THE FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE
Intro:
guitar 1:
B5 D#5 C#5 F#5
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oVER CHORUS’ GUITAR 2 PLAY THE INTRO BIT.
Verse 1:
B G#5
You have never been in love
D#5
until you’ve seen the stars
F#5
reflect in the reservoirs
B G#5
and you have never been in love
D#5
until you’ve seen the dawn rise
F#5
behind the Home For The Blind
Bridge:
C#5 G#5
we are the Pretty Petty Thieves
C#5 G#5
and you’re standing on our streets
Chorus:
B
where Hector was the first of the gang
with a gun in his hand
D#5
and the first to do time
C#5 F#5
the first of the gang to die / oh my
CHORUS (x2)
B5 G#5
You have never been in love
D#5
until you’ve seen sunlight thrown
F#5
over smashed human bone
BRIDGE:
C#5 G#5
we are the Pretty Petty Thieves
C#5 G#5
and you’re standing on our streets
CHORUS:
B
where Hector was the first of the gang
with a gun in his hand
D#5
and the first to do time
C#5
the first of the gang to die
F#5
such a silly boy
B5
Hector was the first of the gang
with a gun in his hand
D#5
and a bullet in his gullet
C#5 F#5
the first Lost Lad under the sod
BREAK: E5 / C#5 | B5 | Bb5
CHORUS:
B5
And he stole from the rich and the poor
and the not-very-rich
D#5
and the very poor
C#5 F#5
and he stole all hearts away / away
09/06/04