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This is another gem from the breakthrough INXS album Listen Like Thieves.
This song continues the mixolydian structure found in Kiss the Dirt and
Shine Like It Does.
This Time - INXS (A.Farriss)
Listen Like Thieves
Intro: G
e-2
B-3
G-2 open D chord used in verses
D-0
A-0
E-0
D
I will ...
D
If you say ...
Girl you know ...
D
More than any ...
D
I've seen y...
D
Turn and ...
D
You say you ...
D
It's just a ...
CHORUS
G is the open chord; A is the barre chord 5th fret
the D, C also appear to be open chords
G A D C
e--3---5---2---0
B--0---5---3---1
G--0---6---2---2
D--0---7---0---0
A--2---7---0---3
E--3---5---0---0
G A
We are ...
G A
Yes and ...
D
This ti...
D
Will be the ...
C G
That we will ...
D
This t...
D
Will be the ...
C G
That we will ...
Lead Break - the notes are broken into groups that have pauses in between
B--2-2-4-2-||-2-2-4-2-||-2-2-2-4-2||-2-2-2-------||-2-2-4-2-||-2-2-2-4-2-||
G----------||---------||----------||-------4-2-0-||---------||-----------||
D
We are ...
D
The things we ...
D
You know that ...
D
Always wasting ...
CHORUS
D
You know I ...
D
We have ...
D
I've seen inside ...
D
And I know it i...
CHORUS
The chords for the last two lines appear to be barre chords.
A G D
e--5---3---5
B--5---3---7
G--6---4---7
D--7---5---7
A--7---5---5
E--5---3---5
A
This ti...
G D
Will be the ...
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025