You little thief  (1985)    (video)

 

    Instrumental intro = verse 1

 

                      D   - A                   Bm

1. You little thief,        you let me love you,

                           G            - A                              Bm   - A

    you saw me stumbling,        you watched me fall.

                          D        - A                             Bm

    You left me broken,         shattered and bleeding,

                                     G          - A                                   Bm   - A

    but there‘s no hard feelings,       there‘s no feelings at all.

 

                      D   - A                 Bm

2. You little thief,        you little savage,

                     G        - A                     Bm      - A

    you little beauty,         you little whore.

                           D              - A                   Bm

    You‘ve taken everything        I had to believe in,

                          G         - A                           Bm

    now there‘s nothing          to believe in at all. So tell me !

 

                          A   - C                                                 Bm

+  How does it feel        to make a grown man wanna die ?

                                       A     - C                      Bm

    Does it make you uneasy,      does it ever cross your mind ?

       A        D

    Yeah, yeah !

 

+  D - A - Bm - G - A - Bm  - A

 

                      D      - A                Bm

3. You little dream,       you little nightmare,

                    G          - A                Bm    - A

    you little nothing,        you little girl,

                           D    - A                  Bm

    you took the stars       out of my night sky,

                       G       - A                                Bm     - A

    put out the lights        at the edge of my world.

 

                      D   - A                   Bm

4. You little thief,        you let me love you,

                           G            - A                              Bm   - A

    you saw me stumbling,        you watched me fall.

                          D        - A                             Bm

    You left me broken,         shattered and bleeding,

                                     G          - A                                     Bm - A

    but there‘s no hard feelings,       there‘s no feelings at a……….ll.

 

    D - A               Bm                                    G          - A - Bm

+           No hard feelings, there‘s no hard feelings.

D - A - Bm                  G           - A                                 Bm

                   No hard feelings,       there‘s no feeling at all !

D - A - Bm                                      G              - A

                ‘Cause, babe, when I needed you,

                                 Bm

    you watched me stumble, you watched me fall !

 

+  D - A - Bm - G - A - Bm (4x) ….

 

 

    (Feargal Sharkey)