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  18
  19 <h1 class="songtitle">Thief On The Cross</h1>
  20
  21
  22 <p>Written by Bob Dylan<br />
  23 Dylan's last gospel song, performed once, in New Orleans, Nov 10,
  24 1981<br />
  25 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
  26
  27 <hr />
  28
  29 <p>The riff that runs through the song is basically the same as in Cover
  30 Down Break Through, and several other gospel period songs. It can be
  31 played something like:</p>
  32 <pre class="tab">
  33   A                 D     C
  34   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  35 |-0---------------|-2-----0---------|
  36 |-2---------------|-3-----1---------|
  37 |-2---------------|-2-----0---------|
  38 |-2---------------|-0-----2---------|
  39 |-0---------------|-------3---------|
  40 |-----------------|-----------------|
  41 </pre>
  42
  43 <p>The C can be replaced by a D11 (xx0010 or x55555), and the order of
  44 the chords is frequently reversed:</p>
  45 <pre class="tab">
  46   A                 C     D     C
  47   :   .   .   .     :   .   .   .
  48 |-0---------------|-0-----2-----0---|
  49 |-2---------------|-1-----3-----1---|
  50 |-2---------------|-0-----2-----0---|
  51 |-2---------------|-2-----0-----2---|
  52 |-0---------------|-3-----------3---|
  53 |-----------------|-----------------|
  54 </pre>
  55
  56 <p>E11 = 022232</p>
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  59
  60 <pre class="refrain">
  61  A                  C D C A                  C  D C
  62 (Thief on the cross,      chances are slim)
  63
  64 There's a thief on the cross, his chances are slim
  65 There's thief on the cross, I want to talk to him
  66 </pre>
  67
  68 <pre class="verse">
  69      C                  D
  70 Well everybody's been diverted,
  71      C                          D
  72 Everybody lookin' the other way
  73 C                           D
  74  Everybody's attention is divided
  75           C                 E11
  76 Well they may not afford to wait, well -
  77 </pre>
  78
  79 <pre class="refrain">
  80 There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim
  81 There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him
  82 </pre>
  83
  84 <pre class="verse">
  85 Wanna ask him 'bout his mother
  86 Wanna ask him 'bout his world
  87 Wanna ask him 'bout to talk to himself
  88 If this time it didn't roll too well, well -
  89 </pre>
  90
  91 <pre class="refrain">
  92 There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim
  93 There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him
  94 </pre>
  95
  96 <pre class="verse">
  97 Well, everybody know too excited [?]
  98 Don't be too surprised
  99 Head for the dawn and you can see it well
 100 And it's rising in his eyes, well -
 101 </pre>
 102
 103 <pre class="refrain">
 104 There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim
 105 There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him
 106
 107 There's a thief on the cross, there's a thief on the cross
 108 </pre>
 109
 110 <pre class="verse">
 111 Now there's winning, ruling and readin'
 112 Everybody goes [...]
 113 [every scene be] too excited
 114 Whether Iran or Mexico, well -
 115 </pre>
 116
 117 <pre class="refrain">
 118 There's a thief on the cross his chances are slim
 119 There's a thief on the cross I wanna talk to him.
 120
 121 There's a thief on the cross,
 122 thief on the cross
 123 There's a thief on the cross,
 124 There's a thief on the cross,
 125 There's a thief on the cross
 126 </pre>
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