Thieves Like Us chords by New Order

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

F      F*  G      G*  F      F*  G      G*
F      F*  G      G*  F      F*  G      G*

G7sus4    G  G5
G7sus4    G  G5

F    F    G5° G
F    F    G5° G
F    F    G5° G
F    F    G5° G

F      F*  G      G*  F      F*  G      G*
F      F*  G      G*  F      F*  G      G*
F      F*  G      G*  F      F*  G      G*
F      F*  G      G*  F      F*  G      G*

Dm    Dm    G    G    Dm    Dm    G    G

Verse 1:

F                       F              G5°
 I've watched your face for a long time
G
It's always the same
F                        F               G5°
 I've studied the cracks and the wrinkles
G
You were always so vain
F                           F            G5°
 But now you live your life like a shadow
G
In the pouring rain

Chorus:

                Dm    Dm
Oh, it's called love
                 G     G
Yes, it's called love
                Dm    Dm
Oh, it's called love
         G        G
And it belongs to us

       F                   F7/C
Oh, it dies so quickly, it grows so slowly
            G
But when it dies, it dies for good
            F     F7/C
It's called love
         G
And it belongs to everyone but us

F    F7/C    G

Verse 2:

F                   F             G5°
 I've lived my life in the valleys
G
I've lived my life on the hills
F                   F         G5°
 I've lived my life on alcohol
G
I've lived my life on pills

Chorus:

                Dm    Dm
But it's called love
         G        G
And it belongs to us
            Dm    Dm
It's called love
             G                       G
And it's the only thing that's worth living for

            F     F7/C
It's called love
          G
And it belongs to us
            F     F7/C
It's called love
          G
Yes, it's called love

F    F7/C    G
F    F7/C    G

Verse 3:

F                         F                G5°
 Oh, love is found in the east and the west
G
But when love is at home, it's the best
F                 F             G5°
 Love is the cure for every evil
G
Love is the air that supports the eagle

Bridge:

     F
It's called love
         G
And it's so uncool
            F
It's called love
        G
And somehow it's become unmentionable

Outro:

            F
It's called love
         G
And it belongs to everyone of us
            F
It's called love
       G
And it cuts your life like a broken knife, no
    F           F7/C
Oh, love, love, love love love
            G
It's called love and it belongs to us
            F           F7/C
It's called love, love, love love love
            G                           F           F7/C
It's called love and it belongs to everyone but us

F    F7/C    G
F    F7/C    G
F    F7/C    G


F*     xx3211
G      355433
G*     xx5433
G7sus4 353533
Fm7/C  x3324x
° always strum once