"Thief" by Our Lady Peace
From the album: "Happiness is not a fish that you can catch"
Guitar 1 Tuning: Half step down - Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb
Guitar 2 Tuning: Same, but low Eb drops to Db
tabbed by jjhand with some help from Bubblemonkey's initial tab
This song is one of the most melodic off of their 'Happiness' CD.
Very original and great vocals! Hope you like it. Please rate/comment.
INTRO - Guitar 1 clean with light delay, play lightly
Dbsus2 Gmaj7
|-------------------0------|---------------------2-----|
|---3---3-----3---3---3----|---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|--------------------------|-------------0-------------|
|-0---0-----0---0----------|-0---0---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
VERSE 1 - guitar 1
|-------------------0------|---------------------2-----|
|---3---3-----3---3---3----|---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0---0--------------------|-2---2---------------------|
|-----------0---0----------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------3---3---------|
"I don't wanna understand this horror"
|-------------------0------|---------------------0-----0h2-|
|---3---3-----3---3---3----|---3---3-------3---3---3-------|
|-----------------------0--|-------------0---0-------0-----|
|-0---0--------------------|-2---2-------------------------|
|-----------0---0----------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
"There's a weight in your eyes, I can admit"
|-------------------0------|---------------------2-----|
|---3---3-----3---3---3----|---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-----------2---2----------|---------------------------|
|-0---0--------------------|-2---2---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------3---3---------|
"Everybody ends up here, In bottles"
|--------------------0-----|---------------------0h2p0---|
|---3---3------3---3---3---|---3---3-------3---3-------3-|
|------------2---2---------|-------------0---0-----------|
|-0---0--------------------|-2---2-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
"But the name tag's the last thing, you wanted"
PRECHORUS - Part 1, play 2x
High part (Guitar 2 with dist & amp tremelo):
|-21----19----------19----|-22----19----------19----|
|----22----------22-------|----22----------22-------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Guitar 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--|-2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1. "As the world explodes, we fall out of it"
2. "And we can't let go Because this"
Part 2, Guitar 2 w/ tremelo (doubled similarly by distorted Guitar 1):
Bbm Ab Ebm
|-2--2-------0-------0--|-0------------------------|
|-3--3-------2-------2--|-0------------------------|
|-4--4---x-x-2-------2--|-0------------------------|
|-4--4---x-x-2-------2--|-2------------------------|
|-2--2---x-x-0-------0--|-2------------------------|
|-----------------------|-2------------------------|
"Will not go, away..."
Part 3, Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|-3--3--3--2----2---2-2-2-2-|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|-3--3--3--3----3---3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|-2--2--2--2----2---2-2-2-2-|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------0---0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2 (tremelo)
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3---------------5---------------|----------------------------|
|-4---------------6---------------|-7--7--7--7----7---7-7-7----|
|-5---------------7---------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-5--5--5--5----5---5-5-5-5\-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
"There's a house built out in space... And"
CHORUS
Em add2 C add2 D G
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------7------------------|-------------------8---7------|
|-----------------------7----|---------7-----------------7--|
|-----9----------------------|-----4---------5--------------|
|-7-----------------7--------|-5----------------------------|
|---------------8------------|------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (Drop-Db)
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------5---5---5/7--|-0---0---0-----5-----5-5---5--|
|-2---2---2-----3---3---3/5--|-0---0---0-----5-----5-5---5--|
|-2---2---2------------------|-0---0---0-----5-----5-5---5--|
"I can't see the thief that lives inside of your head, but"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/our_lady_peace/thief_tab_ver_4.html ]
Em add2 C add2 G D
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------7------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------7----|---------7--------------------|
|-----9----------------------|-----5---------0---7----5--4--|
|-7-----------------7--------|------------------------------|
|---------------8------------|------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (Drop-Db)
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------5---5---5/7--|-5---5---5---5-----0----------|
|-2---2---2-----3---3---3/5--|-5---5---5---5-----0----------|
|-2---2---2------------------|-5---5---5---5-0--------5--4--|
"I can be some courage at the side of your bed, and"
Em add2 C add2 D G
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------7------------------|-------------------8---7------|
|-----------------------7----|---------7-----------------7--|
|-----9----------------------|-----4---------5--------------|
|-7-----------------7--------|-5----------------------------|
|---------------8------------|------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (Drop-Db)
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------3----|------------------------------|
|---------------5-------5----|------------------------------|
|---------------5-------5----|-0---0---0-----5-----5-5---5--|
|-2---2---2-----3-------3----|-0---0---0-----5-----5-5---5--|
|-2---2---2------------------|-0---0---0-----5-----5-5---5--|
"I don't know what's happening, and I can't pretend, but"
Em add2 C add2 ** guitar w/ light dist, tremelo
|---------------------------|--------14-------14----|
|---------------------------|-----------15-------15-|
|---------9----7--------9---|-7---------------------|
|-----9---------------------|-----------------------|
|-7-------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Guitar 2 (Drop-Db)
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------3---3----PM--|-3---------------------|
|--------------5---5----5-5-|-5---------------------|
|---------PM---5---5----5-5-|-5---------------------|
|-2---2---2-2--3---3----3-3-|-3---------------------|
|-2---2---2-2---------------|-----------------------|
"I can be your, be your"
VERSE 2 -
|-------------------0------|---------------------0-----|
|---3---3-----3---3---3----|---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|--------------------------|-------------0---0---------|
|-0---0-----0---0----------|-2---2---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
"Someone help us understand, who ordered"
|-2-----------------0------|---------------------0-----|
|---3---3-----3---3---3----|---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-----------2---2----------|-------------2---2---------|
|-----0--------------------|-2---2---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
"This disgusting arrangement, time and the end"
|-------------------0------|---------------------0-----|
|---3---3-----3---3---3----|---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-----------2---2----------|-------------0---0---------|
|-0---0--------------------|-2---2---------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
"I don't wanna hear who walked On water"
|-2-----------------0------|---------------------0h2p0---|
|---3---3-----3---3---3----|---3---3-------3---3-------3-|
|--------------------------|-------------0---0-----------|
|-----0-----0---0----------|-2---2-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
"Because the hallways are empty And clocks tick"
Play PreChorus again - Lyrics:
"As the world implodes, we fall into it.
And we can't go home because this will not go away"
Repeat Chorus to the 3rd line ('... I can't pretend')
BRIDGE - Guitar 2 (Open high strings are played quieter by Guitar 1)
Ab B
|-------0-----------0--------|--------0------------0-------|
|-------0-----------0--------|--------0------------0-------|
|-------0-----------0--------|--------0------------0-------|
|-7--7--------7--7-----------|--5--5---------5--5----------|
|-7--7--------7--7-----------|--3--3---------3--3----------|
|-7--7--------7--7-----------|-----------------------------|
It's a long long getaway It's a long long getaway"
Gb
|-------0-----------0--------|-------0------------0-------|
|-------0-----------0--------|-------0------------0-------|
|-------0-----------0--------|-------0------------0-------|
|-5--5--------5--5-----------|-0--0---------0--0----------|
|-5--5--------5--5-----------|-0--0---------0--0----------|
|-5--5--------5--5-----------|-0--0---------0--0----------|
"Make it home again Make it home again"
Repeat 1st line ('long long getaway...')
Repeat Chorus again - then change ending to:
Em Cadd2 G D Ending
|---------------------------|-------------------------| -0--0--0-0-0------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------| -0--0--0-0-0------|
|---------9----7--------9---|-7-------9---7-------9---| -6--6--6-6-6------|
|-----9-------------7-------|-----7-----------9-------| -7--7--7-7-7------|
|-7-------------------------|-------------------------| -7--7--7-7-7------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------| -5--5--5-5-5------|
|
| Guitar 2 (Drop-Db) -
|---------------------------|--------------------------| ------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------| ------------------|
|--------------5---5----5-5-|--------------------------| -2--2--2-2-2------|
|-2---2---2-2--5---5----5-5-|-5----5--5--5\0--0--0--0--| -2--2--2-2-2------|
|-2---2---2-2--3---3----3-3-|-5----5--5--5\0--0--0--0--| -0--0--0-0-0------|
|-2---2---2-2---------------|-5----5--5--5\0--0--0--0--| ------------------|
"I can be your, be your... I'm here, and"
"I can be your, be your... I'm here" "It's a long long getaway"
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
|PM Palm Mute
