, "Leave me alone, but just don't leave me here, e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Chorus]
Dm C alri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ight? e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C Alri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ight?" e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Slide Guitar / "Nananana" Section]
Gm7 C Dm Slide guitar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--1---------1--|--3---------3--|--5---------5--|--5---------5--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Gm7 C Slide guitar - - - - - - - - - - - e|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--1---------1--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------| Dm C "Na" section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| x3 D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Verse 3]
Dm C Mr. Henry was a dyin' man with advice in a tongue that she didn't understand e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C Like the water when the sea got rough, she was bored of the breeze, she was bored of her luck e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C The winner and the loser told the fallen priest, "It's a cold, cold place in the arms of a thief," e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C And holdin' everything he made her steal, she said, "Leave me alone, but just don't leave me here, e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Chorus]
Dm C alri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ight? e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm C Alri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ight?" e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Slide Guitar / "Nananana" Section]
Gm7 C Dm Slide guitar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--1---------1--|--3---------3--|--5---------5--|--5---------5--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Gm7 C Slide guitar - - - - - - - - - - - e|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------| D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--1---------1--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------| Dm C "Na" section - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------|--------0------| x5 D|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----|----0h3---3----| A|--5---------5--|--5---------5--|--3---------3--|--3---------3--| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Dm - - - - e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--3--| A|--5--| E|-----|
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