| G | G | G | G | Bm | Bm | Am | Am | D | D |
[Verse 1]
G Em
You have never been in love
B
until you've seen the stars
D
reflect in the reservoirs
G Em
And you have never been in love
B
until you've seen the dawn rise
C D
behind the Home For The Blind
[Pre-chorus]
Am Em Bm Bbm
We are the Pretty Petty Thieves
Am Em
and you're standing on our streets
[Chorus]
D G
where Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand
Bm Am D
and the first to do time, the first of the gang to die - oh my
G
Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand
Bm Am D
and the first to do time, the first of the gang to die - oh my
[Verse 2]
G Em
You have never been in love
B
until you've seen sunlight thrown
D
over smashed human bone
[Pre-chorus]
Am Em Bm Bbm
We are the Pretty Petty Thieves
Am Em
and you're standing on our streets
[Chorus]
D G
where Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand
Bm Am D
and the first to do time, the first of the gang to die, such a silly boy
G
Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand
Bm Am D
and a bullet in his gullet and the first Lost Lad to go under the sod
[Break]
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[Chorus/Outro]
G
And he stole from the rich and the poor and the not-very-rich
Bm Am
and the very poor and he stole all hearts away
D G
He stole all hearts away, he stole all hearts away ahay ahay ahay
Bm Am D
Away-ahay, he stole all hearts away ... away
G
He stole all hearts away ahay ahay ahay
Bm Am D
Away-ahay, he stole all hearts away ... away
G
he stole all hearts away ahay ahay ahay
Bm Am D
Away-ahay, he stole all hearts away ... away