Run Like A Thief Chords
by Bonnie Raitt
Run Like A Thief by Bonnie Raitt is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, F, G, Am, Dm, Bb and Fmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
C Em F G
C Em F
Well it was alright at midnight and you fell out at three
C G
So I made you warm and stoked the dying fire
C Em F
When it all came down this morning you were lying next to me
C G F
How sweet the wine of desire
C Em F G C
Well we cheated on a friend and cheaters never win
Am Dm G
Oh the truth I know would be a small relief
C Em
I could never be the one to say
F
Her best friend took you down
C Am C Am
Gonna run in the night hide when ever it's light
C G Bb F
Gonna run in the night like a thief
C Em F
Just ain't no use think it over I was blind but now I see
C G
Well she's coming back and I know just what I'll do
C Em Fmaj7
If it comes right down to you leaving her or staying here with me
C G F
How sweet the memory of you
C Em F G Am Em F Bb
Well we cheated on a friend and it looks like I lose again
C Em
I could never be the one to say
F
Her best friend took you down
C Am C Am
I'd rather run in the night hide when ever it's light
C G Bb F C
Gonna run in the night like a thief
SOLO
F Dm F Dm
Like a thief in the night hide when ever it's light
F C Bb F G Am Em Fmaj7
Gonna run in the night like a thief
From Bonnie Raitt "Homeplate"
Warner Brothers 1975
EMI April Music/Warner/Chappell/Music(ASCAP)