Streetlight Manifesto - The Hands That Thieve

streetlight manifesto – the hands that thieve

this version is mostly just a tweaking of the other tab up on here . i’m not sure , but it
sounds like
the toh kay version is the same but a half – step up ( so a capo on 1 )

D Dsus2

G D
i felt no guilt till i was caught
Em
and i was told that i was guilty ,
C G D
and even then i wasn’t really sure , yeah yeah .
C G
the thing i felt was guilt itself
D Em
or maybe it was something else ,
C D
frustration at the fact that i was ever caught at all .
G D
i told a lie , i multiplied it
Em
by the time i realized it
C G D
i’d given up everything i ever loved , yeah yeah .
C
cause the thing you left
G
when you’re looking back ,
D Em
is the pressure the feel that you have to act
C
yeah everything is clearer when
D
you’re looking at the past , oh no .

G Am
Em D
G Am
C D

C G D
and i don’t care if i lose because my heroes did too ,
Em C
they shouted , “court should be adjourned!” because the jury are fools .
G D
and the judge can’t decipher his left from his right or his right from his wrong .
C G
and we will bite the hand that thieves ,
D
we will not turn the other cheek , this is no threat
Em C
it is a promise we will keep .
G
so what’s the point pretending when we sit behind
D
the curtain and there’s nothing much to see , oh yeah .

G D
C D
G D
C D

G D
i felt no pain till i was down ,
Em
and i was told that i was bleeding .
C G D
and even then i knew i wasn’t done , yeah yeah .
C
’cause the wounds i get
G
they will just collect ,
D Em
insuring that i won’t forget .
C
reminders of the battles
D
that i’ve lost and that i’ve won
G D
and i will fight ’til i have died
Em
or all my enemies are allies
C G D
and even then i will sleep with an open eye , yeah yeah .
C G
cause the night is long and our hooves are strong
D Em
and i know the road we travel on
C
it always seems so dark
D
because we’ve almost reached the dawn , oh no .

G Am
Em D
G Am
C D

C G D
and i don’t care if i lose because my heroes did too ,
Em C
they shouted , “court should be adjourned!” because the jury are fools .
G D
and the judge can’t decipher his left from his right or his right from his wrong .
C G
and we will bite the hand that thieves ,
D
we will not turn the other cheek , this is no threat
Em C
it is a promise we will keep .
G
so what’s the point pretending when we sit behind
D
the curtain and there’s nothing much to see , oh yeah .

G D
C D
G D
C D

Em C
and everyone will claim ,
G D
that they knew from the beginning .
Em C
that what they did was wrong ,
G D
they still just went on sinning .
Em
the sudden rush you feel
C G
when realizing everything you know
D
will fade away , it haunts you deep ,

but you won’t want to let it go .
Em C
someday we’ll lose the war ,
G D
but till then we will dream of winning .

C G
i won’t forget ,
D
the things you said ,
Em C
when i was down and i was tired of it .
G
the words you spoke ,
D *
they brought me home .
C G
when it was time to fight ,
D
we chose a side ,
Em C
but everyone knew that something didn’t feel right .
G
so we stood our ground ,
D *
and waited for a sign .

*
E | – 2h3 – 2 – 0 – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – 3 – 1 – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

C G
when it was time to fight ,
D
we chose a side ,
Em C
but everyone knew that something didn’t feel right .
G
so we stood our ground ,
D
and waited for a sign .

D
you said don’t look back!

don’t look back!
C G
we won’t look back ,
D
we won’t look down ,
Em
we’ve come too far ,
C
we’re too high off the ground .
G
the wheels have turned ,
D
the lessons learned .