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Run Like A Thief by Bonnie Raitt

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Run Like A Thief
written by  J.D. Souther
from Home Plate by Bonnie Raitt
transcribed by Bruce Muckala

Intro:

    C                                  Em
|---------------0-------------------|----------------------------------- |
|-----------------------------------|---------------8------------------- |
|-----------5-----------------------|-----------9-------7h9p7----------- |
|-------5-------------------5---/---|---9---9-------------------9--- \---|
|---3---------------3---------------|----------------------------------- |
|-----------------------------------|---0------------------------------- |
     1   .   2   .   3   .   4   .   |   1   .   2   .   3   .    4   .   |
                                       slide to 9

    F                                    G
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------- |
|-------------------1-----------1---|----------------------------------- |
|-----------0-- h-2----------2-------|---0-------------------------------|
|---3-------------------3-----------|----------------------------------- |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------- |
|---1-------------------------------|---3------------------------------- |
     1   .   2   .   3   .   4   .   |   1   .   2   .   3   .    4   .   |
slide down to 3 and then pick it

First verse:
C                  Em           F
Well it was . . . midnight and you fell . . .
      C                    G
So I made you warm . . . fire
         C          Em               F
When it all . . . morning you were lying . . .
     C         G       F
How sweet the wine of desire
         C              Em         F        G     C
Well we cheated . . . friend and cheaters never win
        Am         Dm            G
. . . truth . . . be a small relief
         C            Em
I could never . . . one . . .
     F
. . best friend took you down

Refrain:
       C          Am    C         Am
. . . run . . . night hide . . . light
       C          G            Bb F
. . . run . . . night like a thief

Second verse:
       C          Em         F
. . . use . . . over I was blind . . .
      C                       G
Well she's coming back . . . do
       C          Em             Fmaj7
If it comes .. . leaving her or staying . . .
        C         G         F
How sweet . . . memory of you
         C            Em            F            G      Am-Em-F-Bb
. . . cheated . . . friend . . . looks like I lose again
         C            Em
I could never . . . one . . .
     F
. . best friend took you down

Refrain:
        C          Am    C         Am
. . . run . . . night hide . . . light
       C          G            Bb F
. . . run . . . night like a thief

Solo
C - Am - C - Am - C - G - F - C

Bridge:

        F            Dm    F         Dm
Like a thief . . . night hide . . . light
       F          C            Bb   F
. . . run . . . night like a thief


F - G - Am - Em - Fmaj7 - C