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                      Thief on the Cross – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
Live recording of a then unreleased song, New Orleans, A  - Nov 10, 1981
Now on: “The Bootleg Series Vol. 13 (1979-1981): Trouble No More” (2017)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]
| A | D C | A | D C |
| A | D C | A | D C |
| A | D C | A | D C |
| A | A   D C | A | D C |
(Thief on the cross, chances are slim)

[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
    A               | A   D C |
His chances are slim
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him

[Verse 1]
      C                  D
Well, everybody's been diverted
     C                        D
Everybody’s lookin' the other way
              C            D
Everybody's attention is divided
C                             D
 Well, they may not afford to wait, well

[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A                | A   D C |
Yeah, his chances are slim
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him

[Verse 2]
C                       D
 Wanna ask him 'bout his mother
C                       D
 Wanna ask him 'bout his world
C                       D
 Wanna ask him 'bout to talk to himself
        C                       D
If this time it didn't roll too well, wеll

[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A          | A   D C |
His chances are slim
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him

[Interlude]
| A | A   D C | A | A   D C |
| A | A   D C | A | A   D C |

[Verse 3]
      C                    D
Well, everybody know too excited [?]
C                       D
 Don't be too surprised
C                              D
 Head for the dawn and you can see it well
        C                   D
And it's rising in his eyes, well

[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
    A               | A   D C |
His chances are slim
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross

[Interlude]
| A | A   D C | A | A   D C |
(Thief on the cross)
| A | A   D C | A | A   D C |

[Verse 4]
            C                   D
Now there's winning, ruling and readin'
C                   D
 Everybody goes [?]
C                     D
 Every scene be too excited
         C              D
Whether Iran or Mexico, well

[Chorus]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
    A               | A   D C |
His chances are slim
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A           | A   D C |
I want to talk to him


[Outro]
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
A                 | A   D C |
Thief on the cross
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A                 | A   D C |
There's a thief on the cross
          A
There's a thief on the cross