Preachers And Thieves Chords

Preachers And Thieves Chords / Audio (Transposable):

 
Intro

B B B G D C# C# B



Verse 1

B             B                       B

Janie's an addict but she feeds her family

            G            D               B 

Hank owns a bank but his kids are on the street 

        B                       B 

Janie's got a good grip on desperation 

               G          D                G   G D C# C# B  

Hank's getting fat but he doesn't see his need



Chorus

C#        A                    E 

As I'm standing here on this stage 

                  B                 C# 

Hanging from the cross that I have made 

         A                E 

What you see is probably deceit 

      B                     A9 

Only God knows the difference 

    A                                B

The difference between preachers and thieves



Verse 2

B             B                 B 

Rosa's the lady in apartment fifteen 

                  G           D             B 

No one knows her name or what language she speaks 

                                  B 

Or that her son is dying alone behind those walls 

                   G             D             G   G D C# C# B  

Separating their home from the apartments she cleans



Interlude 1

F#m  E  F#m  E/G#



Bridge

A             A                    E  E 

Struggling to stand, fighting to breathe 

A                A                      D   A/C# 

One cries to His left, one dies to His right 

A                   A                    E  E 

One takes his last breath embracing his mockery 

 A E      F#m7  G          A       Bm7    E B  D/F# 

While the other opens his eyes in paradise



Interlude 2

A A B B B  G D C# C# B  

  

 C# B B A 



Ending

B B B  G D   G D C# C# B   B B  B

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