BASS TAB SONG: Thief BAND: Our Lady Peace ALBUM: Happiness is Not a Fish That You Can Catch Tabbed by: bAsS-pUnK, the one and only. reach me at neomaxim@home.com Ok, I tabbed this song in my head while listening to it so much, and then I saw there was like 10 requests for it, so HERE IT IS! Quite simple... The timing might not be right, but if you listen to the song I'm sure you'll get it... Not-so standard tuning, 1/2 step down drop C# (tune down 1/2 step, and then drop the lowest 2 steps...) 0:00 - 0:19 No bass... 0:19 - 0:32 (This is the verse for the whole song, bass kicks in at 19 secs...) Verse Gb----------------------------------- Db----------------------------------- Ab-----------0-0-0-0----------------- C#---0-0-0-0---------2-2-2-2-5-5-4-4- 0:32 - 0:45 Pre-chorus Gb------------------------------------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab------------------------------------------------------------------- C#---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- "As the world explodes, we fall out of it..." 0:45 - 0:58 Everyone's favorite part... Pre-Chorus 2 Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab-------------------------------------------------------------------------- C#---7-7-x-x-5-5-5-x-x-0-------4-4-4-4---4-5-5-5-5----5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0- "this will not go away..." "There's a house built out in space..." 0:58 - 1:25 The chorus... Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab-----------3-3-3-5-3------------------------3-3-3-5-3--------------------- C#---2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-2-2----------5-5-5-5-0-5-0-4-5-4- "I can't see that thief inside of you head, but I can be some courage at the side of your bed.." Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab-----------3-3-3-5-3-------------------------3-3-3-3----------------- C#---2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-2-2---------5-(let ring...)- "I don't what's happening and I can't pretend, but I can be your... be your..." 1:25 - 1:52 Verse... but bass kicks in IMMEDIATELY, don't wait... 1:52 - 2:05 Pre-chorus 1 2:05 - 2:17 Pre-chorus 2 2:17 - 2:37 Chorus... but only 3/4.. To the "and I can't pretend..." 2:37 - 2:57 Bridge... Gb----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab---0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--------------------------------- C#-------------------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------------- "It's a long long getaway... Make it home again..." 2:57 - 3:38 Last chorus... I'll write it out... Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Db-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ab-----------3-3-3-5-3------------------------3-3-3-5-3--------------------- C#---2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-2-2----------5-5-5-5-0-5-0-4-5-4- "I can't see that thief inside of you head, but I can be some courage at the side of your bed.." Gb------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------- Ab-----------3-3-3-5-3----------------- C#---2-2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-5-5-4-4- "I don't what's happening and I can't pretend," And the last part... Gb--------------------------------------- Db--------------------------------------- Ab-----------3-3-3-3--------------------- C#---2-2-2-2---------5-5-5-5-0-5-0-4-5-4- Repeat x2 "But I can be your... Be your, out of here..." Gb--------------------------- Db--------------------------- Ab---0-0-0-0-(let ring...)--- C#--------------------------- "It's a long long getaway..." ----------------------------------------------------------- and that's it... thanks for using a bAsS-pUnK tab, this sounds quite right, I love the song and the group... but as i bassist i don't often play their stuff... weird eh? oh well... comments? corrections? send to neomaxim@home.com thanks for playin bass... its the best, and there's not enough of us... well enough chit chat, gotta go tab some finger eleven... yours truly, bAsS-pUnK -----------------------------------------------------------