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THICK AS THIEVES - The Jam
Tabbed by: GuitarRikk
Email: rik9999@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
(There are various versions of this song, and Riffs 1 & 2 are
somewhat interchangeable, but I'm gonna write it how I learned it)
Also, some of the measures below are different lengths, please
ignore that point. The whole song is in 4/4 time, and I simply
made some measures shorter or longer to accomodate the space
needed. Note that the '|' indicates the end of a measure.
Riff 1: (Palm Muted)
e|------------------|--2--2--2------|
B|-2--2--2--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--2|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|-----------2--2|
A|------------------|---------------|
E|------------------|---------------|
Riff 2: (Palm Muted)
e|------------------|----------------|
B|-2--0--2--0--2--2-|--2--2--2--0--2-|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2-|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|
Riff 3:
A
e|-----------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Riff 4: (just basically alternating A and E chords...let each
one ring for the entire measure)
A E
e|-0-------------|---------------|
B|-2-------------|---------------|
G|-2-------------|-1-------------|
D|-2-------------|-2-------------|
A|-0-------------|-2-------------|
E|---------------|-0-------------|
Riff 5: (just stringing some chords together)
^ = upstroke
F#m Bm
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
G#m ^ E ^ E ^
e|-4-----4-------|-0----0-------|-0----0---------|
B|-4-----4-------|-0----0-------|-0----0---------|
G|-4-------------|-1------------|-0--------------|
D|-6-------------|-2------------|-1--------------|
A|-6-------------|-2------------|-2--------------|
E|-4-------------|-0------------|-0--------------|
E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Riff 6: (another string of chords)
^ = upstroke
F#m G#m
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
A ^ B ^ B ^
e|-5-----5-------|-7----7-------|-7----7---------|
B|-5-----5-------|-7----7-------|-7----7---------|
G|-6-------------|-8------------|-8--------------|
D|-7-------------|-9------------|-9--------------|
A|-7-------------|-9------------|-9--------------|
E|-5-------------|-7------------|-7--------------|
Riff 7: (more chords)
C#m A A B C#m E E B
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
C#m A B B
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G#m
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Intro:
Riff 1: x4
Riff 3: x2
Verse 1:
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 5
verse 2:
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 5
Chorus 1:
Riff 4 (4x)
Riff 6
Riff 1 (2x)
Riff 7
Musical Break:
Riff 1: x3
Riff 5: (you can use the fill below over the G#m chord)
Fill 1:
G#m
e|---------0-----|
B|-------4---4---|
G|-----5---------|
D|---6-----------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Chorus 2 ['We stole the love from young girls...'] :
Riff 4 (4x)
Riff 6
Riff 7
verse 3:
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 5
Chorus 3: [The Ending]
Riff 4 (12x) [start hardly playing it at all, then get louder!]
Riff 6
then end on E,E,E,E,E,E,A...
below are the lyrics and the riffs above about where they
go. I didn't have the patience to do the whole song this way.
Besides, I gave you the whole song above, so work with that.
Riff 2 Riff 1
Times were so tough, but not as tough as they are now,
Riff 2 F#m
We were so close and nothing came between us
and the Bmworld -G#mNo personal Esituations.
Riff 2 Riff 1
Thick as thieves us, we'd stick together for all time,
Riff 2 F#m
And we meant it but it turns out just for a while,
We Bmstole - the fG#mriendship that bound us Etogether -
AWe stole from the schools and their Elibraries,
AWe stole from the drugs that sent Eus to sleep,
AWe stole from the drink that Emade us sick,
AWe stole anything that Ewe couldn't keep,
F#mAnd it was enough - G#mwe didn't have to spoil Aanything,
BAnd always be Bas thick as thieves.
Riff 1: x2
C#mLike a perfect sAtrAanBger - C#myou came into mEy EliBfe,
C#mThen like the perfect Alone ranger - Byou rode away - Brode away,
G#mRode away - G#mrode away.
AWe stole the love from young girls in Eivory towers,
AWe stole autumn leaves and Esummer showers,
AWe stole the silent wind tEhat says you are free,
AWe stole everything that Ewe could see,
F#mBut it wasn't enough - G#mand now we've gone and spoiled Aeverthing,
BNow we're no longer as Bthick as thieves.
You came into my life -
Then like a perfect stranger you walked away - walked away -
Walked away - walked away.
Thick as thieves us - we'd stick together for all time,
And we meant it but it turns out just for awhile,
We stole the friendship that bound us together.
We stole the burning sun in the open sky,
We stole the twinkling stars in the black night,
We stole the green belt fields that made us believe,
We stole everything that we could see.
But something came along that changes our minds,
I don't know what and I don't know why,
But we seemed to grow up in a flash of time,
While we watched our ideals helplessly unwind.
No - we're no longer as thick as thieves - no,
We're not as thick as we used to be - no,
We're no longer as thick as thieves - no,
We're not as thick as we used to be -
No it wasn't enough - and we've gone and spoiled everything
Now we're no longer as thick as thieves.
Great song, without too much structure, give it a shot...
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