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Stereophonics - The Bartender & The Thief

 
Chords:
Drop low E down to D
G
F
D
Bb
 
Riff played on D chord:
d-------------------------------------------------------------
a----5----5----5----8p5----8p5-------------------------
d----------------------------------------3h5----3----0----
 
Riff played on the G chord during bridge:
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----
 
Intro:
e----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----
b----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----
g----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----
d----5----5----5----5----5----3----5----3----
a----5----5----5----5----5----3----5----3----
e----5----5----5----5----5----3----5----3----
 
F                                                                                D
When you think about it, he's watching every word you say, dazed
F                                                                                                        D
And when he's sussed you out, he calls her up and out she comes and hustles, us
Bb        G
Long digging
Bb        G
Gone fishing
Bb        G
Love drinkin'
D                                G
The bartender and the thief are lovers
D                                    G
Steal what they need like sisters and brothers
D                            G
Met in a church, a night to remember
D                                G
Robbin' the graves of bodies dismembered
F                                                                                                        D
He watched the lesbian talk, she kissed and groped but mostly talked in lust, crushed
F                                                                                                    D
He couldn't make the call, his eyes were gripped on licking tongues, enough's enough, failed for once
Bb        G
Long digging
Bb        G
Gone fishing
Bb        G
Love drinkin'
D                                G
The bartender and the thief are lovers
D                                    G
Steal what they need like sisters and brothers
D                            G
Met in a church, a night to remember
D                                G
Robbin' the graves of bodies dismembered
 
Solo over verse chords with a lot of wah wah:
e--------------------------------------------
b----10----10----9----7------------------
g----10----10----9----7------------------
d----10----10----9----7------------------ And then main riff (all this x2)
a-------------------------------5~~~~----
e---------------------------------------------
 
Bb        G
Long digging
Bb        G
Gone fishing
Bb        G
Love drinkin'
D                                G
The bartender and the thief are lovers
D                                    G
Steal what they need like sisters and brothers
D                            G
Met in a church, a night to remember
D                                G
Robbin' the graves of bodies dismembered
D                                    G
Saved what they stole to meet at the altar
D                                        G
The place where they first set eyes on each other
D                            G
Flew to the sun to start life all over
D                                G
Set up a bar and robbed all the locals
 
End solo:
g---------------------------14----------------------------------14---------------------------
d----16----16----16------------12----16----16----16------------12-------------------   x2
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------14----12----
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