[Intro]
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| A | D C | A | D C |
| A | A D C | A | D C |
(Thief on the cross, chances are slim)

[Chorus]
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
His chances are slim
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
I want to talk to him

[Verse 1]
C D
Well, everybody’s been diverted
C D
Everybody’s lookin’ the other way
C D
Everybody’s attention is divided
C D
Well, they may not afford to wait, well

[Chorus]
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
Yeah, his chances are slim
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
I want to talk to him

[Verse 2]
C D
Wanna ask him ‘bout his mother
C D
Wanna ask him ‘bout his world
C D
Wanna ask him ‘bout to talk to himself
C D
If this time it didn’t roll too well, wеll

[Chorus]
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
His chances are slim
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
I want to talk to him

[Interlude]
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| A | A D C | A | A D C |

[Verse 3]
C D
Well, everybody know too excited [?]
C D
Don’t be too surprised
C D
Head for the dawn and you can see it well
C D
And it’s rising in his eyes, well

[Chorus]
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
His chances are slim
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
I want to talk to him
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross

[Interlude]
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(Thief on the cross)
| A | A D C | A | A D C |

[Verse 4]
C D
Now there’s winning, ruling and readin’
C D
Everybody goes [?]
C D
Every scene be too excited
C D
Whether Iran or Mexico, well

[Chorus]
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
His chances are slim
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
I want to talk to him

[Outro]
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
Thief on the cross
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A | A D C |
There’s a thief on the cross
A
There’s a thief on the cross