Even Thieves Couldn't Lie chords by The Black Heart Procession

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Verse 1
D 
 (D major) It was mid October when they
Bm 
would meet at the  (B minor) lake
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down on barrel (E minor) hill road
A 
D 
beneath the moon  (A major)  (D major) 
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There were no fish in the sky  (B minor) 
Em 
just catching sparks  (E minor) 
A 
D 
from all these falling  (A major) stars  (D major) 
His heart would never slip
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off this track (B minor) 
Em 
A 
cause this girl  (E minor) wasn't afraid of his tears  (A major) 
D 
So on  (D major) one of those nights
they got into the car
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Em 
 (B minor) she pointed at the map and said  (E minor) 
A 
"Any place looks  (A major) good to me,
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A 
just  (G major) run with  (A major) me"
Em 
A 
She said  (E minor) "Any place looks  (A major) good to me,
G 
A 
as long as you  (G major) run with  (A major) me
D 
away from  (D major) here"
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She said  (G major) "We don't need money
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when we've got us,  (A major) 
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because  (E minor) power it'll make any man

Interlude 1

weak I know"

Verse 2

Even thieves couldn't lie

not when you look into her eye s

all your plans will fall apart

The storm held back beyond

the mountains

as the birds built the nest to lay her head

Then she flew away from here

Verse 3
D 
Bm 
The  (D major) wind blows and  (B minor) her voice
hides behind the trees
Em 
A 
 (E minor) as I walk to vis (A major) it her grave
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So I  (D major) climb into bed then close my eyes
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Em 
and  (B minor) I can still hear her  (E minor) say
A 
"Any place looks  (A major) good to me,
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A 
just  (G major) run with  (A major) me"
Em 
She said  (E minor) "Any place"
A 
even in my dream (A major) s
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A 
as long as you  (G major) run with  (A major) me
D 
away from  (D major) here
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She would say  (G major) "We don't need
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the money when we've got  (A major) us
Em 
because  (E minor) power it'll make any man weak,
A 
I know"  (A major) 
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But it's her  (E minor) power that made
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D 
this man so  (A major) very  (D major) weak
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A 
D 
She said "Run  (G major) with  (A major) me away from  (D major) here"