Streetlight Manifesto - The Hands That Thieve



Tabbed by: Null / Miamasa
Email: oopsmybaddd@yahoo.com

My first song transcribed, so there may be problems.
 - Gb's might be G/F#'s or something
 - Not too sure about the B at the end of the verses

Tell me any corrections that need to be made!





Intro

D Dsus2

Verse 1

G (320003@1)              GbI (244322@1)felt no guilt till I was caught
           EmAnd (022000@1)I was told that I was guilty,
      C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)        DAnd (xx0232@1)even then I wasn't really sure, yeah yeah.
C (x32010@1)                     GThe (320003@1)thing I felt was guilt itself
D (xx0232@1)                     EmOr (022000@1)maybe it was something else,
C (x32010@1)                                        DFrustration (xx0232@1)at the fact that I was ever caught at all.
G (320003@1)                 GbI (244322@1)told a lie, I multiplied it
        EmBy (022000@1)the time I realized it
       C (x32010@1)                       G (320003@1)        DI'd (xx0232@1)given up everything I ever loved, yeah yeah.
CCause (x32010@1)the thing you left
GWhen (320003@1)you're looking back,
D (xx0232@1)                                        EmIs (022000@1)the pressure the feel that you have to act
          CYeah (x32010@1)everything is clearer when 
          BYou're (x2444x@1)looking at the past, oh no.

G Am
Em D (?)
G Am
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

Chorus

C (x32010@1)                    GAnd (320003@1)I don't care if I lose because my heroes did too,
D (xx0232@1)                                EmThey (022000@1)shouted, "Court should be adjourned!" Because the jury are fools.
C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)                       DAnd (xx0232@1)the judge can't decipher his left from his right Or his right from his wrong.
C (x32010@1)                               GAnd (320003@1)we will bite the hand that thieves, 
                             DWe (xx0232@1)will not turn the other cheek, this is no threat
           EmIt (022000@1)is a promise we will keep.
C (x32010@1)                     GSo (320003@1)what's the point pretending when we sit behind 
       Dthe (xx0232@1)curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah.

G Gb
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
G Gb
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

Verse 2: same chords as 1

G (320003@1)              GbI (244322@1)felt no pain till I was found,
           EmAnd (022000@1)I was told that I was bleeding.
      C (x32010@1)                      G (320003@1)        DAnd (xx0232@1)even then I knew I wasn't done, yeah yeah.
CCause (x32010@1)the wounds I get
GThey (320003@1)will just collect,
D (xx0232@1)                    EmInsuring (022000@1)that I won't forget.
CReminders (x32010@1)of the battles
DThat (xx0232@1)I've lost and that I've won
            G (320003@1)              GbAnd (244322@1)I will fight until I have died
           EmOr (022000@1)until all my enemies are allies
      C (x32010@1)                                  G (320003@1)      DAnd (xx0232@1)even then I will sleep with an open eye, yeah yeah.
C (x32010@1)                               GCause (320003@1)the night is long and our hooves are strong
D (xx0232@1)                    EmAnd (022000@1)I know the road we travel on 
           CIt (x32010@1)always seems so dark
                 BBecause (x2444x@1)we've almost reached the dawn, Oh no.

G Am
Em D (?)
G Am
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

Chorus

C (x32010@1)                    GAnd (320003@1)I don't care if I lose because my heroes did too,
D (xx0232@1)                                EmThey (022000@1)shouted, "Court should be adjourned!" Because the jury are fools.
C (x32010@1)                    G (320003@1)                       DAnd (xx0232@1)the judge can't decipher his left from his right Or his right from his wrong.
C (x32010@1)                               GAnd (320003@1)we will bite the hand that thieves, 
                             DWe (xx0232@1)will not turn the other cheek, this is no threat
           EmIt (022000@1)is a promise we will keep.
C (x32010@1)                     GSo (320003@1)what's the point pretending when we sit behind 
       Dthe (xx0232@1)curtain and there's nothing much to see, oh yeah.

G Gb
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
G Gb
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
C (x32010@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

Em (022000@1)                CAnd (x32010@1)everyone will claim,
            G (320003@1)             DThat (xx0232@1)they knew from the beginning.
Em (022000@1)                    CThat (x32010@1)what they did was wrong,
       G (320003@1)                 DThey (xx0232@1)still just went on sinning.
EmThe (022000@1)sudden rush you feel
        C (x32010@1)                    GWhen (320003@1)realizing everything you know
                               DWill (xx0232@1)fade away, it haunts you deep,

But you won't want to let it go.
Em (022000@1)                    CSomeday (x32010@1)we'll lose the war,
          G (320003@1)                     DBut (xx0232@1)till then we will dream of winning.

C (x32010@1)        GI (320003@1)won't forget,
                DThe (xx0232@1)things you said,
             Em (022000@1)                  Em(Might (022000@1)be A (x02220@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C later)
When I was down and I was tired of it.
                GThe (320003@1)words you spoke,
                 D* (xx0232@1)They brought me hope.
C (x32010@1)                   GWhen (320003@1)it was time to fight,
             DWe (xx0232@1)chose a side,
              Em (022000@1)                            EmBut (022000@1)everyone knew that something didn't feel right.
                   GSo (320003@1)we stood our ground,
                   D* (xx0232@1)And waited for a sign.

*
e|-2----2h3-2-0-2p0-|
B|-3----------------|
G|-2----------------|
D|-0----------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

C (x32010@1)                   GWhen (320003@1)it was time to fight,
             DWe (xx0232@1)chose a side,
              Em (022000@1)                            EmBut (022000@1)everyone knew that something didn't feel right.
                   GSo (320003@1)we stood our ground,
                   DAnd (xx0232@1)waited for a sign.

Rest of the song continues on this pattern basically.

DYou (xx0232@1)said don't look back!
(No, no, no, no...)
Don't look back!
C (x32010@1)             G(We (320003@1)won't look back, 
                DWe (xx0232@1)won't look down,
                EmWe've (022000@1)come too far,
                         CWe're (x32010@1)too high off the ground.
                  G (320003@1)The wheels have turned,
               DThe (xx0232@1)lessons learned.)

You said don't look back!
Don't look back!