Prefab Sprout – The Best Jewel Thief In The World (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paddy McAloon From: "Crimson/Red" (2013) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS
          E-A-D-G-B-E
A6        x-0-2-2-2-2
Gmaj7     3-x-0-0-0-2
Asus4     x-0-2-2-3(0)
Bm/A      x-0-4-4-3-2
D/F#      2-x-0-2-3-2

D/A       x-0-4-2-3-2
Em7       0-2-2-0-3-0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | A6 | Gmaj7 | Asus4 A | Bm Bm/A | | Gmaj7 | Asus4 A | Em D/F# | Gmaj7 | | A6 | Gmaj7 | Asus4 A | Bm Bm/A | | Gmaj7 | Asus4 A | Em D/F# | Gmaj7 | [Verse 1]
A6                     Gmaj7
 Masked and dressed in black

    Asus4    A    Bm 
You scramble over rooftops

Bm/A       Gmaj7            Asus4  A
Carrying a bag – bag marked swag

           Em               D/F#   Gmaj7
You’re the best jewel thief in the world
[Verse 2]
A6            Gmaj7
 Vigilance is lax

  Asus4 A     Bm 
Securi--ty complacent

  Bm/A          Gmaj7     Asus4  A
Adjacent to the gem, a diadem of pearl

       Em               D/F#   Gmaj7
Is the best jewel thief in the world
[Verse 3]
A6                 Gmaj7
 Watch your legend grow

    Asus4    A       Bm 
The rooftops are for dreamers

    Bm/A              Gmaj7        Asus4  A
You strike and then return Lucerne–Heathrow

    Em               D/F#   Gmaj7
The best jewel thief in the world
[Middle 8]
       D/A         A
Down below, down below

        Em                  Em7
What do any of those losers know?

       D/A         A
Down below, down below

        Em                    Em7
What do any of those assholes know?

     D        A/C#
Even so, even so,

     Em                      Em7
Be a Buddhist boy and let it go

     D        A/C#
Even so, even so,

     Em                      Em7
Be a Catholic boy and let it go

           Em               D/F#   Gmaj7
You’re the best jewel thief in the world
[Interlude] | A6 | Gmaj7 | Asus4 A | Bm Bm/A | | Gmaj7 | Asus4 A | Em D/F# | Gmaj7 | [Verse 4]
A6               Gmaj7
 Sirens moan and drone and groan

     Asus4 A         Bm 
But Inter--pol can’t catch you

    Bm/A           Gmaj7            Asus4   A
The cameras always show a screen of snow, ergo:

           Em               D/F#   Gmaj7
You’re the best jewel thief in the world
[Middle 8]
       D/A         A
Down below, down below

        Em                  Em7
What do any of those losers know?

       D/A         A
Down below, down below

        Em                    Em7
What do any of those assholes know?

     D        A/C#
Even so, even so,

     Em                      Em7
Be a Buddhist boy and let it go

     D        A/C#
Even so, even so,

     Em                      Em7
Be a Catholic boy and let it go

           Em               D/F#   Gmaj7
You’re the best jewel thief in the world
[Verse 5]
A6           Gmaj7
 Nimble as a cat

     Asus4     A      Bm 
They hope your luck deserts you

        Bm/A             Gmaj7                   Asus4  A
They’re sharpening their knives, but you’ve nine lives

           Em               D/F#   Gmaj7
You’re the best jewel thief in the world
[Interlude] | A6 | Gmaj7 | Asus4 A | Bm Bm/A | | Gmaj7 | Asus4 A | Em D/F# | Gmaj7 | [Outro]
A6                 Gmaj7
 Watch your legend grow

Asus4       A      Bm   Bm/A
 Watch your legend grow

Gmaj7              Asus4  A
 Watch your legend grow

           Em               D/F#   Gmaj7
You’re the best jewel thief in the world

A6                 Gmaj7
 Watch your legend grow

Asus4       A      Bm   Bm/A
 Watch your legend grow

Gmaj7              Asus4  A
 Watch your legend grow

           Em               D/F#   Gmaj7
You’re the best jewel thief in the world
(repeat and fade)