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"Thieves and Kings" - by Cliff Eberhardt

The first is a simple version for standard tuning. Below it are instructions 
for the alternate tuning Cliff uses: E G# B G# B E
                            022200
E                            Esus4  E
Well, I started out crooked, 

E                   Esus4  E
And I can't pretend
                   002200
   A                Asus2  A
To ever go straight

           E              Esus4  E
I'd get in trouble again


'Cause I'm like that river
Wild and sweet
If you jump in blind
You'll never know how deep... yeah


Well, I pulled a little boy
Out of Eagle Creek
And I breathed in life
They made a hero of me

And they gave me a medal
And the whole town came
When their backs were turned
That's when I robbed that train

<Chorus>
B                              A
Life's a trade, you can't have everything

       E                      A
It's a very fine line between thieves and kings


Well, I headed down south
Just to hide away
And I thumbed a ride
Got a place to stay

Poor little man
Poor little life
I gave him all my cash
But I took his wife

<Chorus>


E
No one's always good
 
                        A 
I've met some saints in jail

                E
If you know the man down south

        A
Well, I know some souls for sale


Found a diamond ring
Left by mistake
So I gave it back
It wasn't mine to take

But I changed my mind
And I stole his car
'Cause he gave his hand
Instead of a reward

Repeat chorus twice

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When using the alternate tuning (E G# B G# B E): 
Play the E as all open strings.
In place of the Esus4, play 010100
The A is played 012100 or 012120 during the verse and 
straight barred at the 5th fret for the chorus.
The B is straight barred at the 7th fret.